King Charles’ heckling in Australia was a deliberate act, according to a Royal observer and editor.
Emily Ferguson, an expert who witnessed the incident in parliament, said she saw Senator Lidia Thorpe intentionally trying to defame the monarch.
“I quickly got back to my feet and leaned over the balcony for a better view of the woman shouting at the 75-year-old King,” Ferguson shared.
She continued, “I filmed the protestor as she calmly and deliberately made her way down the aisle towards the stage, where the King, Queen, and other officials were seated.”
Ferguson added, “Draped in a long possum skin coat, she yelled, ‘This is not your land, you are not my King, you are not our King.’”
As the scene unfolded, the hundred or so guests stood in shocked silence. Security approached her and slowly directed her towards the exit, Ferguson noted.
“They didn’t forcibly remove her, but as they guided her away, she became more animated, shouting, ‘You destroyed our land, give us a treaty, we want a treaty. This is not your land, you are not my King, you are not our King.’”
It took nearly a minute for security to remove the protestor, and as she was escorted out, she shouted, “F*** the colonies.”
Ferguson later observed from video footage that King Charles remained composed throughout the disruption, quietly conversing with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was seated beside him.
