News that an impending tour of the Caribbean Commonwealth members is “a bid to persuade them not to follow Barbados in stepping away from having Queen Elizabeth as head of state” confirms that Royal tours are taxpayer-funded self-preservation tours.
Why change? Representing New Zealand to the world
Why change? Representing New Zealand to the world: another British Royal is about to wing there way to a foreign country to do the bidding of the British government. Fair enough, the Royals are after all an institution paid for by the British taxpayer. That leaves New Zealand in the position of not really having anyone for such ceremonial and diplomatic work…
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BARBADOS: Republic celebration plans outlined
As Barbados moves towards being the next parliamentary republic within the Commonwealth, the details of the celebrations in the lead up to the republic declaration have been set out:
