King Charles gifts New South Wales Parliament an hourglass for poignant reason

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00:00In the spirit of marking the passage of time,

00:04it is my great pleasure to present a small gift

00:08to the parliament.

00:10It is, in fact, an hourglass, a speech timer,

00:19to sit in the chamber and bear witness

00:23to the legislative council's next chapter.

00:28So with the sands of time encouraging brevity,

00:32it just remains for me to say what a great joy it

00:36is to come to Australia for the first time as sovereign

00:40and to renew a love of this country and its people, which

00:46I have cherished for so long.

00:50So thank you.

00:51Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for making

00:53me feel so very welcome.