King Charles’ royal Australian tour LIVE: His Majesty and Queen Camilla visit Canberra after warm welcome in Sydney

King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend just one day in the country’s capital on Monday, where they are expected to be greeted by thousands of fans.

During their stay in Canberra, the Royals will visit the Australian War Memorial, where they will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where The Last Post will be played before a minute’s silence.

The pair will split up to attend various events, but will both take a stroll through the National Botanical Gardens later on Monday afternoon.

King Charles is expected to give a speech at 1pm before meeting those present to witness the royal visit.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will also hold a reception for Charles and Camilla in the Great Hall of Parliament House.

Charles will visit the CSIRO National Bushfire Research Center to meet firefighters and scientists.

The Queen will now participate in a round table conference on domestic violence.

Charles and Camilla have official engagements in Sydney on Tuesday before returning to Britain.

A small group of anti-monarchy protesters had gathered outside St Thomas’ Anglican Church in North Sydney on Sunday morning for the royal visit.

They gathered under a large ‘decolonize’ banner about 100 meters away, but could not spoil the joyful mood.

The demonstrators used a megaphone to express their support for the rights of indigenous people and waved Palestinian and Lebanese flags.

A handful of locals frustratedly shouted “get lost” and “get a life” as they walked past, while one man told them, “Be thankful you live in a free society where you can argue across the street.”

Fans waiting on the church grounds to shake hands with the king and queen called the ongoing republican debate ‘annoying’.

After the king and queen arrived, protesters were drowned out by shouts of “hip hip hurray” and obscured by hundreds of camera phones held aloft.

The King and Queen received a warm welcome in Sydney on Sunday during their visit to St. Thomas’ Anglican Church.

With arms full of flowers, toy koalas and even some kangaroo stuffed animals, the couple were repeatedly thanked for making the long journey, especially in light of His Majesty’s ongoing cancer treatment.

Fans waiting in the church grounds – including dozens of Sunday school children – were happy to shake hands with the king and queen, while others described the ongoing republican debate as ‘annoying’.

Then a child shouted with delight: ‘I touched the king!’. “It was so good, he was so nice,” said another little girl.

To loud cheers from the hundreds of people gathered on the lawn opposite the church, the king stepped out of the church and waved before walking over to speak to the crowd.

Some well-wishers said they queued as early as 5am to get a prime spot to see the couple, while others in the crowd were mainly from other parts of Australia.