King Charles and Queen Camila are in Australia as part of their royal Commonwealth tour. However, something odd transpired during his address to the Australian Parliament.
During his speech, an Aboriginal politician resisted the King.
After Charles, 75, finished his speech to the Australian Parliament in Canberra on Monday, October 21, Congressperson Lidia Thorpe was heard yelling from the back of the chambers.
Preceding this, the she made claims of “genocide” against the King, and later screamed,
“Give us what you stole from us: our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people,” as per the videos from the event shared by U.K. newspaper ‘The Telegraph’.
She added that the monarch was to blame for “destroying” their land.
She continued,
“We want a treaty, we want a treaty with this country,” she said. While she was being escorted out of the Great Hall of Parliament House, she kept screaming, “This is not your land, This is not your land. You are not my King, you are not our King.”
Senator Lidia Thorpe has been campaigning for a treaty between Australia and its first inhabitants (Aboriginals), according to reports.
The revolt didn’t seem to bother the King, who greeted the crowd and thanked them for coming.
King Charles and Queen Camila were somewhat “deeply grateful to the very many thousands who turned out to support them” and regretted not being able to speak with them one-on-one.
In his speech, the King — before Thorpe’s interference, expressed gratitude toward the Native nation for their warm reception. “The traditional owners of the lands on which they meet” were also honored by him.
King Charles also gave the country praise and talked about being driven by “courage and hope” even when things were hard.
After his mother, Queen Elizabeth, passed away, the King took over as head of state of Australia.
He has, however, reaffirmed that he is at ease with his controls and its status and constitution— saying it will be the decision of the people of states that have him as King.
The Australian Republic Movement (ARM) was reportedly informed by the monarch through a letter that “whether Australia becomes a republic is a matter for the Australian public to decide.”
During his time in Australia, Charles paid tribute to the First Nations and also visited the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and the Australian War Memorial.
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