King Charles III attended a mass in Sydney this Sunday, October 19, and expressed his “great joy” to have returned to Australia. The 75-year-old British king arrived with his wife Camilla in Sydney late on Friday evening. Suffering from cancer, he spent Saturday resting before beginning his royal obligations.
When Charles III jokes about his age
Later that day, Charles delivered a brief address to the New South Wales state legislative council, where he welcomed “the promise and power of representative democracy”.
He then allowed himself a joke about his age: “I first came to Australia almost 60 years ago, which is a bit worrying.” “It only remains for me to say how happy I am to come for the first time as sovereign,” he continued.
First British ruler in Australia since 2011
As noted byAgence France Pressethis nine-day trip to Australia and the Samoa Islands is Charles’s first major tour since his coronation and the announcement of his cancer.
Furthermore, Charles is the first sitting British monarch to set foot in Australia since 2011. That year, his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was welcomed by a large crowd.
