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@icyfroth wrote:

Royal or commoner, who doesn't love a new baby?

 

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Well, id much rather a scottish fold kitten or 2

Duchess of Cambridge misses Prince George's first day of school due to illness

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-07/duchess-of-cambridge-misses-prince-george-first-day-of-school/...

Aaaw...poor little feller looked so stoic.

Apparently he's enrolled as  George Cambridge.

head must be very busy if she walks every new student in personally

I'm more don't mess with the status quo if it aint broke, than an actual royalist.  They can't be worse than the ineffectual weasels we've got in our current government and opposition, none of which IMO deserve to be in charge of an Oz republic.

My Dad would have agreed with you. He  used to say the advantage of a constitutional monarch for a head of state was that, although they don't hold any real political power, they occupy a position that nobody else can fill. Looking at the  current situation in America, I reckon he was spot on.

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@baybizz wrote:

 

Re the Monarchy comments above, some bookmarks I have on file:

 

> The Monarchy stands above the partisanship of politics in a way that no elected head of state could ever hope to do...

 

telegraph.co.uk - monarchy

 

 

> Monarchy attracts £500 million a year from overseas tourists:

 

telegraph.co.uk - monarchy-attracts-millions

 

 

> What a bargain! How the Royal Family costs you just 56p a year

 

express.co.uk - our-sovereign-really-is-worth-her-weight-in-gold

 

 

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that didnt stop the Queen, as our head of state, sacking an elected australian govt did it?

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@michellebartley wrote:
...............BOY...............

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What - you have a birth to report.

Sorry Michelle - know you have ' pets ' .