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Podcast: Palace Intrigue : Meghan and Harry's Australia trip, King Charles visits USA - Royal Family gossip
Episode: The King gets heckled in Australia
Description: Charles’ tour of Australia made international headlines after Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe staged a dramatic protest during a ceremonial event in Canberra. Thorpe, a well-known activist and independent senator, interrupted a speech by Charles, accusing the crown of genocide against Indigenous Australians. Wearing a traditional possum skin coat, Thorpe approached the stage, shouting, ““Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people,” said Ms. Thorpe, as the guards backed her toward the door. “You destroyed our land.”This is not your country, you are not our king,” and demanded the return of stolen lands and a treaty with First Nations people.Thorpe’s...