New Whig
Interesting
constitutional questions about where sovereignty rightly rests in
systems like ours. The Canadian Provinces were not included in their
federal government's change of succession. New Whig questioned the
process when the Australian States passed their authority in the matter
to the Commonwealth instead of each changing their own succession laws
as the separate sovereign states they are. Now the fudge that happened
in Canada is being tested. Her Majesty is separately
Queen of each Australian State. It has been suggested that an
individual Australian State could become a Republic, but stay within the
Commonwealth of Australia that still retains the Crown. (A reverse
analogy is Hawaii that could restore its State Monarchy and remain
within the Republic of the United States.) Perhaps George and Charlotte
will grow up sharing their royal apprenticeship and perhaps be joint
monarchs when the time comes, like William and Mary, except siblings
instead of spouses.
BRITAIN’S
efforts to harmonise changes to royal succession rules across the 16
nations where the Queen is head of state came under threat from a court
case…
express.co.uk|By Richard Palmer, Royal Correspondent
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