1/96BKing Charles III and Queen Camilla wave as they depart from Sydney Airport after a six-day royal visit to Sydney and Canberra. Picture: BIANCA DE MARCHI / POOL / AFP
Charles and Camilla’s Aussie tour in pics
King Charles and Queen Camilla have waved goodbye to Australia after their controversial six-day tour. Take a look back in pictures.
2/96King Charles shares a laugh with airline staff as he departs Australia. Picture: NewsWire / Bianca De Marchi
3/96Charles and Camilla pose for a photo with students at the Sydney Opera House on October 22.. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
4/96The King and Queen met with crowds on the Opera House forecourt in Sydney. Picture: Mark Baker / POOL / AFP
5/96A picture perfect day in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
6/96King Charles III and Governor-General Sam Mostyn walk a Guard comprising selected members of Their Majesties’ affiliated units, the 1st Armoured Regiment and the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
7/96The King and Queen descend the stairs at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
8/96Massive crowds were waiting to catch a glimpse of the royals. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
9/96King Charles shakes hands with the locals. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
10/96“You are not our king, you are not our sovereign, f**k the king,” Senator Lidia Thorpe yelled at King Charles during a ceremonial welcome at the Australian Parliament House on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia.
“Give us what you stole from us ... our babies, our people, you destroyed our land. It’s not your land, you are not our king.” Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
“Give us what you stole from us ... our babies, our people, you destroyed our land. It’s not your land, you are not our king.” Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
11/96Queen Camilla (C) poses for a group photo with students, authors and representatives from the NSW Government during a visit to the Green Square Library on October 22 in Sydney. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
12/96King Charles III smiles at a baby during his visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on October 22 in Sydney. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
13/96King Charles III (Front R) speaks with Jody Broun, CEO of National Indigenous Australians Agency, while watching a traditional performance during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on October 22, Picture: Roni Bintang/Getty Images
14/96Queen Camilla (C) talks with students during a visit to the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
15/96King Charles III poses for a picture with various community leaders during a visit to the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence on October 22 in Sydney. Picture: Toby Melville-Pool/Getty Images
16/96Delta Goodrem was amongst the crowd to meet Charles and Camilla at a BBQ at Parramatta Park hosted by NSW Premier Chris Minns. Picture: Jonathan Ng
17/96King Charles III attends the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on October 21 in Canberra. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
18/96Charles is assisted by NSW Premier Chris Minns (L) while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese walks behind as he visits the Homes NSW Cowper Street development in Sydney on October 22. Picture: Mark Baker / POOL / AFP
19/96King Charles III was seen wearing his favourite Moscot sunglasses during his visit to Australia. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short
20/96Charles greets members of the public outside Parliament House in Canberra on October 21. Picture: Arthur Edwards - Pool/Getty Images
21/96Charles visits the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on October 22, 2024 in the inner city Sydney suburb of Redfern. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
22/96Queen Camilla (C) visits the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
23/96Queen Camilla talks with a student during an awards ceremony at the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
24/96Queen Camilla talks with Ronni Kahn, OzHarvest founder during meal preparation for Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney. Picture: Aaron Chown-Pool/Getty Images
25/96The King participates in a traditional smoking ceremony conducted by community representatives from the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
26/96Queen Camilla and King Charles III visit the Australian National Botanic Gardens on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
27/96Britainâs King Charles III (R) talks with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his visit at the Homes NSW Cowper Street development in Sydney on October 22, 2024. Picture: Mark Baker / POOL / AFP
28/96Britainâs King Charles III arrives at the Homes NSW Cowper Street development in Sydney on October 22, 2024. Picture: Mark Baker / POOL / AFP
29/96King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the NSW Premier’s Community BBQ at Parramatta Park on the final day of their Australian tour. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short
30/96Queen Camilla (C) claps alongside author Kylie Captain (L) and New South Wales’ Deputy Premier Prudence Car during a visit to the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
31/96CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 21: King Charles III attends the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)
32/96Britain King Charles III meets with members of the indigenous community during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Sydney on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams / POOL / AFP)
33/96SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: King Charles III visits the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)
34/96Britain’s King Charles III (C) listens to Jody Broun (L), CEO National Indigenous Australians Agency, while watching a traditional performance during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams / POOL / AFP
35/96King Charles III meets Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo, an Indigenous Elder and educator, during a visit to the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence. Picture: NewsWire / POOL / Toby Melville
36/96Queen Camilla (R) talks with author Thomas Keneally during a visit to the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
37/96King Charles III visits the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
38/96King Charles III speaks to schoolchildren in the grounds of Government House after a tree planting ceremony on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Image
39/96King Charles III visits the Banksia Garden at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
40/96His Majesty King Charles III visits the National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory. Picture NewsWire / Ben Appleton
41/96Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla speak to schoolchildren after a tree planting ceremony at Government House in Canberra on October 21, 2024, during a six-day royal visit to Sydney and Canberra. Picture: Saeed KHAN / POOL / AFP
42/96King Charles III listens to research scientist Dr. Matt Plucinski describe the “Pyrotron” combustion wind tunnel during a visit to the CSIRO National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
43/96King Charles and Queen Camilla Tree planting at government house in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / David Beach
44/96King Charles III has a laugh during the Premier’s Community BBQ on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
45/96King Charles III attends a Parliamentary reception hosted by Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Lukas Coch-Pool/Getty Images
46/96His Majesty King Charles III visits the National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory. Picture: NewsWire / Ben Appleton
47/96Queen Camilla planting a tree at government house in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / David Beach
48/96King Charles III gestures beside Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn (R) in the gardens of Government House on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Saeed Khan - Pool/Getty Images
49/96Queen Camilla and King Charles III attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Lukas Coch-Pool/Getty Images
50/96Britain’s King Charles III and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign royal warrants granting the Great Seal of Australia at Government House in Canberra on October 21, 2024. Picture: Saeed KHAN / POOL / AFP
51/96Britain’s King Charles III arrives to plant a tree at Government House in Yarralumla, Canberra on October 21, 2024. Picture: Brook Mitchell / POOL / AFP
52/96Britain’s King Charles III meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Government House in Canberra, Monday, October 21st, 2024. Picture NewsWire / Pool / Saeed Khan
53/96King Charles III meets with Australia’s Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (R) at Australia’s Government House on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Saeed KHAN - Pool/Getty Images
54/96Their Majesties at The Australian War Memorial were greeted by members of the public on their way to the For Our Country memorial, in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / POOL / Gary Ramage
55/96Queen Camilla and King Charles III attend the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
56/96Members of the public try to catch a glimpse of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Australian War Memorial on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
57/96Britain King Charles III meets with members of the indigenous community during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Sydney on October 22, 2024. Picture:Lisa Maree Williams / POOL / AFP
58/96Queen Camilla (C) walks with Deputy Premier of New South Wales Prudence Car during a visit to the Green Square Library on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
59/96Queen Camilla (C) poses for a group photo with students, authors and representatives from the NSW Government during a visit to the Green Square Library. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
60/96Britainâs King Charles III watches a performance by the Mui Mui Bumer Gedlam group during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Sydney on October 22, 2024. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams / POOL / AFP
61/96King Charles III donned a hardhat during a visit to the Homes NSW Cowper Street development in Sydney on October 22, 2024. Picture: Mark Baker / POOL / AFP
62/96King Charles III attends the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
63/96King Charles III and Queen Camilla sign Visitor’s books at the Australian Parliament House on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
64/96Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon. Picture: Lukas Coch/POOL/AFP
65/96King Charles III meets with workers at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman
66/96King Charles III meets with staff and volunteers at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
67/96Australian businessman and billionaire Andrew Forrest meets with King Charles III at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman
68/96Queen Camilla meets Caesar the parrot during a visit to Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Aaron Chown-Pool/Getty Images
69/96King Charles III takes over the cooking of the snags at the Premier’s Community Barbeque at Parramatta Park on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
70/96SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: King Charles III and Queen Camilla cook sausages for the food stalls at the Premier’s Community Barbeque at Parramatta Park on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The King’s visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
71/96CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 21: Children wave flags as King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for a visit on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. The King's visit to Australia will be his first as Monarch, and CHOGM in Samoa will be his first as Head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
72/96King Charles III arrives for a visit on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
73/96Queen Camilla arrives all in blue for her visit to Refettorio OzHarvest on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
74/96Performers wait for King Charles III to arrive for a community BBQ on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The King’s visit to Australia will be his first as Monarch, and CHOGM in Samoa will be his first as Head of the Commonwealth. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
75/96Spectators line the streets close to Parramatta Park. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
76/96Members of the public wait for King Charles III to arrive for a community BBQ on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
77/96No aprons for the King and Queen, a brave move. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short
78/96Queen Camilla talks with Ronni Kahn, OzHarvest founder during a visit to Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The queen and King Charles III’s visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Ian Vogler-Pool/Getty Images)
79/96Queen Camilla visits Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Ian Vogler-Pool/Getty Images
80/96Queen Camilla visiting Refettorio OzHarvest, with Ms Ronni Khan AO, founder of OzHarvest, and His Excellency Mr Simeon Beckett SC, in Surry Hills. Picture: NewsWire / Tim Hunter
81/96Queen Camilla assists with meal preparation during a visit to Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Ian Vogler-Pool/Getty Images
82/96King Charles III visits the CSIRO National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
83/96King Charles III greets guests during the ceremonial welcome and Parliamentary reception at the Australian Parliament House on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
84/96King Charles III visits the Australian War Memorial on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
85/96Britain’s King Charles III reacts as he is introduced to an alpaca named Hephner during a walkabout outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on October 21, 2024. Picture: Mark Baker / POOL / AFP
86/96Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are greeted by Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Serena Williams at Defence Establishment Fairbairn in Canberra on October 21, 2024. Picture: Saeed KHAN / POOL / AFP
87/96People wait to see Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: David GRAY / POOL / AFP
88/96King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit the Australian War Memorial on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Ian Vogler-Pool/Getty Images
89/96Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Defence Establishment Fairbairn in Canberra on October 21, 2024, during their six-day royal visit to Sydney and Canberra. Picture: Saeed KHAN / POOL / AFP
90/96Police keep watch as people wait to see Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside Parliament House in Canberra on October 21, 2024, during a six-day royal visit to Sydney and Canberra. Picture: David GRAY / POOL / AFP
91/96King Charles III talks to children after receiving flowers upon his arrival at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra Airport on October 21, 2024, in Canberra, Australia. Picture: NewsWire / POOL / Saeed Khan
92/96People wait to see King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside Parliament House on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
93/96Britain’s King Charles III signs a visitor’s book as Queen Camilla stands next to him at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on October 21, 2024. Picture: Brook Mitchell / POOL / AFP
94/96King Charles III greets well-wishers outside Parliament House on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: David Gray-Pool/Getty Images
95/96Children wave flags as King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for a visit on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
96/96King Charles III (C) and Queen Camilla arrive at the Australian War Memorial accompanied by Australian War Memorial Council Chair Kim Beazley (L) on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images