King Charles III and Queen Camilla are currently carrying out their first tour of Australia since taking the throne, and despite a frosty reception by the country's government, enormous crowds of Australians have shown the royals a warm welcome Down Under.
Since Australia is a constitutional monarchy, Charles is the country's king, but growing republican sentiments ahead of his visit have made the situation...well, a bit awkward. Headlines leading up to the tour haven't been positive, with Charles getting snubbed by the country's state premiers, all six of whom declined invitations to meet with the royal couple. He was also publicly heckled by Australian senator Lidia Thorpe on Oct. 21, with Thorpe shouting, "You are not my king!" as Charles gave a speech to Parliament, per the New York Times.
