One Royal protester has asked the monarchy to "give back our land" as King Charles undertakes a visit to Australia this week.
King Charles' visit to Australia has been met with protests, as demonstrators demand the return of Indigenous lands.
During the royal couple's attendance at St Thomas' Anglican Church in North Sydney today, protesters gathered nearby with banners reading "Decolonise" and "Empire Built on Genocide".
Speaking to GB News, one protester said: "I want to say to King Charles, give my land back. This land was colonised.
Some people were pleased to see King Charles
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"This land was taken by force of brutality through massacres and massacres of First Nations people."
Another said: "Always was always will be decolonised."
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Despite the royal unrest, the King and Queen were also greeted by hundreds of well-wishers.
While protesters voiced their concerns, many Australians welcomed the royal visit with enthusiasm.
"I was around when his mother made the first trip to Australia in 1954. I was a little girl at school. He's done pretty well at age 75 to come," one supporter reminisced.
Another well-wisher, originally from Nepal, expressed their admiration: "They represent so much good in the world. I'm a big supporter of the royal. I born in Nepal, live in Australia now."
One demanded "give our land back"
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The six-day royal tour, which began on Friday, marks King Charles's first visit to Australia as monarch.
It is his 17th trip to the country since his initial visit in 1966 at the age of 17. King Charles appeared in good spirits despite the long journey.
At the New South Wales Legislative Council, he presented an hourglass as a gift to mark the body's bicentenary.
It is the King's first visit as Sovereign
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The King spoke of his joy at returning to Australia, saying: "With the sands of time encouraging brevity, it just remains for me to say what a great joy it is to come to Australia for the first time as Sovereign, and to renew a love of this country and its people which I have cherished for so long."
He then asked to give the hourglass a spin for good luck.
The royal couple's itinerary includes events in Sydney and Canberra until 23 October.
Despite some political figures reportedly snubbing the visit, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the King and Queen upon their arrival in Sydney on Friday night.
