Appearing on British Sky News soon afterwards, Thorpe was quizzed by no-nonsense host Kay Burley who asked why she had accused the King of “genocide” during her protest. “Global truth-telling about the royals who caused so much devastation to not only our people in this country but Indigenous people around the world,” Thorpe said.

An Australian senator who confronted King Charles in parliament has shared a cartoon showing the monarch beheaded on social media. Lidia Thorpe, 51, an outspoken advocate for Indigenous rights, shouted at the King in a fiery address during his royal reception in Great Hall of Parliament House on Monday.