King Charles 'follows in Queen's footsteps' 70 years after historic act
ok.co.ukKing Charles will 'follow in his mother's footsteps' while in Australia and royal fans can't get enough.The king arrived in Sydney today (Friday, October 18), kicking off his first state visit to the country since he came to the British throne.The six-day trip will see him address Parliament in the capital, Canberra, just as Queen Elizabeth II did when she visited the nation.
Charles' late mother went to Australia in 1954, 70 years before Charles' visit, and in doing so became the first reigning British Sovereign to visit the country.
Posting to X (formerly Twitter), the official Royal Family account paid homage to Her Majesty while outlining Charles' plans for his visit.
It read: "70 years ago, in 1954, Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning British Sovereign to visit Australia.Tomorrow, The King will arrive for his own first visit as Sovereign, accompanied by Queen Camilla. "During the visit, The King will follow in his mother’s footsteps – seven decades on – by addressing Parliament in Canberra." Accompanying the message was a video showing the Queen's historic visit.
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