King Charles arrives in an Australia with mixed feelings about the monarchy (www.nbcnews.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 19:25
https://lemmy.world/post/21035882

The king’s visit, his first to an overseas realm as sovereign, comes amid revived debate over whether Australia should cut ties with the royal family and become a republic instead.

King Charles III has expressed “deep love and affection” for Australia, a former part of the British Empire. As he visits the country this weekend, he may find that Australians don’t feel quite as much affection for him.

Charles and Queen Camilla arrived Friday evening local time in Sydney, where a tribute on the sails of the city’s iconic opera house displayed a four-minute montage of images from previous royal visits.

Charles, 75, is Britain’s first reigning monarch to visit Australia in 13 years. His Oct. 18-26 trip to Australia and the Pacific island nation of Samoa marks his first visit to overseas realms since becoming king and his first major foreign trip since his cancer diagnosis.

Australia is one of 14 countries outside Britain where he remains the head of state, a role that is largely symbolic. All of them are members of the Commonwealth, a voluntary group of 56 independent states that were almost all formerly under British rule.

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dumbass@leminal.space on 19 Oct 20:32 next collapse

There’s no mixed feelings, we liked your mum, we don’t like you, that’s all.

Balthazar@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 21:29 next collapse

What, in particular, do we not like about Charley?

overload@sopuli.xyz on 19 Oct 23:47 collapse

We generally sided with Diana over here.

To me personally, the Queen had a lot of wisdom in consulting the government from a life of many experiences. Charles seems like a bit of a silver spoon baby. I just don’t think the monarchy has any value beyond celebrity gossip.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 20 Oct 14:16 collapse

Which is a shit rationale frankly. Dude had an arranged marriage that didn’t work out and only got to marry the person he wanted to much later in life.

Given the guy has always been a proponent of environmentalism and sustainable industry I think people should give him a lot more respect as an individual, regardless of what you may think about the institution.

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 20 Oct 01:03 next collapse

They were all in a position if power because came out of the right vagina, fuck em all

Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 20 Oct 04:19 next collapse

Who’s “we”? I want all the parasites-in-chief with the idiot hats to fuck off.

trolololol@lemmy.world on 20 Oct 12:16 collapse

👍👍👍👍🕺

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 20 Oct 11:30 collapse

Why did you like his mother? Was it her dear love of colonialism or her dear love of her racist husband?

theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Oct 20:37 next collapse

“…arrives in an Australia” there are more than one?

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Something_something@lemmy.world on 20 Oct 00:09 next collapse

Well, yeah, there’s Western Australia, South Australia

JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world on 20 Oct 11:10 collapse

Sure everyone knows about the east coast, but less talked about is the Republic of Westralia
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JustARaccoon@lemmy.world on 20 Oct 08:39 next collapse

Yes, but not in matters of space, but time. It speaks to the current state of Australia’s view on monarchy.

SomethingBurger@jlai.lu on 20 Oct 10:17 collapse

There is one in Europe, next to Germany.

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 19 Oct 21:02 next collapse

Fuck the monarchy, god isn’t real and nor is your power

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net on 20 Oct 00:29 collapse

Funny that’s how I feel about all authority figures.

trolololol@lemmy.world on 20 Oct 12:15 collapse

Sorry mate but bezos is the actual ruler

wewbull@feddit.uk on 20 Oct 14:22 collapse

King Charles arrives in an Australia with mixed feelings about the monarchy.

Why should the King have mixed emotions?

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