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The Queen makes appearance on palace balcony to cap off Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony during the Platinum Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, June 5, 2022. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
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Should Canada abandon the monarchy? Not while it’s still beneficial to the country
Peter H. Russell
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Canada’s monarchy is here to stay. Embrace it
The Editorial Board
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Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation, climate change
Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit Canada House in London, Thursday, May 12, 2022. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change -- and on connecting with a Canadian public that is increasingly skeptical of the monarchy. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
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Majority of Canadians in favour of abolishing constitutional monarchy, new survey finds
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales sits with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the The Sovereign's Throne, before she delivered the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on December 19, 2019. - The State Opening of Parliament is where Queen Elizabeth II performs her ceremonial duty of informing parliament about the government's agenda for the coming year in a Queen's Speech. (Photo by Paul Edwards / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Jordan’s Prince Hamzah relinquishes title a year after plot
(FILES) This handout file photo released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on April 11, 2021, shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (R), Prince Hassan Bin Talal (L) and Prince Hamzah (C) arriving at the Raghadan Palace in the capital Amman. - Jordan's royal court said on March 8 that former crown prince Hamzah has met his half-brother King Abdullah II, and apologised over events that sparked an unprecedented palace crisis last year. (Photo by Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/Jordanian Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.K. republicans seek to douse the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute at the University of Edinburgh, as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain July 1, 2021. Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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The Royal Family is facing a succession crisis
Gary Mason
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Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada’s Governor-General, first Indigenous person to hold role
Governor General designate Mary Simon pose for a portrait July 6, 2021 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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What does the governor-general of Canada’s job involve?
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Prince Philip remembered for his calm presence during the Queen’s visits to the North
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are shown in this handout image, provided by photographer Bill Belsey from his book "An Arctic Community," visiting Rankin Inlet in 1994. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bill Belsey * MANDATORY CREDIT *
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Better a hereditary head of state than any other kind
Andrew Coyne
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Meghan Markle, agent of royal change
Konrad Yakabuski
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Meghan and Harry interview shows how the Royal Family is stuck in the past
Elizabeth Renzetti
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reveals she had a miscarriage in July, writes about the ‘unbearable grief’ that followed
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 10, 2019 Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex looks on from a balcony as she attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London, on November 10, 2019. - Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in July this year, writing in the New York Times on November 25, 2020 of the deep grief and loss she endured with her husband Prince Harry. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Thailand protest leaders to be charged with insulting the monarchy
FILE PHOTO: Student leaders Parit Chiwarak and Panusaya Sithijirawattankul pose for a photo near the newly installed plaque declaring "This country belongs to the people", during a mass rally to call for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's government and reforms in the monarchy in Bangkok, Thailand, September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
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Democracy activists hold third major rally in Bangkok despite presence of police, rival groups
Pro-democracy protesters march past a portrait of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 14, 2020.
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Barbados says it wants to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state
Queen Elizabeth II is seen at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, on July 17, 2020.
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Protesters call for end to Spanish monarchy after former king’s exit
Protesters call for end to Spanish monarchy after former king’s exit