9 hours ago King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Sydney for royal tour – video

Minutes after a downpour at Sydney airport, King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped on to Australian soil. The scaled-down trip is the couple’s first Australian visit since the king ascended to the throne in 2022 and the first by a reigning monarch since his mother Queen Elizabeth toured the country in 2011From monarch mania to the slimline tour: how Charles and Camilla’s Australian visit will break with tradition Continue reading...

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19 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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19 hours ago Royal fans all say same thing as King Charles 'follows in Queen's footsteps'

King Charles landed in Australia today (Friday, October 18) and is planning to make a very similar gesture to one his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, carried out during her own state visit

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23 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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24 hours ago A history of royal tours Down Under: From a young Queen Elizabeth II to Harry and Meghan’s baby joy

King Charles’s first visit to Australia as monarch will begin on Friday

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24 hours ago Charles and Camilla praise ‘beautiful’ Australia as they begin historic tour Down Under

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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33 hours ago Liam Payne's royal links from Kate Middleton and Prince William to late Queen Elizabeth

Liam Payne tragically passed away on Wednesday at the age of 31, but his life and legacy touched many fans around the world - including numerous royals who he had met over the years

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