Charles has said he feels a ‘great joy’ at returning to Australia for the first time since becoming the King. The reigning monarch is on a six-day tour of the nation with the Queen where the pair are planning to celebrate its people,

Attending a church in their first public appearance since arriving in Australia, King Charles and Queen Camilla have been greeted by royalists and protesters.

King Charles has declared that democratic systems must “evolve” ahead of meeting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and prominent Australians at Parliament House on Monday.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a six-day tour of Australia, their first since the King ascended to the throne.

King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a Sunday church service in Sydney as they began their Australian tour. This marks the King’s first visit to Australia since becoming head of state in September 2022 and his largest trip since beginning cancer treatment in February.

The last time Charles and Camilla visited Australia in 2018, local marriage celebrant Lesley Kerl wore a bright red dress and managed to get close enough to the royal couple to strike up a conversation.

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Hundreds of well-wishers greeted Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sydney on Sunday as the royal couple attended church, with the king saying it was a "great joy" to return to Australia in his first visit to an overseas realm as sovereign.