King Charles cheekily joked that Australian students can blame him if they don’t pass their exams.
The monarch, 75, spoke to schoolchildren in the grounds of Government House in Canberra today as part of his tour of Australia with his wife, Queen Camilla.
Addressing the group of young children, who appeared to be of primary school age, the king wished them: “Good luck on all your dreaded exams.”
He then joked, “you can always blame us if you fail.”
Together with his wife, Queen Camilla, the king has already had a busy day in Australia.
King Charles (pictured) today wished Australian students good luck in their upcoming exams, during his second busy day in the nation.
Addressing the group of young children, who appeared to be of primary school age, the king said: “Good luck on all your dreaded exams.”
The royal family took part in a tree-planting ceremony at Government House, shortly after which they stopped to chat to a group of schoolchildren to wish them luck in their education.
Charles looked dapper in navy on the second day of official engagements, despite jet lag after the long flight to Australia.
He donned a crisp navy suit and white shirt, along with a sweet floral pocket square.
Meanwhile, Camilla also appeared in good spirits, dressed in a long blue and white floral dress with her white locks perfectly blow-dried over her shoulders.
Earlier in the day, the royal visited an Australian war memorial and was present at Parliament, before heading to the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
While at Government House, the royals took part in a tree planting ceremony where they planted two Snow Gum trees, before visiting the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
The Australian Botanic Garden is located on the lower slopes of Black Mountain in Canberra and has the world’s most complete display of living Australian native plants: it is the research center for Australian biodiversity.
The Queen spoke to a selection of garden volunteers and a different group of schoolchildren about the Banksia species, before having the opportunity to join the children in nature-based educational activities.
When asked how her trip had been so far, Camilla exclaimed that it had been “wonderful” and praised the “perfect weather.”
Afterwards, she and Charles strolled through the picturesque flora.
Charles also met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and visited a scientific research agency to see how the bushfires are being tackled.
Earlier, the king and queen arrived at Parliament in Canberra, where they were interrupted by Greens senator Lidia Thorpe, 51, who shouted that the monarch had “committed genocide against our people”, adding: “Let it be screw the colony.”
After the King’s speeches in Parliament, the Australian Prime Minister Antonio Albanese and opposition leader Peter DuttonSenator Thorpe walked down the hallway of the Great Hall shouting, “You committed genocide against our people.”
The monarch spent time in an Australian school during his youth, when he spent two semesters at the praised Timbertop school in 1966, when he was only 17 years old.
You can always blame us if you fail,” he joked to the young people, who would have missed class time to greet royalty.
Before the dramatic scene, Charles had given a speech in Parliament where he reflected on his own experiences in the Australian education system.
The Victorian independent senator added: ‘Give us back our land. Give us what you stole from us. Our bones, Our skulls, our babies, our people. You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty. We want a treaty.’
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on Senator Thorpe’s outburst, but sources ignored the lone protester and said Their Majesties were “deeply moved” by the warmth of the welcome they had received throughout the day.
The royals were unaffected by the outburst and were said to be “unfazed” by the tirade which they hoped would not overshadow what had been a “wonderful day”.
Albanese thanked the king for his “extraordinary duty to traditions.”
Before the dramatic scene, Charles had given a speech in Parliament where he reflected on his own experiences in the Australian education system.
The monarch spent time at an Australian school during his youth, when he spent two semesters at the praised Timbertop school in 1966, aged just 17.
Timbertop is a Geelong Grammar school campus near Victoria in the Oceanic Nation. It has a demanding academic curriculum and an intensive outdoor schedule for its boarding students.
Addressing Parliament today, Charles reflected on his own Australian upbringing almost 60 years ago.
He recalled the experience at Timbertop, which is hidden in the Australian bush three hours from Melbourne, as “life-forming and life-affirming.”
The Australian school was a far cry from his previous education at the prestigious Gordonstoun school in Scotland.
Speaking in Parliament in Canberra, the King said: “My first visit (to Australia) came in 1966… when I actually had the opportunity to continue part of my education in Victoria, which shaped and affirmed my life.” “.
Earlier in the day, the royal visited an Australian war memorial and was present at Parliament, before heading to the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
While at the Australian Botanic Gardens, the Queen spoke to a selection of garden volunteers and school children about the Banksia species, before having the opportunity to join the children in nature-based educational activities.
The Queen spoke to a selection of garden volunteers and schoolchildren about the Banksia species, before having the opportunity to join children in nature-based educational activities.
At the Botanical Garden, Camilla chatted with children from a local school, who gave her flowers.
Charles’s first visit to Australia was for all intents and purposes his education and was the foundation from which his love for the nation flourished.
“Ladies and gentlemen, what an education it was,” he said, fondly remembering his time at the country school.
‘I had thought the school I had attended in Scotland was remote and demanding enough, but nothing had prepared me for the realities of the rural area around Mount Buller.
“All I can say is that I arrived as a teenager and left with a more rounded, if not somewhat chiseled, character once I had to deal with brown snakes, leeches, funnel-web spiders and bull ants.
“And, considering this was almost 60 years ago, I was given certain unmentionable parts of a calf to eat on a breeding farm in outback Queensland.”
Charles’s first visit to Australia was for all intents and purposes his education and was the foundation from which his love for the nation flourished.