King Charles III and Queen Camilla's recent six-day tour of Australia cost significantly less than comparable visits by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 and 2011. The total cost was reportedly less than half the price of the late Queen's 2006 tour, coming in at under $500,000. The figures were published in a recent poll, which also revealed a dip in public approval of King Charles's performance.
King Charles’ 2024 Royal Tour of Australia Amounted to Less Than Half the Cost of Queen Elizabeth’s 2006 Tour Down UnderRachel Burchfield serves as digital editor, royals at PEOPLE. She has worked at PEOPLE since August 2024, and her work has previously appeared in Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose for a photo at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background on Oct. 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. When Queen Elizabeth visited in 2006 — a five-day trip that included stops in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and the Commonwealth Games — it cost $899,701 , according to. In 2011, during what would prove to be her final visit to Australia, the Queen visited Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth over 11 days; the trip cost over $1.6 million .reported is less than half the cost of the late Queen’s short visit 18 years prior. The total cost of Charles and Camilla’s six-day tour — which breaks down to just over $62,000 per day — includes travel, accommodation, meals, events, hospitality, transport and making flags, according to, which preceded a second stop in Samoa, was the King’s first visit Down Under as monarch. The trip was adjusted to include a rest day as he continues his cancer treatment, which will reach into 2025 but is headed in a positive direction,during a Canberra reception at Parliament House. The couple undertook up to 10 engagements daily and were welcomed by an estimated 10,000 supporters at the Sydney Opera House. King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart following a service at St. Thomas's Anglican Church on Oct. 20, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.Though they flew part of the way via commercial airline, the figures of the tour — published in thefound that 31% of people thought the King, 76, was doing “the job well,” down from 45% immediately after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, in 2022. Support to make Australia a republic rose from 36% to 41% of those surveyed, and the King said ahead of his tour of Australia this year that Australia keeping him as head of state is “a matter for the Australian public to decide.” King Charles Believes Australia Keeping Him Head of State Is ‘a Matter for the Australian Public to Decide’Barbados became the most recent nation to become a republic , and Jamaica — which currently considers Charles its head of state — recently made a move towards removing the King in that capacity. In the U.K., a recent IPSOS survey found that 43% of the British public think the royal family is a “good value for money for the U.K. taxpayer.” When it comes to dollars and cents, “Travel costs are among the largest bills of the royal finances each year,”reported. For example, Charles and Camilla’s three-day state visit to France last year cost nearly $148,000, and a state visit to Kenya cost $209,000. King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for a visit in Canberra at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra Airport on Oct. 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia.For the Australia royal tour specifically, the bulk of the money was spent foremost on travel, accommodation and meals, followed by expenses for event management and hospitality; ground transport; and expenses including a national contribution to the conservation project Greening Australia.Queen Camilla’s Sister Annabel Elliot Has Been Her ‘Rock’ During Her Difficult 2024: Report King Charles Expresses ‘Great Sadness’ Over the Death of U.S. President Jimmy Carter: ‘An Inspiration to Many’ Prince Louis Is Apparently Following in Prince William and Prince George's Footsteps by Embracing This Sports Team Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Addresses Royal Family’s ‘Challenging’ Year, Admitting They’ve Sought Help as a FamilyTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce Walk Hand-in-Hand During Rainy N.Y.C. Night Out Are Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Allowed to Keep the Armfuls of Gifts They Received from the Public on Christmas? Warren Zeiders Wants to Duet with Kelly Clarkson After Viral Moment on Her Show: 'Something Special Together' Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak Are All Smiles as They Hold Hands Leaving Second Aspen Dinner Date in One WeekKing Charles and Queen Camilla View a Piece of Queen Elizabeth's Royal History Before State Visit to KenyaKing Charles Planning Royal Visit to Australia This Year Despite Cancer Diagnosis
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