The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are visiting Australia, where Charles launched the Commonwealth Games on behalf of the Queen.
The visit began with the usual formalities – Charles inspected military personnel during the ceremonial welcome at Old Government House in Brisbane (Steve Parsons/PA)
The royals meet Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA Wire)
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrive at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital (Phil Noble/PA)
Juiced TV is an Australian venture that sees young patients produce TV shows in hospital (Phil Noble/PA)
Camilla and Charles donned aprons to take part in a cooking activity at the hospital (Phil Noble/PA)
Charles and Camilla then attended the opening ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, where the prince read a message from the Queen to launch the event (Danny Lawson/PA)
Camilla met Cook Islands delegate Tau Estalla at a reception before the opening ceremony (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was also among the guests (Steve Parsons/PA)
