Prior to the interruption, the king was introduced by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, per PBS. Albanese has expressed a desire to make Australia a republic with an Australian head of state. Australia is still a constitutional monarchy with Charles at the head of state.

King Charles had a poignant meeting during his royal tour of Australia and Samoa amid his treatment for cancer.

King Charles visited a skin cancer clinic in Sydney on Tuesday where he met cancer survivors and researchers working on cures for the disease. The visit to the Melanoma Institute Australia was one of the final public appearances Charles made on his 16th official visit to the country,