The interview that could shape the monarchy’s destiny
Aaron Patrick
Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey is the biggest PR crisis the British royal family has faced since Princess Diana went public in 1995 – and it’s much more than a meaningless family drama.
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Australian Financial Review
Aaron PatrickSenior correspondent

Mar 13, 2021 – 12.00am

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Every year, Dean Smith, a neat, thoughtful West Australian politician pivotal in the legalisation of same-sex marriage, asks the Senate to acknowledge the anniversary of the ascension of the “Queen of Australia” to the throne in 1952 and express appreciation for “her sense of duty and extraordinary grace”.

Every year, without dissent, the Senate accedes to Smith’s expression of fealty.