“Please be assured that your opinions on this matter have been noted very carefully,” the response said.

“Her Majesty, as a constitutional monarch, acts on the advice of her ministers and therefore it is for the Australian public to decide whether Australia will become a republic.”

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson has since said: “Like his mother before him, His Majesty the King has always believed that this is a matter for the Australian people. »

The King and Queen Camilla will arrive in Sydney on Friday.

It will be the king’s first visit abroad since he ascended the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, two years ago, and follows her cancer diagnosis this year.

The last visit by an English monarch to Australia was that of Queen Elizabeth II, who visited Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in 2011.

The republican movement resumed after the death of the queen in 2022.

However, the initiative was halted this year by the federal minister charged with leading the movement, who said it was “not a priority” amid cost of living pressures.

Assistant Minister for a Republic Matt Thistlethwaite had to defend the viability of his portfolio after admitting it was harder for the government to launch a referendum on abandoning the monarchy after the vote failed Voice to Parliament .

Last year, a YouGov poll found that 32% of Australians wanted the country to transition to a republic as quickly as possible; 35% said they wanted Australia to remain a monarchy.

In news.com.au’s Great Aussie Debate last year, which surveyed more than 50,000 people, 46.7 per cent of Australians said they were happy to stay in the Commonwealth, up from 28.9 % who thought it was time to become a republic. Additionally, 15.3% of respondents said they “don’t care.”