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In a letter published in the Irish News, more than 100 relatives of victims of the Troubles from the republican community in County Tyrone hit out at her decision.

Maskey described his gesture as a "major step for republicans and nationalists on this island".

The money helps tackle a national security threat posed by dissident republicans.

The King has encountered many protesters over the years and came to Australia knowing that republican sentiment and campaigns in support of indigenous communities were likely to come up.

Nova Peris - a former senator who was the first Aboriginal woman in parliament and is a long-time republican - also called Thorpe's actions "embarrassing and disappointing".