Month: May 2007

Hereditary head of state Elizabeth Windsor feels “exasperated and frustrated” by the Prime Minister’s ten years in office according to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. Her concerns ranged from the way the Prime Minister’s wife dressed, through his failure to accord her some undemocratic privileges, to his government’s attempts at democratic reform. Tony Blair’s offences are…

A Canadian Superior Court judge has ruled that a legal action to overturn the requirement that new citizens swear an oath of loyalty to Elizabeth Windsor should be heard. Justice Belobaba rejected the argument of government lawyers that the case was frivolous and vexatious. Ms Windsor is the hereditary head of state of Canada although…

The Canadian government seems likely to fail in an attempt to stop a court hearing a claim that it is depriving republicans of a civil right. The legal action, brought by Citizens for a Canadian Republic member Charles Roach, will seek a ruling that requiring new citizens of Canada swear an oath of allegiance to…

It was difficult to know which nation should have felt more ashamed when queen Windsor dined at the White House on Monday during her Washington trip. According to the New York Times, it was “Texas swagger” meeting “British prim”. White House aides advised citizens of the American republic that they should observe British absurdities by…

Republican Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce is to be the new Governor of South Australia. He will be sworn in on 8 August. The Rear Admiral told the press that how and when Australia became a republic was not the most important issue at present but that “When the time comes, I will be supporting Australia…