King Charles III visited the former British colony on Saturday where he retained the ceremonial title of the Head of State.
However, King Charles III was shouted at by an Indigenous Australian senator, saying “You are not our king”.
Shortly after the King had finished making remarks in Australia’s Parliament on Monday, a voice rang out from the back of the hall.
“You are not our king, Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us,” shouted Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous senator
As security guards rushed Ms Thorpe out of the chamber but continued to taunt the king, demanding that Britain enter a treaty with Australia’s Indigenous population and accusing British colonizers of genocide.
After her protest, Thorpe told news reporters that she had wanted to send a clear message to the King.
“To be sovereign you have to be of the land, He is not of this land.” She said
The ceremony concluded without any reference to the incident, and the royal couple proceeded to meet hundreds of people who had waited outside to greet them.
Buckingham Palace had no response to the incident when asked to comment.