Yesterday Australia welcomed a young man who may one day become king of England.
Whether he will also become king of Australia has yet to be decided.
We live in a changing world. At the start of the twentieth century the world had many countries ruled by a monarchy. At the dawning of the twenty-first century they had shrunk to a mere few.
Britain retains one of the great royal houses - and yet Britain also has changed over that period. The sun has finally set on the British empire - and the country that was once at it's heart is now a mere member of the European Union.
Australia has also changed greatly. Originally few of it's citizens were from other than England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales. Today they represent just about every continent and island of this planet.
Who shall rule and what form the government will take will eventually be decided by referendum.
The monarchy has served us well in the two hundred and twenty two years of our existence.
There will be much debate and considerable soul searching before any decision on the future is made.
Whatever the outcome - it will be an Australian decision - made by the people of this country !
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