King Charles was faced with a protestor who berated him after his landmark speech to Australia’s Parliament and has now posted a vile cartoon showing the monarch beheaded.
The Australian protester who overshadowed King Charles‘s speech in Australia earlier today and accused him of “genocide” has now posted a cartoon showing the monarch beheaded.
Indigenous Australian senator Lidia Thorpe made headlines on Monday after she told the King that Australia is not his land and shouted “You committed genocide against our people”.
Ms Thorpe waited until the end of a landmark speech Charles gave at Australia’s Parliament House, in the nation’s capital of Canberra, to verbally attack him, saying: “You are not our King, you are not sovereign… Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us… Our babies, our people. You destroyed our land.”
After the was escorted out of the chamber, the senator went on to repost a cartoon showing the King’s head lying next to a crown. The cartoon was originally posted by Matt Chun, founding editor of The Sunday Paper.
Ms Thorpe was severely criticised for her confrontation by her colleague, Australian senator Ralph Babet, who called her actions “disgusting”, saying: “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the actions of Senator Lidia Thorpe today at Parliament House where she hurled verbal abuse at our King. To show such utter disrespect to King Charles, who has traveled(sic) to Australia, despite ongoing cancer treatment, is disgusting. Senator Thorpe has disgraced not only herself and the Australian Parliament, but every Australian man, woman, and child.” Charles was said to be “unruffled” by the lone protestor.
Lidia Thorpe posted the vile cartoon on her Instagram story (Image: Instagram)
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Queen Camilla stuns in blue with second outfit in Australia and royal fans are impressed
Queen Camilla looked radiant in a knee-length silk blue and white dress by her favourite designer, Fiona Clare, as she greeted crowds in Canberra alongside King Charles.
The royal couple’s quick visit to Canberra on their second day of official appearances in Australia was swift but met mostly with excitement from the thousands of people who had lined up to greet the royal duo.
Fans have gone wild for Camilla’s “beautiful” dress, with Her Majesty wearing a full-sleeved pale blue and white print long dress with delicate patterning.
Queen Camilla looked radiant in a knee-length silk blue and white dress by her favourite designer, F (Image: Getty)
King Charles protester Lidia Thorpe facing calls to resign over ‘disgusting’ stunt
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian senator who disrupted King Charles’s landmark speech at Australia’s Parliament House is now facing calls to resign following the latest stunt which has been largely criticised worldwide.
Lidia Thorpe, who is the first Aboriginal senator for the state of Victoria and frequently campaigns on First Nations issues, shocked the world with her outburst on Monday during the second full day of engagements for King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Now Australia’s monarchists have urged her to resign as they vowed to do all things “necessary” to kick her out of Parliament.
King Charles’s landmark speech in Australia was overshadowed by a protestor’s outburst (Image: PA)
King Charles’s medals explained as monarch dons impressive display in Australia
Proudly addressing Australia’s parliament in Canberra, King Charles wore an impressive array of medals and badges as he called on Australia to take a leadership role in the fight against climate change.
King Charles called the growing intensity of bushfires and floods in the country an “unmistakable sign” of a warming planet.
The King, on the second day of his Australia and Samoa tour with Queen Camilla, wore a dark blue suit with a full medal bar pinned to the left side of his jacket.
King Charles wore a full medal bar today (Image: Getty)
King’s hilarious six-word remark after tripping at the Australian National Botanic Garden
King Charles had a mini accident during his visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens on Monday.
The King and Queen Camilla made their way separately to the Rainforest Gully, as Charles walked down a path of uneven stairs with the head of the gardens, Dr Rebecca Pirzl.
But the monarch tripped slightly as he did not see a step leading down to a viewing platform.
King Charles III And Queen Camilla at the Australian National Botanic Garden (Image: Getty)
Queen Camilla captivated by Water Dragon while touring Botanical Gardens
A Water Dragon captured the Queen’s attention while she was visiting the Australian National Botanic Garden on Monday afternoon.
Camilla, 77, spotted the lizard on the grass and bent down to take a closer look at its angular head, high horn scales and flattened tail.
Wearing a white and blue Fiona Clare dress that she changed into after visiting Parliament House, Her Majesty spent several minutes marvelling over the small reptile before continuing her tour.
The gardens, located on the lower slopes of the Black Mountain in Canberra boast the world’s most comprehensive display of living Australian native plants and are the centre of Australian biodiversity research.
The Queen spoke to a selection of volunteers about the Banksia species from the gardens before joining school children in nature-based educational activities.
“It’s extraordinary,” she exclaimed.
Asked how her trip was so far she said: “It’s been wonderful. It’s very nice to be here in the gardens and the weather is perfect.”
– By Emily Ferguson, Royal Editor in Canberra
Queen Camilla spots a Water Dragon during her visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens (Image: Getty)
‘I was in the room when a rogue protestor verbally assaulted King Charles’
EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Express’s Royal Editor, Emily Ferguson, details her own experience of King Charles’s shocking verbal attack by Indigenous Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe at Parliament House on Monday.
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe slammed King Charles in a vocal protest (Image: Getty)
Australian senator furiously blasted for ‘disgusting’ verbal attack against King Charles
King Charles was defended by another Australian senator after his speech at the country’s Parliament House was overshadowed by a protest.
The monarch was slammed by Australian senator Lidia Thorpe earlier today, who told him “You are not my King” and demanded a treaty between Australia’s First Nations and its government.
But her disruption was not well received by some of her colleagues, including senator Ralph Babet, who responded to her confrontation and called it “disgusting”.
King Charles gave a landmark speech in Australia today (Image: Ian Vogler)
Lidia Thorpe explains attack on King Charles
Lidia Thorpe spoke about the disruption she caused after King Charles’s speech at Australia’s Parliament House today.
The Indigenous Australian Senator told Sky News: “We are the real sovereigns in the country. The King is not our sovereign.
“The King lives in your country [UK]. He’s from your country he can’t be our King.”
She added: “And it’s only when other people have their children removed, when their families are incarcerated, when you have your land taken from you, that you understand what I’m talking about.
Lidia Thorpe speaks on King’s attack (Image: Sky News)
King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Botanic Gardens
King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.
The royal couple met with staff and volunteers to discuss the global impacts of climate change.
It followed a series of engagements today in Australia’s capital.
The day’s highlights include King Charles’s speech at Parliament House being overshadowed by Senator Lidia Thorpe’s verbal attack against King Charles.
The King and Queen at the Botanic Gardens in Canberra (Image: Getty)
Who is Lidia Thorpe? Australian Senator who furiously protested against King Charles
Australian senator Lidia Thorpe made headlines today after she overshadowed King Charles’s speech in Australia.
Ms Thorpe is an Aboriginal Australian independent politician, representing Victoria as a Senator since 2020 – the first Aboriginal Senator from the state.
Up until February 2023, she was a member of the Australian Greens, serving as the party’s Deputy Leader in the Senate from June to October 2022.
Lidia Thorpe protested against King Charles’ visit to Australia (Image: Getty)
King and Queen carry on engagements
King Charles and Queen Camilla had a full day of engagements in Canberra.
Following his visits to the War Memorial and Parliament House as well as a tree planting ceremony, the monarch headed to the CSIRO National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory, where he met firefighters and learned more about the centre’s work to combat the bush fires which devastate millions of hectares of Australian land each year.
He also observed the “Pyrotron” combustion wind tunnel.
Meanwhile, the Queen visited GIVIT a charity which matches donors with those in need, of which she is Patron.
King Charles III observes the ‘Pyrotron’ combustion wind tunnel (Image: Getty)
Queen Camilla visits GIVIT (Image: Getty)
King Charles and Queen Camilla plant tree in Canberra
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a tree planting ceremony at Government House in Canberra, shortly after visiting Australia’s House.
Camilla changed into her second outfit for the day, a light blue dress by Fiona Clare.
This is the second day of engagements for the royal couple who arrived in the country on Friday.
King Charles and Queen Camilla plant a tree in Canberra (Image: Getty)
King Charles blasted for ‘not being a legitimate sovereign’ of Australia
King Charles’s poignant speech at Australia’s Parliament House was overshadowed when Senator Lidia Thorpe verbally attacked him and shouted “You are not out King”.
The politician emerged in the chamber after the speech had finished and yelled before being ushered out: “You are not our King, you are not sovereign… you have committed genocide against our people.
“Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us… Our babies, our people. You destroyed our land.”
She continued: “Give us a treaty – we want a treaty with this country… This is not your land, this is not your land, you are not my King, you are not our King.”
Ms Thorpe sits as an independent in the upper house of the Australian parliament and issued a statement ahead of the royal visit.
She said: “As First Peoples, we never ceded our sovereignty over this land. The Crown invaded this country, has not sought a treaty with First Peoples, and committed a genocide of our people. King Charles is not the legitimate sovereign of these lands.”
“Any move towards a republic must not continue this injustice. A treaty must play a central role in establishing an independent nation. A republic without a treaty must not happen.”
She spoke to the BBC after she was removed from the parliament building, saying Charles is not sovereign because “he is not of this land”.
She told the broadcaster: “I wanted to send a clear message to the King of England that he is not the King of this country.
“He is not my King. He is not sovereign. We are sovereign. To be sovereign, you have to be of the land. He is not of this land.
“We have been demanding a treaty for decades and decades.”
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupts proceedings (Image: Getty)
The senator was ushered out of the chamber (Image: Getty)
King Charles and Queen Camilla meet Australian PM Anthony Albanese
The King and Queen were welcomed at a reception at Parliament House by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon.
Mr Albanese, who wants the country to become a republic with an Australian head of state, told the King it was time for his role to end.
He said: “You have shown great respect for Australians, even during times when we have debated the future of our own constitutional arrangements and the nature of our relationship with the Crown.”
But he added that “nothing stands still.”
All six of Australia’s state government leaders declined invitations to attend the reception, saying they would prefer it if an Australian citizen was Australia’s head of state.
They each said they had more pressing engagements on Monday, but monarchists agreed the royals had been snubbed.
Meanwhile, thousands of royal fans had gathered outside Parliament house to see the royal couple
King Charles and Queen Camilla sign a visitors’ book at Parliament House (Image: Getty)
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King Charles and Queen Camilla lay wreath at the Australian War Memorial
King Charles and Queen Camilla laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra before heading to Parliament House.
King Charles and Queen Camilla at the War Memorial (Image: Getty)
King Charles meets sneezing Alpaca
Today’s engagements in Canberra featured a royal fan’s alpaca which sneezed on the King during his meet and greet with well-wishers at the War Memorial.
Charles was introduced to nine-year-old Hephner, an alpaca sporting a crown and suit as he met the crowd who had gathered to see him.
As the monarch stroked the animal’s nose, it sneezed and sparked laughter among those around.
Hephner’s owner, Robert Fletcher, said: “My wife found the crown and thought it was fitting. I think he loves his crown very much.
“He has lots of outfits but it’s a special day so he is in a suit and bow tie as well.
“Hephner has met a few famous people before but this is the King. He wants to meet the King.
“He doesn’t bite and he doesn’t spit. He’s always on his best behaviour anyway.
“And he is a pro-monarchy alpaca.”
King Charles meets Hephner (Image: Getty)
Hephner the alpaca (Image: Getty)
King Charles and Queen Camilla receive warm welcome in Canberra
King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed by Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Serena Williams after they arrived by plane in Australia’s capital, Canberra.
The Queen looked stunning in her first outfit of the day as she opted for a white silk crepe court dress by Anna Valentine and a diamond and pearl brooch from the late Queen Mother.
King Charles looked dapper in a navy suit which featured an impressive display of official medals and decorations.
(Image: Getty)
Australia protest drowned by royal fans who gather to cheer on King Charles
Hundreds of people had gathered earlier on Monday outside the Australian War Memorial for a chance to meet King Charles and Queen Camilla.
(Image: Getty)
