2024 royal tour of Australia

Following their tour of Australia, Charles and Camilla also made a state visit to Samoa, in their capacity as King and Queen of the United Kingdom,[1] from 23 to 26 October.

Sydney Opera House was illuminated with a montage of photos of the King and Queen on their previous visits to Australia in celebration of their arrival.

[10] Every time I return to the “Sunburnt Country”, I am always moved by the hauntingly evocative cries of the Kookaburra, the screeching of the Galah and the warbling of the Magpie.

[13] The King then, as head of state, delivered a speech at the reception, as did Prime Minister Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.

[14] After his speech, Charles was heckled by Aboriginal Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe, who accused him of genocide and shouted "you are not my king" and "this is not your land" before being escorted out of the reception.

[21][22] Later, the King visited the National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory, while the Queen joined a discussion on domestic violence at Government House.

[29] The King and Queen were formally farewelled by an official party on the tarmac, which included Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her husband Simeon Beckett.

[30] The King and Queen departed Australia onboard a Royal Australian Air Force plane, and travelled to Samoa to attend the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

[32] Daisy Dumas, wrote in The Guardian, that the royal tour showcased a modern and approachable monarchy, noting that the King chose hugs over handshakes.

[33] BBC correspondent Sean Coughlan wrote that Senator Thorpe's heckling left the King "completely unruffled", with him seeing free speech as the "cornerstone of democracy".