King Charles Toughest Job May Be Preserving The Commonwealth As Australia And New Zealand Exit
When Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met the Queen in July 2017, the country’s most famous Republican walked out of the audience in a daze. Speaking to reporters outside Buckingham Palace, Mr Turnbull said that while he did not yet support the monarchy, he was nevertheless a “very strong Elizabethan”. After the Queen’s death last week, many republicans in the Commonwealth realms, those 14 former colonies that retain the British monarch as head of state, echoed Mr Turnbull’s comments, praising the Queen’s long service and personal character and the deep connection of many people around the world felt with her....