King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Sydney

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are on their Tour of Australia this week, after arriving at Sydney on October 18th. The visit to Australia is the King and Queen’s first visit to a Realm as Sovereign, which will be followed by the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa next week.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are attending the Sunday Church Service at St Thomas' in North Sydney as they begin their #RoyalVisitAustralia.

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the Sunday Church Service at St Thomas’ in North Sydney before greeting crowds. The Church was opened by the future King George V and Prince Albert Victor in 1881, and has often been visited by the Royal Family during their Royal Visits to Australia.

The King then visited the New South Wales Parliament, to attend a reception to recognise the Bicentenary of the Legislative Council. The New South Wales Parliament was opened by the late Queen in 1954.

“What a great joy it is to come to Australia for the first time as Sovereign, and to renew a love of this country and its people which I have cherished for so long.”

Later, the King met the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sam Mostyn, and the Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, at Admiralty House.

Australian Wattle Brooch

Royal Visits to Australia

King Charles III and Queen Camilla began their Tour of Australia this week, arriving at Sydney on the evening of October 18th.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted by the Governor-General of Australia, the Prime Minister, the Governor of New South Wales, and the New South Wales Premier on arrival in Sydney.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla had an Audience with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancée, Jodie Haydon, at Admiralty House in Sydney, where they will stay for the duration of their visit to New South Wales.

Queen Camilla wore the late Queen’s magnificent Australian Wattle Brooch upon arrival in Sydney. The Australian Wattle Brooch was a symbolic gift during the Queen’s first Tour of Australia 70 years ago.