Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla met large, cheering crowds in Sydney after attending a church service on Sunday, the first event of their Australia tour.

Hundreds of well-wishers greeted Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sydney on Sunday as the royal couple attended church, with the king saying it was a "great joy" to return to Australia in his first visit to an overseas realm as sovereign.

The pair met with members of the public at St Thomas’ Anglican Church in North Sydney on Oct. 20, the first scheduled public engagement of their royal tour

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been greeted by children outside a Sydney church in their first public appearance of their Australian visit.

King Charles and Queen Camilla had two very different travel plans at the start of their royal tour of Australia and Samoa. On Friday, Oct. 18, the royal couple arrived in Sydney, Australia, appearing together during a formal welcome. However, as People reports, the pair left London, England on separate flights—and for a very specific reason.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a six-day tour of Australia, their first since the King ascended to the throne.

King Charles III is only the second reigning British monarch to visit Australia. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, became the first 70 years ago.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney to an official welcome for the first leg of their Australia tour on Friday. Charles, who has suspended his cancer treatment while he carries out the tour, appeared in good spirits despite the long-haul flight and rain that greeted the couple upon landing.

The king’s visit, his first to an overseas realm as sovereign, comes amid revived debate over whether Australia should cut ties with the royal family and become a republic instead.

Upon arrival, the royal couple were greeted by crowds that wrapped around the church’s property, hoping to catch a glimpse of them. As Charles and Camilla made their way to the

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a service at St Thomas' Anglican church with residents in North Sydney on Sunday, the first event of their Australia tour. The royal couple was met by the Archbishop of Sydney,