Hours before King Charles III was scheduled to arrive in Australia, a lawmaker in Perth, Australia, offered free printed portraits of the British royal to constituents who visited his office. The photos of King Charles are available to Australians under a little-known government policy that allows any citizen to request and receive a portrait of the monarch.
This policy is unique in a nation where attitudes towards the British royals as Australia’s heads of state are becoming increasingly ambivalent. In other countries like New Zealand and Canada, obtaining portraits of the monarch involves different processes.
