Anthony Albanese will meet King Charles III while in London for Queen Elizabeth's funeral, cementing Australia’s importance to the new monarch.
Albanese said when meeting the King, he would express Australians’ deep condolences.
"It is of course the passing of the sovereign but for King Charles it’s also the passing of his mum," Albanese said.
"We shouldn’t forget that at the end of the day these people are humans as well as being members of the Royal Family."
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