Since October 18, Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting Australia. If until now everything seemed to be going perfectly, this Monday, October 21, things changed. After delivering his speech to Parliament, the monarch was accused of “genocide” during a thorny confrontation with Lidia Thorpean Australian senator. The politician, furious, advanced down the aisle of the Great Hall towards the sovereign, proclaiming her responsibility for colonization.
Accompanied by the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albenese and the leader of the opposition Peter Duttonthe independent senator from Victoria, and wearing an animal skin on her back, she added: “You have committed genocide against our people. Give us back our land. This is not your land. You are not my king. » Strong words that Buckingham Palace has not yet wished to comment on, preferring to focus on the warm welcome received by the King and Queen throughout the day. According to the Daily MailCharles III and the Queen Consort “were seen laughing at the politician’s boos, and said they were not perturbed by the tirade which they hoped would not overshadow what had been a ‘wonderful day ”. »
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A planned intervention
Before she decided to raise her voice in front of the king, Lidia Thorpe had turned her back during the Australian anthem. Earlier in the day, the senator was on the verge of arrest while protesting the monarch’s visit, accompanied by a group of around 20 indigenous protesters, all chanting: “It always has been and it will be still indigenous land. »
If she waited until the end of the king’s speech, in which he saluted “the timeless wisdom of indigenous peoples”, the 51-year-old Australian had warned that such an “explosion” would occur. “I’m going to tell him he’s not my king. He is not our king. He should apologize for taking our land. We need a peace treaty,” the senator said.
