Australians were misled by a spokesman for Prince Charles in April this year - and now we know the truth and the price. A spokesman for the royals said the sojourn down south was a private visit “at no cost to the taxpayer”.
We now know that was not true.
Read MoreThe Australian Republic Movement welcomes Prince Charles to Australia for the Commonwealth Games.
The Games are a wonderful institution and the Commonwealth of Nations is a force for good in the world. It has long outgrown its origins as a colonial club. Two of its newest members, Rwanda and Mozambique, have no historical connection to Britain at all. Only 16 of the 53 member nations of the Commonwealth still have the British Monarch as their head of state: almost two-thirds are republics, including Gambia who rejoined in February this year.
Read MoreThe Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, has declined an invitation from the Australian Republic Movement to give a speech in Australia during his forthcoming visit to Australia. This is a great shame and says a great deal.
Read MoreA new poll of public opinion in the UK is bad news for Prince Charles. Research conducted by FTI Consulting on behalf of the Australian Republic Movement shows that almost two-in-three Brits – 63% or those surveyed – do not want Prince Charles to replace the Queen when she dies.
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