If King Charles and Queen Camilla were feeling a tad apprehensive about their reception in Australia, they needn’t have worried.
Already half-way into their visit to Australia, the reception for the royal couple has been as warm and sunny as the Sydney weather over the weekend and, so far, all has gone very well.
The was a small glitch on Friday night, when the King and Queen’s plane was about to touch down at Sydney airport. The sails of the Sydney Opera House had been illuminated with images from Charles and Camilla’s previous visits. The King and Queen were supposed to be able to see the Opera House from the air, but were briefly delayed because a cruise liner berthed opposite obscured the projection. It was somehow appropriate that the offending liner was Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth.
After resting at the Australian governor-general’s official residence, Admiralty House – with views across Sydney Harbour to die for – the King and Queen were busy on Sunday. They attended Sunday
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