Among the thousand plus well-wishers gathered to greet King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Monday was Hephner, a nine-year old alpaca in a suit with a crown perched atop his fluffy white head.

A politician staged a protest at a royal reception attended by the King and Queen in Canberra, shouting that the monarch had “committed genocide against our people”.

Senator interrupts ceremony in Australian capital city of Canberra on the second official day of royal engagements.