<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>328879</docID> <postdate>2024-09-11 10:53:36</postdate> <headline>King Charles, Queen plan six-day Australia visit</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-328880" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20191119001433535704-original-resized.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="601" /></p> <caption>King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Canberra and Sydney for six days in October. (David Rowland/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By <strong>Andrew Brown</strong> in Canberra</span></p> <p><strong>Canberra and Sydney are set to roll out a royal welcome ahead of King Charles and Queen Camilla's first visit to Australia as a reigning monarch.</strong></p> <p>The King and Queen will visit the cities as part of a six-day visit to Australia between October 18 and 23, the first since it was announced the King was undergoing cancer treatment.</p> <p>Details of the itinerary reveal the Canberra leg of the trip will see both King and Queen welcomed at Parliament House by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a reception with political and community leaders.</p> <p>The prime minister said Australians would look forward to welcoming the King and Queen back to Australia.</p> <p>"The royal visit is an opportunity to showcase the best of Australia, our rich culture, our sense of community, and contributions to science, research and global progress," he said.</p> <p>"His Majesty first visited Australia in 1966 and has a strong personal affection for our nation.</p> <p>"We are delighted that His Majesty is recovering well and has made visiting Australia once again a priority."</p> <p>Australians who are leading in their field in their field in areas such as sport, arts, culture and health will also be on the guest list to the event.</p> <p>The royals will lay a wreath at the nearby Australian War Memorial and visit the Australian National Botanic Gardens to meet with staff and volunteers and will also take part in a tree planting.</p> <p>King Charles will also carry out a visit to the CSIRO as part of a focus on the agency's effort tackling bushfires, while Queen Camilla will meet with representatives at domestic violence charity GIVIT.</p> <p>In Sydney, the King and Queen will conduct a fleet review of the navy, attend a community barbecue and visit the Opera House.</p> <p>The visit will also involve the King meeting with Australians of the Year Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer, along with a meeting with indigenous representatives.</p> <p>There will be a visit to a library by the Queen to meet with children who are taking part in Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition.</p> <p>It will be the first trip to Australia by a reigning monarch since 2011, when Queen Elizabeth II travelled to Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth.</p> <p>King Charles has travelled to Australia 15 times, but the October trip will be the first since taking the throne.</p> </body>