King Charles and Queen Camilla have attended a community BBQ in Parramatta Park on the last day of their Royal tour.
Spectators lined the side of the road to see Their Majesties, waving and taking photos as they arrived around lunchtime.
At the BBQ, the King and Queen met the likes of cricket legend David Warner, Blue Wiggle Anthony Field, comedian Ahn Do and Panthers 1991 Grand Final hero Mark Geyer.
The pair also met with religious leaders and volunteers.
And they were also put to work – with Charles and Camilla both briefly spending some time with tongs in hand, turning sausages.
Londonderry MP and Deputy Premier Prue Car was there, as was Premier Chris Minns who said the BBQ was not something “you’ll easily forget”.
“Your Majesty, this might be your first visit to Australia as a sovereign, but it’s certainly not your first visit as a friend,” Minns told the gathered crowd.
“For 60 years, you’ve been coming to our city and our state.
“And in that time, you have witnessed the latest chapter in the long story of change that’s happened in western Sydney.”
Minns said western Sydney had become the heart of multicultural Australia.
“In the same way that the British Commonwealth pulls together 56 nations into a single body, Western Sydney has stitched the world into a single community,” he said.
“And without being too immodest, I think it’s an example to the world of how we can live together, as one people despite our differences.
“That success is built on our citizens, on everyone here today.”
King Charles praised the Royal Agricultural Society for their efforts, and thanked those for attending today’s event.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.