
The Globe & Mail in Canada is proposing that an advisory council recommends the appointment of the Governor General of Canada to the Queen, not the Prime Minister:

The Daily Star reports palace aides are asking for "no bowing or scraping" on Prince William's tour of New Zealand and Australia next year. I'm pretty sure most New Zealanders and Australians would be more than happy to comply.

The New Zealand Law Journal has given a fairly even handed review (not online sadly) of The New Zealand Republic Handbook in its latest edition.

IN THIS EDITION: Keith Locke's Bill To Be Debated, Prince William To Cut Ribbon, Majority Want Republic in Canada, Republic Campaign in the Cook Islands, New Editor of Republic, Republican Movement News.

Ngatata Love has been knighted in London by Prince Charles. The monarchists are celebrating, a bit staunch:A staunch republican who grew up witnessing Maori deprivation and dedicated his working life to overcoming it, Sir Ngatata said the visit to London had changed his view of Britain.

El Republican Movement of New Zealand What's the best way for New Zealanders to celebrate in 2012 - the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, or something relevant?

Citizens for a Canadian Republic has started a regular pod cast. The first asks: What happens after Queen Elizabeth II?

The tiny Caribbean state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will hold a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution and become a republic on 25 November, days before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in neighboring Commonwealth republic Trinidad and Tobago.

The Sunday Express reports that Prince Charles apparently said during a tour to Australia in 1977: "why Australia bothered with us – we are really yesterday's news"No doubt the statement will be denied, yet Prince Charles has previously expressed

El Republican Movement of New Zealand So, will our future head of state back the All Whites?

The Monarchist League, still absent from the Head of State Referenda Bill debate, has put out a short media release stating that Prince William is the "right" person to open the Supreme Court, three months before the event.













