King Charles III of the United Kingdom will not interfere if one day Australians decide to give up the monarchyas he said in an exchange of letters with the republican movement of that country, to which he will travel next week with his wife, Camila, ‘The Daily Mail’ reported this Saturday.
The monarch’s personal secretary, Nathan Ross, said that this He has “deep love and affection” for Australiabefore exposing his position regarding his figure, which was already known but becomes relevant on the eve of the official visit.
When responding last March to a letter from Australian Republican Movement (ARM), which called for a meeting with the sovereign -which was declined-, Ross was grateful that they took the trouble to write.
“Rest assured that Your opinions on this matter have been taken into account. carefully,” he stated on behalf of the British head of state. “His Majesty, as a constitutional monarch, acts on the advice of his ministers and, therefore, The decision of whether Australia becomes a republic is a question for Australian citizens to decide“he added.
In its letter to Buckingham Palace, ARM praised the “important contribution” of the Royal Family and argued that many Australians would still “respect the British monarchy” if they disengaged and They would like the two countries to remain “close friends and allies”.
The last referendum in Australia, which is a member of the Commonwealth, was in 1999 and almost 55% voted to remain under the British constitutional monarchywhich still have 14 countries in the world although several are considering independence.
A few days ago, the same newspaper published that Carlos III will pause his treatment of cancer during the visit between October 18 and 26, in which, in addition to Australia, he will travel to Samoa, where he will attend the meeting of Commonwealth leaders.
