Posted by Ian McKechnie on November 5, 2009, 9:35 pm, in reply to "Re: The Canadian Prince"
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There are twelve months in a year and four major Commonwealth realms. Perhaps the Sovereign could spend January, February, and March in Australia; April, May, and June in Canada; July, August, and September in New Zealand; and October, November, and December in the United Kingdom. They would make royal visits to the smaller realms that fall into each larger geographic location (i.e. the Monarch travelling to Belize while based in Canada or travelling to the Solomon Islands while based in New Zealand).
Because of age, the Queen's workload is being reduced a bit, but there is nothing preventing future Sovereigns from spending more time than normal in each realm. Seriously, ten days in Canada every five to eight years is not entirely acceptable if we are to affirm the transnational nature of the Crown. In 1939, the Sovereign actually came here for quite a while and even made a state visit to America. In 1959, the Queen was here for about a month or so. The Royal Family must be more than "visitors;" they should at least be temporary residents. But as you say, Ottawa is reluctant to even bother considering this.
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