The monarch will conclude a visit to Australia this Tuesday, where Aboriginal senator Lidia Thorpe publicly interrupted him during a reception ceremony in Parliament, held the day before, and urged him to return the lands stolen from the indigenous people of Australia.
The video recording of this moment is circulating on social networks and media websites and in it the legislator can be seen condemning the genocide committed by the United Kingdom against the indigenous peoples and shouting: “You are not my king. You are not our king.”
Through statements, Thorpe accused Charles III of being complicit in the genocide of the Australian aborigines, whose number is incalculable, although it is known to be very high in the only Commonwealth country without any treaty with its indigenous population.
On the last day of the visit, the sovereign was received at the non-governmental organization National Center of Indigenous Excellence, in the city of Sydney, with a smoke ceremony and traditional dances.
Local media reported that he exchanged with the leaders of the facility about the institution’s work in seeking to improve the living conditions of the indigenous peoples.
King Charles III and his wife Camilla will close the official agenda in Australia with a visit to the Sydney Opera House, one of the most famous and distinctive buildings of the 20th century, declared a World Heritage Site.
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