King Charles said: ‘Give us back our country’ after speech in Australian Parliament – Royal Family News

During his parliamentary address on Monday, Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles, telling him: “You are not my king.”

She is an independent Indigenous politician and became the first Aboriginal senator for the state of Victoria in 2020.

Born into a family of prominent Aboriginal activists, Thorpe regularly speaks about the impact of the monarchy on Indigenous people.

She was sworn into Parliament in 2020 wearing a traditional possum fur cape and carrying an Aboriginal embassy baton containing 441 marks, representing every Indigenous person who had died at that time since the 1991 royal commission into deaths in custody.

In 2022, she was forced to repeat her oath in Parliament after referring to the late Queen Elizabeth as “the colonizing Queen Elizabeth II.”

William, 42, made the revelation while attending an NFL Foundation UK game in London on Tuesday, where he was gifted a football for Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.

He expressed his appreciation for the gift at the Kennington Park hockey pitch, saying: “Oh, that’s very nice. Never go home empty-handed! This is a crucial motto of parenting.

The senator who confronted King Charles said she wanted to send a “clear message” to the king during his visit on Monday.

Lidia Thorpe shouted at the King after he finished his speech during his reception in the Australian Parliament. She then told the BBC: “To be sovereign you have to be from the country. “He’s not from this country.”

She added that the king must order parliament to discuss a peace treaty

She said the king must instruct Parliament to discuss a peace treaty with the indigenous people.

“We can lead this, we can do that, we can be a better country – but we cannot bow to the colonizer, whose ancestors he spoke of there are responsible for mass murder and mass genocide,” she told the station.

This is the moment Senator Lidia Thorpe harassed King Charles during a reception at the Australian Parliament.

The monarch had just finished addressing lawmakers in Canberra on Monday when Ms Thorpe shouted: “This is not your country. You are not my king.”

She continued to protest with her voice raised, saying, “Give us back our land.” Give us what you stole from us! Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.

“You destroyed our country. Give us a contract!”

Security prevented Ms Thorpe from approaching her and escorted her out of the hall as the king turned to speak to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

King Charles’ groundbreaking address to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday was interrupted by a protesting Indigenous senator who shouted: “You are not my king” and accused him of “engagement”.[ing] Genocide against our people.”

The King and Queen Camilla are on a five-day tour of Australia and Charles gave a speech in the Great Hall of Parliament House on Monday in one of the key dates of his first visit to the country as monarch.

As he finished his speech, Senator Lidia Thorpe approached the stage and shouted for about 30 seconds: “This is not your country.”

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The Princess Royal attended a performance by the world’s oldest equestrian academy in London.

Eight riders and up to 26 horses from the Spanish Riding School performed perfectly synchronized performances to classical Viennese music on Friday evening.

The Vienna-based academy has been practicing classical horsemanship for more than 450 years and tonight performed Princess Anne in front of a horse lover and former Olympic rider.

She joined model Lady Victoria Hervey, influencer Chuggs Wallis and thousands of fans to watch the spectacle at the OVO Arena Wembley.

Radio and TV presenter Nicki Chapman, who hosted the show, said: “It was an absolute honor to host the opening night of the prestigious Spanish Riding School tour in the presence of the Princess Royal.

“It has been eight years since the Lipizzaner horses and their incredibly talented riders last visited the UK, and sharing the magic with the Princess Royal and the British audience made the evening all the more memorable.”

As part of the palace’s renovation program, work is taking place in the basement to replace old electrical cables under the floors and throughout the historic building with brand new cables.

In a new video released by the royal family this month, workers can be seen pulling part of the 25,000 meters of cable through the basement.

The massive amount is equivalent to the weight of 12 elephants and stretches the length of 250 football fields.

The royal family has posted footage of King Charles visiting Australia as a young man.

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“Geelong Grammar School’s co-educational campus, near Mansfield in Victoria, combines mainstream schooling with outdoor activities such as hiking, trail running, cross-country skiing and camping to promote independence and initiative.”

William and Kate celebrated Black History Month by sharing stories of unsung heroes within the Black community.

“This year’s theme ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ encourages us to shine a spotlight on the untold stories, the unsung heroes and the everyday people who make a big difference,” they wrote on X.

The royal couple posted a thread with eight people they believe deserve recognition for their work serving their community.