News from the Centre for Citizenship

Liz Windsor, Britain’s hereditary head of state and head of the Church of England, has called of a visit to Ireland after Irish president Mary McAleese claimed that Protestant children in Northern Ireland had in the past been taught to hate Catholics. According to the Daily Mirror Ms. Windsor considered president McAlesse’s comparison of Protestant…

Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur has declared that his country will become a republic by the end of the year. In explaining this new urgency to a change already under discussion he referred to the possibility that one day Barbadians might have to swear allegiance to Harry Windsor. Mr. Windsor, who was recently photographed wearing…

Only 45% of Australians now support ditching the British Windsor family for an elected head of state, according to a Newspoll. This is the lowest figure since 1999. The Australian Republican Movement blamed this on a lack of political leadership and vowed to push the case for an Australian head of state back up the…

According to press reports Canadian monarchists are angry that state documents appointing and recalling diplomats will no longer refer to Liz Windsor, Britain’s hereditary head of state. They will be worded instead to reflect the role that the Governor General, Windsor’s representative in Canada, has in such appointments. Windsor is Canada’s hereditary head of state…

Communications with Liz Windsor, Britain’s hereditary head of state, and her family have been exempted from the Freedom of Information Act, which came into force at the start of 2005. The exemption was given to the Windsors despite a claim by the minister responsible for the new Act, Charles Falconer, that there would be “no…

In another demonstration of the systematic discrimination against republicans in Britain, Welsh Assembly member Leanne Wood was expelled from the assembly chamber on Wednesday for referring to Britain’s hereditary head of state as “Mrs. Windsor.” The expulsion was ordered by the assembly presiding officer Elis-Thomas (who uses the feudal title of “Lord”) following a complaint…

British TV viewers are likely to be required to pay the BBC for permission to watch TV for at least another ten years, according to Terry Burns, a government adviser on television. Mr. Burns (who uses the feudal title of “Lord”) has stated that there is widespread support for the licence system but that it…

New Zealand prime minister Helen Clarke has announced a select committee enquiry into that country’s constitution. It will be chaired by United Future leader and republican Peter Dunne. His report is not expected to lead to any immediate change. Republicans in New Zealand hope, however, that the enquiry will provide a forum for discussion of…

It has been disclosed that Charlie Windsor, who is due to become Britain’s head of state when his mother dies, seems to acknowledge that being his mother’s son may not make him fit to hold the nation’s highest public office. In a confidential memo produced during an employment tribunal hearing he asked “What is wrong…