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Australian Lawmaker Shouts at King Charles: 'Not My King'


Australian lawmaker, Lidia Thorpe, shouted at King Charles III following his speech in front of Parliament during his visit in Canberra

“I sovereign, Lidia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will be faithful and I bear true allegiance to the colonizing her majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” she said. Prior to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III had been the heir apparent to the British throne for seven decades. According to the British outlet, Aboriginal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan, who was present for Charles and Camilla’s arrival called the protest “disrespectful” and added that Thorpe “does not speak for me.”

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