When King Charles is planning to visit Australia
King Charles is preparing to make his first visit to Australia as a monarch.
According to reports from the British Media, King Charles and Camilla are expected to head Down Under in late 2024.
The reports of the visit comes after many have accused the royal family of snubbing Australia, after there was no offical visit from the royal family during the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, despite other royal family members travelling to Commonwealth countries.
Prince William has also been called out for not travelling to Australia for the FIFA Women's World Cup final that took place in Sydney, which saw England take on Spain.
While Buckingham Palace has yet to officially announce a visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla to Australia, the Mail on Sunday has reported that royal aides are busy preparing for a trip to Sydney to coincide with the King's first attendance as the head of the Commonwealth at its meeting in Samoa.
A senior Australian government minister told the publication that a royal visit would lead to a "renewed conversation" about the country having its own head of state.
Assistant minister for the republic Matt Thistlethwaite said, "The King will always be welcome in Australia and greeted fondly by the Australian people."
"But in modern-day Australia his visit will trigger a renewed conversation about having our own head of state who lives with us, represents us and is an Australian."
However, shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie said, "The King will be very welcome on his first visit. There is a renewed enthusiasm for the Crown down-under and a sense that we share in something special and historic."
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