The Prince of Wales has met Aussie sailors in Cairns on the fifth day of his tour Down Under.
He went on board HMAS Leeuwin to present the Gloucester Cup to Hydrographic Ship Blue Crew – an award for the Royal Australian Navy unit displaying the highest level of overall proficiency – and also met members of the famous Royal Flying Doctors service.
Charles meets the crew of HMAS Cairns (Phil Noble/PA)
Charles presents the Duke of Gloucester Cup to Lieutenant Commander Dean Battilana (Phil Noble/PA)
Charles poses for photos with the crew of HMAS Melville (Phil Noble/PA)
Looking cool during a presentation ceremony (Phil Noble/PA)
Examining the plane’s intensive care unit (Steve Parsons/PA)
The Prince of Wales is shown a hunting Boomerang during his visit to Daintree Rainforest in Cairns (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)
Roy Gibson shows Prince Charles a Welcome to Country smoking ceremony (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)
Watching the action at the Cairns Convention Centre (Phil Noble/PA)
