News about Charles III

The King and Queen rounded off their visit to Australia with roaring crowds at the Sydney Opera House today as more than 8,000 people gathered to meet them. The couple were marking the iconic venue's 50th anniversary year, and were greeted upon their arrival by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns and his wife Anna. They also met Opera House chair Michael McDaniel, its chief executive Kya Blondin and performers including British actress Joanna Lumley , who has a show there. In addition, Their Majesties posed with Sydney Harbour Bridge as a stunning backdrop and signed the visitors' book on the main concourse of the Opera House - before emerging on the steps to massive cheers as they waved to spectators. But it comes after the King was confronted earlier on for a second day by First Nations activists questioning the supremacy of the British monarchy in Australia.

Lady Tatiana Mountbatten has revealed she is expecting her second child with husband Alexander 'Alick' Dru. The daughter of George Mountbatten, the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, who is King Charles III's second cousin, Tatiana, 34, already shares a daughter with Alick. An equestrian and psychotherapist with a private practice in central London , she took to Instagram, where she has 18,700 followers, to announce the news on Saturday, October 19. Posting a series of pictures of herself dressed in a form-fitting, jersey jumpsuit at an event hosted by Italian designer Max Mara, Tatiana added the caption: 'A private preview of my growing bump @maxmara exquisite new collection.'

Police are investigating who was responsible for vandalising the historic monument outside the Queen Victoria Building overnight in what is believed to be a protest at the royal visit. Charles, 75, and Camilla, 77, will undertake the biggest public meet and greet of their six-day visit to Australia later today with huge crowds expected at Sydney Opera House. Thousands of well-wishers are expected to turn out to meet them at the iconic venue, in addition to the bigger than expected crowds who have lined every public moment of their tour.

ROBERT HARDMAN: Royal visits to Australia have not been without their dramas. Queen Victoria's son, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh was the target of the country's first assassination attempt in 1868 when he was shot and seriously wounded by an Irish lunatic. In 1994, King Charles III, as Prince of Wales, was attacked by a gunman charging at him through a Sydney park, firing blanks, as it later transpired. During the Queen's 1954 tour, the first by a reigning monarch, thousands of people required first aid after crowd surges in Sydney while hundreds were injured when a grandstand collapsed in Cairns. Many years later, there was a frightful hoo-ha when the then-Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating, was seen to put an arm around her (she was not remotely bothered since he was steering her through a crowded reception at the time).

Lidia Thorpe, a firebrand member of the Australian senate, was accused of mocking the victims of the October 7 attacks on Israel by wearing a headband similar in appearance to those worn by Hamas. The headband, which she wore in July, was adorned with Arabic writing that read: 'I like chocolate milk.' Ms Thorpe uploaded a photo of herself wearing the headband alongside the caption: 'I wholeheartedly support this message. I hope you do too.'

An Australian senator who berated King Charles III and shouted 'You are not my King' during a welcome reception has now posted a cartoon of the monarch beheaded. Senator Lidia Thorpe waited until the end of a landmark speech Charles gave at Australia's Parliament House in Canberra to verbally attack him and claim 'genocide' had been committed against the Commonwealth country's Indigenous people. And she has now reposted a cartoon of the monarch's head lying next to a crown on her Instagram story, after it was created by Matt Chun, co-editor of anti-imperialist publication The Sunday Paper. Questions have been raised over how 51-year-old Greens Senator Thorpe - who demanded a treaty between Australia's First Nations and its government - was able to speak for so long before being gently ushered from the Parliament House hall.

Lidia Thorpe's latest stunt, which involved King Charles III, could be her wildest yet.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were met by jubilant Australians as they began their first day of official duties in Sydney at a church and NSW parliament.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are currently in Australia for their royal tour.

Police are continuing to investigate a bomb scare involving an incoming international flight at Sydney Airport.

A republican politician promised to be on his 'best behaviour' before greeting King Charles and Queen Camilla tonight as the royal tour of Australia began. Chris Minns, premier of New South Wales , was among those welcoming the couple after they landed at Sydney Airport at 8.30pm local time (10.30am UK time). Before greeting the King at the airport, the 45-year-old Labor politician said: 'I'm a republican. You've asked me and I'm happy to tell you I'm a republican. But I'm going to treat him as an honoured guest in New South Wales, which he genuinely is. I hope he has a great time here and I'll be on my best behaviour.' Mr Minns was accompanied by his mother Cara after his wife Anna became ill at the last minute. Sources told the Australian Daily Telegraph that Anna did not have Covid but she 'wanted to take the precaution of not passing anything on to the King'. Mr Minns signed off £50,000 plans to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House tonight with a loop of images from previous royal visits to welcome the royals .

King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed to Australia today as the sails of the Sydney Opera House were lit up with a loop of images from previous royal visits. The illumination had been due to begin at 8pm local time (10am UK time), 30 minutes before the couple were due to land at Sydney Airport - but ran into trouble. It was delayed by a Cunard cruise ship called the Queen Elizabeth which blocked the projector after failing to sail out on time because of bad weather. The lighting up of the landmark was organised despite the New South Wales (NSW) government having axed a similar proposal for the Coronation due to cost. It comes almost 18 months after NSW Premier Chris Minns dumped plans set by the former coalition state government to light up the venue in May 2023.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived to a wet welcome in Australia today for an historic and hugely anticipated royal visit. The couple landed at Sydney Airport tonight at 8.30pm local time (10.30am UK time) on an Australian government plane, which had picked them up from Singapore after the couple flew there commercially. In a message posted on X before their arrival, Charles and Camilla said: 'Ahead of our first visit to Australia as King and Queen, we are really looking forward to returning to this beautiful country to celebrate the extraordinarily rich cultures and communities that make it so special. See you there!' The message was accompanied with archive footage of previous royal tours, including the late Queen's first visit in 1954. It is the King's first visit as the country's new sovereign and, fascinatingly, the first time in history a King of Australia has ever been to the country where he is head of state.

The King and Queen Camilla are set to arrive in Australia for the start of an historic tour of the South Pacific. Ahead of their trip the royal pair posted a heart warming video to social media signing it off 'Charles R & Camilla R'. It starts off with words from Queen Elizabeth II prior to one of her visits to the country during her 70 year reign. The video goes on to show footage of a young King Charles alongside other members of the royal family during previous trips to Australia throughout the years.

British-born Simon Charles Dorante-Day has made headlines around the world over claims he is the illegitimate love-child of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

The importance of the trip is underlined by the fact King Charles will be halting his cancer treatment to make the journey to Australia.

The sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up for the arrival of King Charles and Queen Camilla in Australia amid a row over politicians refusing to meet them. The plans to illuminate the landmark also come despite the New South Wales (NSW) government having axed a similar proposal for the Coronation due to cost. The King and Queen are preparing to tour Sydney and Canberra, with the landmark now set to be lit up this Friday at 8pm with pictures of previous royal visits to Sydney. But it comes almost 18 months after NSW Premier Chris Minns dumped plans set by the former coalition state government to light up the venue for the Coronation. And all six of Australia's state premiers, including Mr Minns, have shunned the King's historic visit by saying they would not join a welcome reception in Canberra.

The Australian Republic Movement (ARM) have vowed to make the visit the 'Monarchy Farewell Oz Tour' - and are selling gig-style T-shirts at $34 (£18) each. The black tops, sold in men's and women's sizes, show AI-style pictures lampooning Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William in sunglasses and jazzy clothing waving to crowds. There are also tea towels at $24.95 (£13) plus post and packaging and beer mats celebrating what the group hope will be the final royal tour of Australia, which starts on Friday. The campaign is also accompanied by a YouTube campaign video called Monarchy: The Farewell Oz Tour, which says will be 'in person, and with your money'. Royal commentator Phil Dampier told MailOnline: 'I'm sure they are trying to say that Charles won't visit Australia again as King because they want to ditch the monarchy. But given his age and his cancer battle these T-shirts are in very poor taste'.

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Buckingham Palace says records are still being updated and would be provided in future - but had been hampered by the change of reign, with Charles becoming King following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in October 2022. Anti-monarchy campaigners say they should be held to similar standards as MPs who must declare 'freebies' - such as the Taylor Swift concert tickets and clothing recently revealed to have been donated to Sir Keir Starmer and Labour ministers. The new concerns raised about an apparent lack of transparency on gifts to royal family members follow previous 'cash-for-honours' allegations. And there was uncertainty over £500,000 ear-rings worn by the Duchess of Sussex at an event in Fiji six years ago - later revealed to have been given to her by Saudi Arabia 's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Several state premiers in Australia have revealed they will not be meeting with King Charles III as tehy have other commitments.

Roger Cartwright, 76, was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2012 and underwent surgery to try and remove a tumour only days after his diagnosis. Due to the sensitive nature of his cancer, the retired academic has struggled to openly discuss his condition. But in the hopes of stripping the stigma around penile cancer, he shared his story publicly with a local newspaper - and King Charles III has penned Roger a letter of support.

Residents of King Charles's model town of Poundbury have kicked up a stink over unemptied bins, rats and have even compared it to a 'third world country'.  The Dorset town is supposed to be His Majesty's vision of a utopian idyll, but locals have been left enraged at the state of his designer village.  They claim bins outside a block of flats on Wishay Street are being left to pile sky-high, attracting foul smells and rats.