19 hours Ago By Mashable News Staff
The U.K.'s King Charles had an embarrassing moment in the Australian parliament on Monday during a ceremony with the politicians in the room.
Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal woman and a stern opponent of the Royal family, heckled the monarch as a sign of protest. Accusing Charles of committing genocide against the aboriginals in Australia , Thorpe demanded her "land back." BREAKING: The end of King Charles speech has been interrupted by a protest from an indigenous campaigner.
Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted at the stage “you are not our King”, “this is not your land”. She demanded the King apologise for British atrocities in Australia pic.twitter.
com/ZytV8X9OC9 — Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) October 21, 2024 "Give us what you stole from us. Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people! You destroyed our land. You are not my king, this is not your land," she said in the video which is now going viral online.
She was eventually escorted out by security and the ceremony resumed. All the while King Charles sat calmly next to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. ALSO SEE: King Charles III's First Official Portrait Leaves X Users Confused: 'Incredibly Disturbing' 'Not our king!' A lawmaker previously known for protesting the colonization of Australia shouted "give us our land back" as King Charles finished addressing Parliament.
pic.twitter.com/E6Mx744mqU — DW News (@dwnews) October 21, 2024 King Charles is on an official visit to Australia and he addressed the Parliament in Canberra.
Ironically, he started his speech thanking the aboriginals for giving him a traditional welcome. Thorpe is an independent senator who has been a strong voice against colonisation. Speaking to DW after she was escorted out, she said, "I got a few nods from Aboriginal people in the room to show that they support my resistance, which is the resistance of my people for over 200 years.
" Thorpe said she will continue to voice her opposition until a peace-making treaty is signed to "celebrate this country together." Notably, Australia is one of the countries other than New Zealand, Canada and some Caribbean nations that have the King as head of state as it was once a British colony. ALSO SEE: King Charles I, II, And III: The History Of A Controversial Name (Image: X).
