King Charles kicked off his fifth day  Down Under by visiting the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, but not everyone offered him the respect he deserved.

While inside the sports hall one excited guest made a beeline for the King as he chatted to those gathered. Having been avidly recording his arrival on her phone, she pushed her way to the front of the line and excitedly greeted the monarch.

Shaking hands and sharing a brief coversation with him, she then turned round and extended her arm in the air for a selfie.

The king, perplexed with what to do, ignored her attempts to capture a photo and moved to talk to someone else.

The woman however was delighted with her efforts and walked away laughing and peering at her phone.

Several other guests attempted to get selfies with the monarch, with aides moving them out of his way.

The King’s visit to NCIE kickstarted his final day of engagements in Sydney, as tomorrow he’ll fly to Samoa with his wife for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

the King watched dance performances from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, gathered around an outdoor fire pit for a smoking ceremony and warmly embraced a survivor of Australia’s ‘stolen generation’ at the Nationa; Centre of Indigenous Excellence. 

Uncle James Michael ‘Widdy’ Welsh, 72, was taken from his family in Coonamble, in central NSW, when he was eight years old.

He was placed in Kinchela boys home and given the number 36.

Widdy was pictured hugging the smiling King and said afterwards: “I told him I was there from the Kinchela Boys organisation and one of the so-called ‘stolen generation’ and he put his hand out to shake my hand.

“I said to him ‘I’m not much of a hand shaker, I’m more of a hugger or cuddler.

“He said ‘hugs are good’. So I went in for the hug and he gave me one back.”

But as the King sought to move on from yesterday’s verbal attack at Parliament House, he was dealt another reminder of the protest.

Arriving at the NCIE in Sydney he was greeted by elder Allan Murray from the Metropolitan local Aboriginal Land Council who alluded to Ms Thorpe’s foul-mouthed rant. 

He said: “Welcome to country. We’ve got stories to tell and I think you witnessed that story yesterday in Canberra but the story is unwavering and we’ve got a long way to achieve what we want to achieve and that’s our own sovereignty. But welcome to Gadigal land.”

Charles, 75, nodded as Allan spoke.

Another reminder of the simmering Republican movement came overnight as a statue of Queen Victoria in central Sydney was defaced with red paint.