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The King and Queen’s historic tour to Australia is underway, with Their Majesties having arrived in a rainy Sydney on Friday.

Despite a protest in Canberra’s Parliament House on Monday, Charles, 75, and Camilla, 77, have so far been greeted warmly by huge crowds.

The six-day trip to Canberra and Sydney is the King’s first to Australia as its head of state, and comes as he continues to receive treatment for cancer.

During the visit Charles will meet colleagues Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer, named as Australians of the year 2024 in recognition of their pivotal work on melanoma, one of Australia’s most common cancers.

Other highlights of the Australian visit will see the royal couple spending time in the capital Canberra meeting leading figures and paying their respects to the country’s fallen, while in western Sydney they will attend a community barbecue – a staple of Australian culture.

The King and Queen will later travel to Samoa for a three-day state visit and meet world leaders taking part in a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which Charles will formally open.

Take a look at the best photos from their official trip…

The drizzle didn’t dampen Queen Camilla’s spirits as she arrived in Sydney wearing a royal blue Fiona Clare dress, adorned with the Australian wattle brooch and her Charlotte Elizabeth ‘Mayflower’ bag.

Warm welcome
As the couple touched down in the Australian city, the iconic Sydney Opera House was lit up with striking projections of previous royal visits.

St Thomas’ Anglican Church – Sydney
After a scheduled rest day, the King and Queen joined the congregation at St Thomas’ Anglican Church on Sunday, where they signed a historic bible.

Crowds outside the church
After the service the royal couple went outside the church to shake hands with the well-wishers, who numbered around two hundred people, with some waiting since 5am to catch a glimpse of the royals.