Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced he is scrapping knights and dames. Such a hasten is long overdueObviously,when you ogle at Prince Philip you think to yourself, what that man needs is another title. Duke isn’t really proper enough. Or Order of the Garter or Commander in Chief of the British Army Cadet Force or Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy – these are just a few of zillions of course. But on Australia Day this year Tony Abbott, or as section of his “captains pick”,gave Prince Philip the nation’s highest honour and made him a knight. Related: Fruity royal titles went rancid years ago. Please, let this be the end of them | Richard Ackland Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com