The senator who screamed at King Charles following his landmark speech in Australia has issued a new statement after a cartoon image of the monarch beheaded was shared on her Instagram account.
Lidia Thorpe shouted “You are not my King” at Charles after his speech at Australia’s Parliament House.
Hours after the incident, a cartoon of King Charles’s head lying next to a crown was shared on Senator Lidia Thorpe’s Instagram story.
The King’s eyes are shown with crosses, and the crown is on its side the left of the head.
Lidia Thorpe has claimed the image was shared on her Instagram account by a member of her team without her knowledge
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The picture, posted and created by Matt Chun, co-editor of anti-imperialist publication The Sunday Paper, is captioned “You are not our king” and contains a video of the senator’s protest earlier today.
However, Thorpe has claimed she did not share the image and it was posted on her account by a member of her team.
The Senator said: “Earlier tonight, without my knowledge, one of my staff shared an image to my Instagram stories created by another account.
“I deleted it as soon as I saw.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will head to Samoa after completing their five-day tour of Australia.
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I would not intentionally share anything that could be seen to encourage violence against anyone.
“That’s not what I’m about.”
The cartoon picture received a backlash on social media.
Thorpe was also criticised for verbally assaulting King Charles in Australia’s Parliament House.
The monarch has paused his treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer during his tour of Australia and Samoa.
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The monarch has paused his treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer during his tour of Australia and Samoa.
Outside Parliament House, thousands of well-wishers and royal fans came to get a glimpse of the royals at the end of the parliamentary reception, hosted by Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
A royal source has told GB News: “Their Majesties were deeply touched by seeing and hearing the very many thousands who’d turned out to support them, and are only sorry they didn’t have a chance to stop and talk to every single one.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla will head to Samoa after completing their five-day tour of Australia.
