One of Australia’s former prime ministers, Paul Keating, has speculated that King Charles could renounce the UK monarch’s claim on Australia because the royal family hoped that Australia would become a republic after the referendum in 1999.
The former Labor leader says he discussed his ambition for Australia to become a republic with Queen Elizabeth during a private exchange at Balmoral in 1993. He says he told the Queen he would “not involve her family” in his campaigning for an Australian head of state.
