The Aboriginal Australian politician who harangued King Charles III on Monday has denied accusations that she breached her parliamentary oath, insisting that she pledged allegiance to the “hairs” of Queen Elizabeth II rather than her “heirs”.

Lidia Thorpe’s extraordinary defence came amid calls for her to resign as a member of the Australian senate, the upper house of parliament.

She made headlines around the world when she interrupted a reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla during their six-day visit to Australia, yelling “f--k the colony”, “this is not your land” and “you are not our King”.

Referring to her swearing in to Australia’s parliament in Canberra in 2022, when she raised her fist in a black power-style symbol of defiance, Ms Thorpe denied that she breached her promise to “bear true allegiance” to Queen Elizabeth II and her successors.

“I swore allegiance to the Queen’s hairs,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

“If you listen close enough, it wasn’t her ‘heirs’, it was her ‘hairs’ that I was giving my allegiance to, and now that they are no longer here, I don’t know where that stands.”

She said she had no intention of resigning.