Like sands through an hourglass, except shorter, so is the first official day of King Charles’s Australian tour

After a day of rest, the monarch makes an appearance at a luncheon in his honour in Sydney, presenting his hosts with an hourglass and joking about the swift passage of time

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King Charles III did not linger long at the luncheon put on in his honour, at the second scheduled event of his short Australian visit. And his gift to the gathering was a reminder of the fleeting passage of time.

There was a menu fit for a king, and very Sydney: chargrilled asparagus and olive dust; marinated octopus and squid ink wafer; barramundi and duck confit.

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