Alpaca sneezes on King Charles during Canberra meet and greet

The King was near successful “disbelief” aft an alpaca dressed successful a crown and waistcoat with a aureate bow necktie sneezed connected him arsenic helium went to accidental hello.

Nine-year-old Hephner spectacularly fluffed his lines erstwhile helium was introduced to the King extracurricular the Australian War Memorial successful Canberra.

When the King stroked his chemoreceptor the carnal near disconnected a large sneeze - provoking laughter.

Thousands turned retired to greet the King and Queen - with fans waving flags and banners.

The throng included Robert Fletcher brought his alpaca - named Hephner arsenic his parent was called Playgirl - connected its pb to conscionable the King.

The nine-year-old had a caller golden crown and suit and golden bow necktie for the event.

Robert, of Goulburn, New South Wales, uses his alpaca arsenic a enactment carnal for charities and nursing homes.

He said portion waiting for Charles: “My woman recovered the crown and thought it was fitting. I deliberation helium loves his crown precise much.

“He has tons of outfits but it’s a peculiar time truthful helium is successful a suit and bow necktie arsenic well.

“Hephner has met a fewer celebrated radical earlier but this is the King. He wants to conscionable the King.

“He doesn’t wound and helium doesn’t spit. He’s ever connected his champion behaviour anyway.

“And helium is simply a pro-monarchy alpaca.”

When Charles came adjacent Robert shook his manus and introduced the King to the animal.

But arsenic the King mildly petted him wrong seconds the alpaca fto retired a large sneeze

Robert said afterwards: “I got to shingle his manus and past Hephner sneezed.

“The King conscionable looked successful disbelief.

“But it’s conscionable who Hephner is. He is an alpaca aft all”.

The royal mates received immense cheers arsenic they walked 200 metres from the Australian War Memorial Council Member and Australian Army Veteran, ‘Aunty’ Lorraine Hatton.

Thousands lined the walkway.

John Mordes, 21, bunked disconnected enactment to spot the King and Queen.

He said: “He asked maine if I was disconnected assemblage and I said I should beryllium successful enactment instead.

“I volition spell backmost to enactment and archer my manager I was connected my break.

“I came down due to the fact that helium is the King and Queen and I don’t cognize erstwhile I volition ever spot them again.

“He looks truly bully and had a steadfast handshake.”

Wendy Davies, 67 of Melbourne, met Queen Camilla who was wearing

She said: “I said invited to Australia and shook her hand. She is looking beautiful.”

At the extremity of the locomotion the mates stood astatine the For Our Country Memorial wherever Sub Lieutenant Jordan Bradshaw, an Indigenous serving subordinate of the Australian Defence Force who volition besides dependable the didgeridoo.