SYDNEY - King Charles III flipped sausages and admired Australian avocados on Tuesday on the final leg of his tour Down Under, a whirlwind jaunt designed to shore up support in one of his biggest realms.
The 75-year-old regent crisscrossed Sydney on his last full day of engagements, touring housing projects in the inner city and a suburban community barbecue before a planned finale at the Opera House.
Lifeguards from Sydney's famous Bondi Beach watched as the "flexitarian" king -- who gives up meat and fish two days each week -- turned over sausages on a smoky grill.
"It's a particular delight to see and smell all the top tucker here today," he told the crowd, paying tribute to Australia's much loved "smashed avo" and "cab sav" red wine.
"So thank you, everyone, for coming to join us at this 'barbie' today."
In a makeshift field nearby, the king watched as Australian working dogs competed to round up flocks of sheep.
An Australian pub rock staple, "Working Class Man" by Jimmy Barnes, blared over the speakers as Charles and Queen Camilla arrived.
Charles started his day in the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern, the spiritual birthplace of one of Australia's most significant Indigenous rights movements.
"Thats your accommodation tonight, your majesty," one of his guides joked with a smile as they strolled past a caravan parked on the campus of an Indigenous learning centre.
Later on Tuesday, Charles and Queen Camilla will embark on what may be the centrepiece of their Australian visit.
The royals will meet members of the public on the Sydney Opera House forecourt before surveying warships gathered in the harbour and witnessing an airforce flyover.