Prince Charles welcomed by Australian republicans on low-key tour
AFP, March, 2005
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MELBOURNE (AFP) — Prince Charles was given a warm welcome by anti-monarchists as he walked the streets of Melbourne, while Australia's future king maintained the low-key nature of the tour by apologising for interrupting people's shopping.
About 20 republicans greeted the prince at the city's Federation Square, holding up a tongue-in-cheek banner reading: "Republicans welcome Charles, our future head of state".
As he walked among those at a farmers market and spoke to members of the crowd of several hundred, Prince Charles jokingly acknowledged that not everyone had come to see him and apologised for inconveniencing shoppers.
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"Are you going to the farmer's market shopping?" he asked one woman. "Am I interrupting?"
When she replied that she had come to the area to see him, he replied: "It's a very rash thing to do."
But there was plenty of goodwill from ...
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