King Charles III. ends up in Australia: a visit to history and protests!

King Charles III. ends up in Australia: a visit to history and protests!

Sydney, Australien - King Charles III. started his official visit to Australia with an impressive service in Sydney, which was also a journey into family history-his great-grandfather, George V., laid the foundation for the St. Thomas Church in 1881. Together with Queen Camilla, Charles met interested onlookers, while some demonstrators protested the monarchy and for reparations for the indigenous Australians. It is Charles' first visit as a king, and he visited Australia for the 17th time - a historical moment, since no other monarch has traveled down under.

The monarch has interrupted his cancer treatment for this visit, which led to a simplified schedule: no evening dates or state dinners are scheduled. After the service, Charles and Camilla celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Parliament of New South Wales. The king emphasized the importance of stable parliamentary systems in a constantly changing world. On Wednesday the couple will continue to travel to Samoa for the Commonwealth summit. On the occasion of the visit, a new scholarship program was also launched, which is based on Charles' life's work and is supposed to tackle challenges such as climate change and inequality, as was announced by the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Further information is at www.lippewelle.de find.