As King Charles sought to move on from yesterday’s verbal attack at Parliament House, he was dealt another reminder of the protest as he kicked off his penultimate day in Australia.

Arriving at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence in Sydney he was greeted by elder Allan Murray from the Metropolitan local Aboriginal land council who alluded to Lidia Thorpe’s controversial outburst on Monday.

He said: “Welcome to country. We’ve got stories to tell and I think you witnessed that story yesterday in Canberra but the story is unwavering and we’ve got a long way to achieve what we want to achieve and that’s our own sovereignty. But welcome to Gadigal land.”

Charles, 75, nodded as Allan spoke.

Welcoming him to the centre, the elder added: “We are proud sovereign people.”

Another pulled out a lighter to start the smoking ceremony.

The King said: “I was out in the Bush in Victoria in 1966 trying to get the fire going was a problem because we didn’t have one of those.”

He wafted the smoke which signifies a welcome to indigenous land and gathered around the outdoor fire pit with members of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.

In the sports hall, The King was impressed with a dance performance from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers.

Greeting the dancers afterwards, he said tried jumping the air himself and said: “That looked like a good exercise. I don’t think I can still do it at my age.”

He also spoke to Gamay Rangers and members of the Inner City Empowered Communities Group, which provides services to the local First Nations communities in Sydney.

Before heading to Parramatta for a community barbecue, the King spoke privately with a number of First Nations Elders.

The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) is a not-for-profit social enterprise, building solid foundations and solid futures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Founded in 2006, NCIE aims to build capability and create opportunities with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia. NCIE’s programmes, services and enterprises are designed with the sole purpose of creating long-term improvements in wellbeing.

Charles is said to be “unruffled” by the lone protestor at Canberra and will not let it overshadow what has otherwise been a wonderful day.

On Monday, Ms Thorpe, 51, attempted to cause disarray to the King and Queen’s visit to Canberra by hurling abuse at the monarch moments after he delivered a landmark speech at Parliament House.

After spending a minute yelling remarks such as “you are not my King” and accusing the monarch of committing “genocide” against Indigenous people she was ejected from the Great Hall.

But she continued her assault on the monarchy online by reposting a cartoon of the monarch’s head lying next to a crown on her Instagram story, after it was created by Matt Chun, co-editor of anti-imperialist publication The Sunday Paper.

The grim image was captioned: ‘You are not our King’.

Charles, 75, had barely sat back down before Indigenous Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe walked down the aisle of the Great Hall shouting: “You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us. Our bones, Our skulls our babies, our people. You destroyed our land. Give us a treaty. We want a treaty with this country.”

Wearing a long possum skin coat, Thorpe, 51, attempted to approach the stage where the King and Queen were sat alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other officials.

As security officers moved to eject her from the hall she became increasingly more animated, shouting: “This is not your land, this is not your land, you are not my King, you are not our King.”

It took almost a minute for security to remove Ms Thorpe, who was a guest at the event as an elected Victorian Senator.
As she was forced back into the foyer she shouted: “F**k the colonies.”

Those gathered for the Parliamentary reception remained silent during the outburst, while the King turned to quietly speak to the PM.

In a statement after the protest, she said she was attempting to hand the king a “notice of complicity in Aboriginal Genocide” according to the Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998.

Scores of politicians condemned Ms Thorpe’s actions, while senior Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Violet Sheridan – who gave the official ‘Welcome to Country’ for the King and Queen at Parliament just half an hour before the protest – was upset by the outburst.