Knightmare: Victorian opposition leader refers to ‘King Arthur’ during condolences for Queen

Hansard was amended to read King Alfred' after Matthew Guy said he misspoke' during his tribute to Elizabeth II and her royal history

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The transcript of Victoria's parliamentary condolence motions for Queen Elizabeth has been amended after the state's opposition leader, Matthew Guy, erroneously referred to King Arthur as an example of the British monarchy's proud history.

Guy's office on Wednesday said he had misspoken during a special sitting of parliament on Tuesday for MPs to swear allegiance to King Charles III and pay tribute to the Queen after her death last week.

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