Long Live the King: A Tribute in The Epoch Times
The Royal Homecoming will emphasise the institution which has been with us for so long.
Commentary
Speaking in Melbourne in late October to the first joint function of monarchists for many years, I told them of my belief that the King and Queen would soon come to Australia.
The Royal Homecoming, as the Canadians say, was, I said, likely to be late in 2024, probably in October.
Citing a diplomatic source, this was soon confirmed by The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
In a recent interview on ADH TV, Rob Jobson, royal editor of the London Evening Standard, referred to a widespread media story that King Charles was concerned about coming to Australia because of a so-called rising tide of “republicanism.”
Henceforth, “republic” in this article refers to the form of government Australia would have adopted if it had severed ties with the British Crown and ended its constitutional monarchy system of governance—a system shared by Canada and New Zealand.
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Mr. Jobson, in pointing out that he loved Australia and always respected the decision of the people of any country concerning the monarchy, he dismissed this media story as baseless.
As to the date of the Royal Visit, I told the audience that the most influential person in the state of New South Wales (NSW) on this was not Premier Chris Minns, especially after he foolishly blocked the use of the Sydney Opera House sails to honour the Coronation.
Just as the Sydney Harbour fireworks often feature on the world’s news on New Year’s Day because of the beauty of the harbour and also Australia’s early time zone, Australia could have featured on the world’s news about the Coronation. A missed opportunity indeed.
Then Mr. Minns’ excuse that the reason was financial was exposed as untrue by a young politician, Chris Rath.
The reason was political. It was no more than a childish republican stunt.
The next time the Opera House was featured was when the Minns Labor government failed to restrain an appalling and disgraceful anti-semitic demonstration there.
Chances of Severing Ties to the Monarchy Are Low
As the King is to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on Oct. 21, it is reasonable to expect that the King could be in Sydney for the King Charles Stakes on Oct. 12, followed by visits to other parts of Australia and the Commonwealth.
As to a politicians’ republic replacing our crowned republic (or as the Constitution Act, 1900 describes it, our “Federal Commonwealth under the Crown”), the reign of Charles III will most likely be followed by those of the future William V and George VII. That should take us well into the next century.
The fact is that in the 1999 republic referendum, the No case campaign, devised and led by Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM), won nationally, in every state, and 72 percent of all electorates.
This prevailed against vast wealth, most sitting politicians, assorted elites, and almost all of the mainstream media, with the prominent exception of commentator Alan Jones.
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The Royal Visit, the Royal Homecoming, will emphasise the institution which has been with us for so long.
Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
