This was the perfect way for Buckingham Palace to wrap up the royal visit of Australia.
Positive optics prevailed. The public sentiment in Sydney was positive, notwithstanding Monday’s high-profile protest in Canberra.
However, royal attendants will have been extremely relieved to reach this stage, with the tour successfully concluded before a heartfelt farewell.
Reuters King Charles visits the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Sydney, Australia, where he meets Uncle James Michael “Widdy” Welsh, an Indigenous person.
When the King was diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment in February, it seemed improbable that this tour would take place.
On the recommendation of physicians, however, it remained in the journal with changes.
The engagements have been scheduled to prevent early beginnings and late endings, and the visit’s duration has been shortened.
The King and Queen’s schedule has remained hectic despite the changes.
The royal couple visited a National Center of Indigenous Excellence, a food bank, a social housing project, a literacy initiative, a community barbecue, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, a naval review in Sydney Harbour, and a meeting with two top cancer researchers on Tuesday alone.
