“You are not our king” was the cry with which Carlos III was received in Australia during his time in the Australian Parliament.
The visit of the British monarch Carlos III 75-year-old man in Australia had an incident that has gone viral.
After an Australian legislator told Charles III “you are not our king” after a series of claims to the British monarchy.
An Australian senator confronts Charles III and shouts “you are not our king” during her visit
During his time in the Australian Parliament, the rey Carlos III who was accompanied by his wife Queen Camilla, 77, was loudly interrupted.
After the Indigenous Australian Senator Lydia Thorpe He will face King Charles III in his claim for the lands stolen by the British monarchy.
Precisely, after the speech of King Carlos III in which he emphasized the “long and difficult” path of reconciliation with indigenous people in Australia.
Moment in which Senator Lidia Thorpe claimed “give us back our land (…) what you stole from our people.”
Likewise, among the cries of protest, Lidia Thorpe told Charles III “you are not our king”, and condemned the “genocide” that was committed against the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Let us remember that Australia was a British colony for more than a century, during which thousands of Aboriginal people were murdered and entire communities displaced, hence the senator’s claims Lidia Thorpe.
And although Australia gained its de facto independence in 1901, it is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, in which the king is currently Carlos III He is the head of state.
They tell Charles III “you are not our king” during a visit to Australia (Lukas Coch / AP)
They ask for the dismissal of a senator who reprimanded Charles III by saying “you are not our king”
After the incident, Lidia Thorpe against King Charles III, The Australian Monarchist League has called for the Aboriginal senator to be removed.
Calling his act “childish”, ensuring that this claim does not dismiss “the gratitude and pride that thousands of Australians have for our country, its history, its people and its good system of government.”
This despite the fact that the king’s visit Carlos III Australia has been divided between those who support the monarchy and those who want to become a republic.
However, on the Australian government’s side, the visit of Carlos III It has been more than welcomed and recognized by the union of the people.