THE Prince of Wales says it is worth feeling "a few sausages short of a barbie" from jetlag to be Down Under to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee.
Sporting an Akubra he received at the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Prince Charles told 300 guests at a community barbecue in Longreach of the fond recollections he has of the country, particularly the outback.
He said memories of funnel-web spiders, kangaroos and scorching heat on cross-country runs are still vivid from his time at Geelong Grammar School in Melbourne in 1966.
Charles said the "bonza barbie" was a great way to start the Australian leg of his Pacific tour with wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall after arriving in northern Queensland on Monday afternoon from Papua New Guinea.
"Even though ... I'm so jetlagged that I feel a few sausages short of a barbie, it is a great joy to be back in Australia again," he said to raucous laughter.
But he said a lot had changed since he first travelled to Australia, particularly attitudes.
"In those days... the place seemed to be full of people rushing headlong into bars to down whole lines of schooners before early closing," he said.
"Now the latest figures reveal Aussies attend more cultural events than any head of population, than any nation on earth, and they also read more books."
Queensland Governor Penelope Wensley told the crowd the couple chose the ideal location for their visit to the state, given rural areas were where Queensland spirit and mateship shone brightest.
Premier Campbell Newman publicly thanked the royal family for their support during the state's floods and cyclones in 2011.
The royal couple stayed to meet local families before departing for Victoria in preparation for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
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