King Charles III flipped sausages and admired Australian avocados on Tuesday on the final leg of his tour Down Under, a whirlwind jaunt designed to shore up support in one of his biggest realms.
The 75-year-old regent crisscrossed Sydney on his last full day of engagements, touring housing projects in the inner city and a suburban community barbecue before a planned finale at the Opera House.
Lifeguards from Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach watched as the “flexitarian” king — who gives up meat and fish two days each week — turned over sausages on a smoky grill.
“It’s a particular delight to see and smell all the top tucker here today,” he told the crowd, paying tribute to Australia’s much loved “smashed avo” and “cab sav” red wine.
“So thank you, everyone, for coming to join us at this ‘barbie’ today.”
In a makeshift field nearby, the king watched as Australian …