The Governor-General Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC and His Majesty's Australian Prime Minister will welcome Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Australia in October this year.
This will be The King’s first visit to Australia as Sovereign.
The King shares a long history with and affection for Australia, having previously made 15 official visits to our nation and having visited every state and territory.
During this visit, The King and Queen will travel to the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
Official Australian portraits of The King and Queen have now been released and can be downloaded from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.
In the official portraits, The King wears The Sovereign’s Badge of the Order of Australia, while The Queen wears the Wattle Brooch which was gifted to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Australia in 1954.
Australians can request printed versions of the portraits through their Federal Member of the House of Representatives or Senator in their state or territory.
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