Commentary I wonder how long King Charles will reign over this realm of Australia. I am in favour of the King, but not particularly optimistic about his future here. In 1995, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who was at that time CEO of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM), asked me to set up a Tasmanian…
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A Defining Time for Monarchies
Commentary Perhaps only King Charles III understood that his May 6 coronation in London was one of the few opportunities in a century to reposition the concept of monarchy in the global spectrum of competing social systems. Indeed, the “competition between competing social systems” is between systems that have come to be defined as tending…
Top Met Officer Denies Political Pressure to Clampdown on Coronation Protesters
A senior Metropolitan Police officer has denied they were under any political pressure to clampdown on anti-monarchist groups protesting during the coronation of King Charles III. Six members of the campaign group Republic, including its CEO Graham Smith, were arrested in central London on the morning of the coronation and detained for 16 hours. A…
British Hong Kong Actor Mei Mac Shows Solidarity With ‘Hong Kong Add Oil’ Embroidery at King Charles III Coronation Concert Live Interview
On May 7, King Charles III held a coronation ceremony and a large-scale concert at Windsor Castle. Many artists performed at the concert. British Hong Kong actor Mei Mac was one of the performers. Mac caught netizens’ attention with her fashion attire during a live interview with co-star Ncuti Gatwa. Before their performance of the…
Met Police ‘Regrets’ 6 Coronation Arrests
Scotland Yard has expressed regret that six people, who were arrested on May 6, were unable to join the wider group of protesters in Trafalgar Square. The police issued an updated statement on May 8, confirming that the bail for six people had been cancelled and “no further action will be taken.” The six protesters were arrested…
King Charles III Has a Climate Record to Live Down
Commentary This Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III marks a significant moment in Britain’s history. No previous constitutional monarch has expressed his political views so openly. Unlike his mother and grandfather, whose opinions, if they had any, remained unknown to the general public, the king’s record-setting seventy years as heir apparent to the British throne…
Sunak Backs Met Over 64 Coronation Arrests
The prime minister has backed the Metropolitan Police after the force was criticised for arresting dozens of protesters during the coronation of King Charles III. As tens of thousands of people, including foreign heads of state, gathered at London’s Westminster Abbey to celebrate on Saturday, 64 people were arrested, including anti-monarchy protesters, climate activists, and…
UK Minister Defends Metropolitan Police as Force Criticised Over Coronation Arrests
A minister on Sunday defended the Metropolitan police after the force arrested 52 people before and during King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said she believes the Met has got the balance right between the right to protest and policing an international event and that she has “huge confidence” in the…
Charles Crowned King in Britain’s Biggest Ceremonial Event in 7 Decades
King Charles III has been crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown on Charles’ head as he sat upon a 14th-century…
Anti-Monarchy Group Says Its Leader Arrested Ahead of King Charles Coronation
The leader of anti-monarchy campaign group Republic has been arrested along with five of his team members in the run-up to the coronation of King Charles III, the group said. Tens of thousands of people have gathered to cheer the royal procession and military parade for the coronation at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the…
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