King Charles III and Queen Camilla have begun their Tour of Australia this week, arriving at Sydney on the evening of October 18th. The visit to Australia is the King and Queen’s first visit to a Realm as Sovereign, which will be followed by the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa next week.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted by the Governor-General of Australia, the Prime Minister, the Governor of New South Wales, and the New South Wales Premier on arrival in Sydney.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla had an Audience with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancée, Jodie Haydon, at Admiralty House in Sydney, where they will stay for the duration of their visit to New South Wales.
Queen Camilla wore the late Queen’s magnificent Australian Wattle Brooch upon arrival in Sydney. The Australian Wattle Brooch was a symbolic gift during the Queen’s first Tour of Australia 70 years ago.
Australian Wattle Brooch
Royal Visits to Australia
Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Burmese Ruby Tiara
The Belgian Sapphire Tiara
Greville Tiara
Delhi Durbar Tiara
Cubitt-Shand Tiara
George IV State Diadem
Queen Mary’s Crown
Greville Festoon Necklace
Coronation Necklace
King George VI Sapphire Suite
Modern Diamond Suite
Diamond Serpent Necklace
Turquoise Suite
Queen Camilla’s Chokers
City of London Fringe Necklace
Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation Rivière
South African Diamond Necklace
Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch
Queen Mother’s Diamond Thistle Brooch
Queen Mary’s Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch
Princess Marie Louise’s Diamond Sunburst Brooch
Queen Mother’s Rock Crystal Brooch
Queen Mary’s Celtic Knot Brooch
Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Hessian Diamond Jubilee Brooch
Queen Alexandra’s Ladies of North Wales Leek Brooch