Australian PM to declare allegiance to Britain's King Charles – but wants president

The King, left, receives Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Pool via AP)

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he will declare his allegiance to Britain's King Charles III at the coronation – despite believing that Australia should have its own head of state.

Mr Albanese voted in a failed referendum in 1999 for an Australian citizen to replace the British monarch as the country’s head of state.