“Prince Charles had made it clear in his speech to the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda
today that even the Royal family think it’s time for
change” said Lewis Holden, campaign chair of New Zealand
Republic.
Charles told
the meeting in a speech that “I want to say clearly,
as I have said before, that each member’s constitutional
arrangement, as republic or monarchy is purely a matter for
each member country to decide. The benefit of long life
brings me the experience that arrangements such as these can
change, calmly and without rancour.”
“These
comments are not a surprise. Charles has previously stated
that he thinks New Zealand should have its own “completely
independent” head of state and that he would not want to
get involved in any constitutional issues in New
Zealand.”
“Charles is clearly indicating -
contrary to what supporters of the status quo have often
claimed - that the Queen and the Royal family will not be
offended if New Zealand chooses to have our own head of
state. To have done so at CHOGM is significant, as it
underlines the fact that the majority of Commonwealth
members are now republics or have their own heads of state
in some form” concluded Mr
Holden.
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