King Charles and Queen Camilla lay wreaths at Australian War Memorial then greet well-wishers

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid wreaths on the Australian Warfare Memorial within the nationwide capital Canberra on Monday then shook arms with well-wishers on the second full day of their go to.

Charles, 75, is being handled for most cancers, which has led to a scaled-down itinerary. It’s Charles’ seventeenth journey to Australia and the primary since he grew to become king in 2022. It’s the first go to to Australia by a reigning British monarch since his late mom Queen Elizabeth II traveled to the distant nation in 2011.

Charles and Camilla rested the day after their arrival earlier than they made their first public look of the journey at a church service in Sydney on Sunday. They then flew to Canberra the place they visited the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier then a reception at Parliament Home hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The couple took their time leaving the battle memorial to greet a whole bunch of people that gathered gathered below clear skies flying Australian flags. The temperature was forecast to succeed in a light excessive of 24 levels Celsius (75 levels Fahrenheit).

The reception was not attended by the federal government leaders of all six Australian states, who declined invites as a result of they would like an Australian citizen as head of state slightly than the British monarch.

Albanese would additionally choose Australia grew to become a republic however has dominated out placing the query to a referendum throughout his present time period.

On Wednesday, Charles will journey to Samoa, the place he’ll open the Commonwealth Heads of Authorities Assembly.