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The King is on a royal tour of both Australia and Samoa this week with wife Queen Camilla — his first tour of a Commonwealth realm since taking the throne in September 2022, and the first tour ...
On the heels of King Charles’ royal tour of Australia and Samoa alongside wife Queen Camilla, a palace official said the public should expect more visits abroad from the couple.. The King, 75 ...
A double cancer diagnosis for the King and the Princess of Wales marked a difficult, challenging 2024 for the royal family. It was, in the words of the Prince of Wales, a “brutal” time. Kate ...
The monarchy of Australia is a key component of Australia's form of government, by which a hereditary monarch serves as the country's sovereign and head of state. [1] It is a constitutional monarchy, modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, while incorporating features unique to the constitution of Australia.
On 1 January 1901 Australia became a nation and dominion of the monarchy. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, public concern over intercolonial tariffs, defence and immigration led to a meeting of colonial representatives in Melbourne in 1889. Dominated by the "Father of Federation", New South Wales Premier Sir Henry Parkes, the
Since 1867, the British royal family has visited Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old. During her sixteen journeys, the Queen visited every Australian state and the ...
King Charles III faced some pushback from an Australian lawmaker in the crowd. After Charles, 75, concluded his address to Parliament during his royal visit to Canberra on Monday, October 21 ...
Other commemorations the King and royal family will be involved in include the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) on May 8 and VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) on August 15.