‘Not my king’: Charles III heckled by Australian senator

King Charles III was heckled by an Australian senator who accused the visiting U.K. monarch of “genocide.”

Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal independent lawmaker for Victoria, interrupted proceedings and approached the stage as Charles concluded his speech at Parliament House in the capital city of Canberra.

“This is not your land, you are not my king!” she said.

“You committed genocide against our people,” Thorpe added. “Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us — our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people. You are a genocidalist.”

Charles was heckled for around a minute before the senator was escorted away by security.

The king and other attendees, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, remained seated and did not comment on the incident.

The incident occurred during Charles’ first visit to Australia since ascending to the throne in 2022, and the first visit to the country by a British monarch since 2011.