AN anti-monarchy group in Scotland has welcomed an Australian senator's verbal attack of King Charles, saying that it is right for him to be confronted with the "blood-soaked histories" of the royal family.
Thorpe, who is the first indigenous senator elected from the state of Victoria, accused Charles of "genocide".
She said: “You are not our King, you are not sovereign… you have committed genocide against our people.
NEW: This is the moment King Charles's speech in Australia's Parliament House was interrupted by Senator Lidia Thorpe, who told him: 'You are not my King' 🗣 'You have committed genocide against our people.' pic.twitter.com/KkExsbCGTb
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“Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us … Our babies, our people. You destroyed our land.”
The moment has made headlines around the world and is likely to be seen as a major embarrassment for Charles, who is making his first visit to Australia since becoming King.
But Scottish anti-monarchy group Our Republic welcomed the protest, saying it is "correct" for Charles to be confronted with the reality of the royal family's historical impact on indigenous people.
On X/Twitter, the group said: "The monarchy has among the most blood-soaked histories behind its wealth and status.
"It is correct that Charles is confronted with that whilst he continues to enjoy the pomp and extravagance of billionaire and Head of State status created by that history."
In 2022, Senator Thorpe was forced to redo her oath to the Australian Senate after she referred to Queen Elizabeth as “the colonising Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”.
