King Charles III’s recent tour of Australia has been widely regarded as a success, with the monarch receiving an outpouring of love and support from locals. Despite some booing in parliament, the trip has been praised for attracting large, enthusiastic crowds, according to the former Good morning Great Britain host Piers Morgan.
Reflecting on the royal visit, Morgan shared his thoughts, saying: “The Australian people did not receive the memo attacking the royals and, in a surprising outpouring of joyful support, they flocked to the iconic Sydney Opera House to pay their respects. . to King Charles and Queen Camilla on the last day of their short but historic trip.”
writing in the sunMorgan highlighted the remarkable turnout: “More than 10,000 people from all over the country turned up in glorious sunshine to greet their royal visitors, much more than had been anticipated and, to be honest, much more than I feared would be the event. case”.
This tour marks King Charles’ first official visit to Australia as monarch since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Many skeptics had predicted that the monarchy’s global popularity would decline without the late Queen’s strong presence. As Morgan noted, “it was the first by a British monarch since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and many doomsayers assumed that royal popularity would inevitably have plummeted around the world without the great rock of the Monarchy.”
Morgan also referred to growing republican sentiment in Australia, where calls for the country to become a republic have been more pronounced in recent years. However, the large, jubilant crowds during the King’s tour defied those predictions. “Especially in Commonwealth countries like Australia, where the unpleasant whiff of republicanism has become more pervasive in recent years. But as these jubilant crowds demonstrated, they were all spectacularly wrong,” Morgan concluded.
The King’s visit, although brief, has successfully reaffirmed the royal family’s popularity in Australia, allaying concerns that support for the monarchy could waver following the Queen’s death.
