2 hours ago The King of Bondi: How Charles fell in love with Sydney and its iconic surf beach as a gawky young teenager

The beginning of a love affair between the future monarch and one of the most iconic beaches in his realm, was in 1966 when he visited Bondi as the schoolboy Prince Charles.

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3 hours ago Watch: King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Australia for first visit since coronation

Watch as King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Australia on Friday, 18 October, for their first official visit since the coronation.

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4 hours ago From monarch mania to the slimline tour: how Charles and Camilla’s Australian visit will break with tradition

The king and queen’s visit to Sydney and Canberra will be a long way from previous showstopping tours, including those by Queen Elizabeth II and Princess DianaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip sailed into Sydney harbour on the SS Gothic on 3 February 1954, 1 million people – well over half the population of Sydney - lined the foreshore to greet their monarch.She was 27, the mother of two small children and had been crowned just eight months earlier. It was the first time a British monarch had visited Australia: the world’s most famous – and most carefully curated – person had come to town.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Republican leader promises to be on 'best behaviour' as King Charles and Camilla land in Sydney for start of historic six

Chris Minns, premier of New South Wales , was among those welcoming the King and Queen after they landed at Sydney Airport tonight - and he was accompanied by his mother Cara.

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6 hours ago A royal welcome! Sweet images of King Charles and Queen Camilla are projected onto Sydney Opera House as historic Australia tour gets underway

The illumination at the Sydney Opera House was due to begin at 8pm local time (10am UK time), 30 minutes before the couple were due to land, but ran into trouble because of a Cunard cruise ship.

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7 hours ago Royals Down Under! King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive to wet welcome in Sydney as historic Australia tour gets underway

King Charles III and Queen Camilla landed in Sydney tonight on an Australian government plane, which had picked them up from Singapore after the couple flew there commercially.

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8 hours ago Royal news live: King Charles sends message to Australia as monarch arrives for first visit since cancer diagnosis

The visit will be King Charles’s first tour of Australia as king

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8 hours ago King Charles and Queen Camilla land in Sydney to begin historic tour of Australia

The six-day trip to Canberra and Sydney is Charles’s first to a realm since he became monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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8 hours ago Watch live: King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Australia for first visit since coronation

Watch live as King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Australia on Friday, 18 October, for their first official visit since the coronation.

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