SYDNEY - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a service at St Thomas' Anglican church with residents in North Sydney on Oct 20, the first event of their Australia tour. The royal couple were met by the Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, and children from the church's Sunday school who waved Australian flags.
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla walk accompanied by Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Reverend Kanishka Raffel, inside St Thomas's Anglican Church, in Sydney, Australia, on Oct 20, 2024.SYDNEY - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a service at St Thomas' Anglican church with residents in North Sydney on Oct 20, the first event of their Australia tour.
Inside the church, Charles and Camilla signed two bibles, including one that belonged to Australia's first minister and chaplain of the First Fleet of ships that took convicts from Britain to the penal colony of Australia in 1788. The king presented the lawmakers with an hour glass to time their speeches, and highlighted the fundamental role of strong parliaments to democracy.
He will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa after the six-day Australia tour.
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