Australian leader reminded of Prince Charles criticism

In his address the Dean of Perth, the Very Rev Richard Pengelley, joked with prince and duchess telling them: “You survived the spectacular storm in Cottlesloe last night and I wish there were this many people here for my sermon every week”.

An equal number of royal fans stood along the barriers outside the event, patiently waiting for a glimpse of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.

During the rest of their visit Charles and Camilla are also expected to visit Sydney, Albany and Perth, before their tour culminates on Sunday.

The British royal family has long made it clear that the issue of whether to become a republic is for Australians to decide.

Duchess of Cornwall and republican Lucy Turnbull find common ground.

“I think Australia’s ready to have its own head of state”, he told ABC Radio. Male royals are Your Royal Highness then Sir.

The royal couple are on a six day tour of Australia.

Unlike the hysteria that surrounds the latest crop of Royals like Prince William and Kate or Prince Harry, especially when they visit us here, when the regal grey nomads touched down in Australia a few days ago there was not quite the same level of “buzz” being generated.

After all, Charles cheated on Princess Diana for years – with Camilla Parker-Bowles.

“If Labor is elected at the next election, we will aim to make the next decade Australia’s first with a head of state who is one of us”. As Charles was introduced to the young man, workers sang them both happy birthday.

Inside the building, Charles and Camilla sipped organic wine and nibbled on locally produced cheese.

As of today, an opinion poll showed that 51 per cent of Australians would not accept Prince Charles as King instead they would rather abolish the monarchy. The Sun ran a caption saying “Cheeky Janine pats Charles” while The Daily Mail headline read: “Put a hand on Charles’s rear?”

The knife-pointing incident took place two days before on November 10, but was this the first time there was the appearance of hanky-panky on the Prince of Wales’s part while in Australia?

The flimsy powder blue shorts Jane Priest found so alluring in the ’70s were replaced with a yellow version adorned with toy dolphins as Charles cooled off with a dip in the pool of Government House on the eve of his 67th birthday.

Carrying a floppy hat he was sporting a chest full of grey hair, a toned stomach and had an apt pattern on his yellow trunks – whales.