‘You are not my king’ – Australian senator accuses British monarchy of ‘genocide’

It is understood the Charles was unruffled and did not let the outburst overshadow what the royal party viewed as a positive day in the Australian capital

Australian senator Lidia Thorpe protests during the ceremonial welcome to Australia for Charles and Camilla at Australian Parliament House in Canberra (Victoria Jones/PA)

The King has been berated by an Australian senator who accused the British monarchy of “genocide” against her nation’s indigenous people and declared: “You are not my king”.

Lidia Thorpe, who campaigns on First Nations issues, disrupted Charles’s welcome to the capital Canberra with her outburst which overshadowed a speech highlighting his debt to the descendants of Australia’s first inhabitants.