The Brisbane crowd for Charles and Camilla was barely a tenth of the number who came to see the Queen seven years agoCharles no king of hearts as he and Camilla struggle to compete with Queen on Australian tourThe next-in-line to the throne can’t pull a crowd like his mother. Symond said he was a republican but that it was still a thrill to see members of the royal family close-up. “I’d have probably been interested if it was the Dutch royal family,” he said. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP“It should certainly never be built around a strategy that effectively sets up Prince Charles as the focus of a negative campaign. “Australians, even diehard republicans, should respect the royal family and especially the Queen for her service over a record-breaking reign.

Source: The Guardian April 04, 2018 06:00 UTC