State & Ceremonial

NZ PM John Key With Prince William Prime Minister of New Zealand The Right Honourable John Key has been extended an invitation by Her Majesty The Queen to visit Balmoral Castle along with his wife and children later this month. The visit will be his fifth official one with Her Majesty. Mr Key told TVNZ’s Breakfast that he and his family were expecting a ‘relaxed atmosphere’ and that they had…

Her Excellency, The Honourable Quentin Bryce – Governor-General of Australia Governors-General have acted as the personal representative of the Sovereign in Commonwealth realms for generations and day-to-day carry out a number of duties both official and ceremonial to fulfil this position act as a direct connection from the realm in particular to the reigning monarch in England. By doing so…

On Thursday, the Succession To The Crown bill had its committee stage where amendments were considered and a more final (yet not fully final) bill was produced. Some very interesting amendments were added. This article summarises the contents of the bill so far and the amendments. Firstly, Amendment 1 proposed by the house was quite a peculiar one, proposed by Lord Trefgarne which suggested that…