Australian monarchists have likened republicans to “vampires rising from the dead”, as The King and Queen spend their first night on Australian soil. The King and Queen are spending six days Down Under,

Queen Camilla is sparkling in something sentimental from Queen Elizabeth 's collection at the start of the royal tour of Australia and Samoa.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney to an official welcome for the first leg of their Australia tour on Friday. Charles, who has suspended his cancer treatment while he carries out the tour, appeared in good spirits despite the long-haul flight and rain that greeted the couple upon landing.