Queen Victoria statue attacked with red paint hours before King Charles and Queen Camilla tour
An iconic statue of Queen Victoria in central Sydney has been defaced with red paint, just hours before the King and Queen tour the city.
Charles and Camilla are set to do a meet and greet with the public outside the Sydney Opera House, a few blocks away from the defaced statue.
Police surrounded the statue outside the Queen Victoria Building in the city’s central business district, after red paint was thrown over the base of the statue.
The incident comes just a day after Aboriginal Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe subjected the King and Queen to a verbal assault at Parliament House in the nation’s capital, Canberra.
The King and Queen have vowed to continue their Aussie visit “undeterred” despite the ugly scenes which have been widely condemned across the political spectrum.
Dressed in indigenous dress and waving a piece of paper, she approached the stage in front of dumbfounded MPs and guests, shouting “You are not my King”.
