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The Royal Family is more than used to the usual formalities of smiling, greeting and shaking hands at public events.
But sometimes his jokes are met with protests, as King Charles discovered on his recent tour of Australia.
The monarch was booed in the Australian Parliament by Aboriginal senator Lidia Thorpe.
She shouted that Charles had “committed genocide against our people”, as he and Queen Camilla attended a reception in Canberra.
This is not the first time that members of the Royal Family have received a scandal during their engagements: Princess Kate, Prince William, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew have also experienced it.
Read on for MailOnline’s roundup of some of the most awkward booing moments the royals have endured over the years.
Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe interrupts proceedings as King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a parliamentary reception in Canberra, Australia.
King Charles in Wales
Despite opinion polls over the years consistently showing that the majority of people in Wales support having a prince, Charles faced protesters during his 2022 visit.
As the Monarch made his way through the crowd waiting to greet him, he experienced his first bout of negativity since becoming King.
A man leaned forward and shouted, ‘Charles! While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade.’
To which Charles seemed to respond with: ‘Oh.’
The dissident added: “The taxpayer pays £100 million for you, for what?”
But the negativity was soon drowned out by a wave of vocal support for Charles as the crowd chanted in unison: ‘God save the King, God save the King!’
As the Monarch made his way through the crowd waiting to greet him, he experienced his first bout of negativity since becoming King.
A man leaned forward and shouted, ‘Charles! While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade’
Princess Kate in Northern Ireland
The Princess of Wales also clashed with a member of the public, who turned out to be an Irish nationalist, while taking an impromptu walk through north Belfast in 2022.
Shaking Kate’s hand, the dissident said: “Nice to meet you, but it would be better if it was when you were in your own country.”
The woman, wearing an emerald green cardigan, appeared to be recording footage of the exchange on her phone.
He added: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.”
A stunned Kate, who managed to maintain her composure throughout the exchange, laughed and let go of his hand before continuing to smile and wave to other members of the crowd.
An Irish nationalist confronts Kate during a walk in north Belfast in 2022.
Kate’s visit to a Foundling Museum
Kate was subdued by another protester last year when she visited the Foundling Museum in London.
When the princess arrived at the museum, a woman came out onto the street with a sign that read: “Monarchy is child abuse.”
Speaking on camera, the activist explained her views, saying: “Everyone is equal, everyone is born equal and everyone remains equal throughout their lives.”
“No one is more valuable or important than anyone else.”
And he added: ‘The monarchy is a perversion of that system. The monarchy says that some people are more important than others and I think it is abusive to children to tell them that they are permanently and inherently inferior to another person, whether it is their older brother or a family they have never met and will meet. Never meet.’
A police officer ran towards the protester outside the Foundling Museum before Kate’s visit last year.
Kate, dressed in a blush pink outfit, visited London’s Foundling Museum last May.
Prince Andrew interrupted behind the queen’s coffin
As the late Queen’s coffin was carried through Edinburgh with her children walking behind, a member of the public berated Prince Andrew.
A young man was filmed shouting: ‘Andrew, you’re a sick old man!’
The Duke of York continued walking behind his mother’s hearse along with Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.
Moments later, footage shows mourners pushing the heckler to the ground as others in the crowd continue shouting “God save the King.”
He was then dragged away while shouting: “disgusting” and “I haven’t done anything wrong.”
A man interrupts Prince Andrew as he walks behind the late Queen’s coffin in Edinburgh in 2022
Meghan Markle in Colombia
Meghan participated in the Afro Women and Power conference in Cali, Colombia, on the final day of her quasi-royal tour with Prince Harry earlier this year.
However, before she delivered her speech in Spanish, someone interrupted fellow panelist Francia Márquez, Colombia’s first black female vice president.
The activist shouted a question about trans rights at Márquez, who calmly responded: “I’m talking about women in general.” “We also have a program for trans women.”
The irritated audience member said no more and sat down. He was allowed to remain in his seat for the remainder of the event.
As the incident unfolded, Meghan, 43, looked at the crowd and laughed to herself, before turning to the vice president to nod in approval.
Meghan Markle participated in the Afro Women and Power conference in Cali, Colombia, earlier this year.
During a reception at Buckingham Palace to honor the UK’s contribution to humanitarian efforts last year, veteran news presenter Jon Snow pulled a prank on the King.
In what was not a boo, but a playful banter, Jon shook Charles’ hand and said, “I’m so excited that one of us has become King!”
Charles chuckled and Jon added, “Can you say that?”
To which the King replied: ‘Of course you can.’
Jon Snow joked with Charles during a reception at Buckingham Palace last year.
Prince William visits Grenfell
Prince William and the late Queen visited a site near the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017.
As the prince was leaving, a desperate man cried out for the return of the children who had disappeared in the disaster.
He shouted: ‘What’s wrong with the children?’
William responded by raising his hand in a calm and compassionate manner and told the man not to worry, assuring him that he would be back.
Prince William speaks to the public near the Grenfell Tower site in 2017
