The Queen will become Britains longest-serving monarch on Wednesday,but many in Australia are quietly determined she will be the final to reign over themWhen Australians rejected a ride to a republic in 1999, some in the British press triumphantly proclaimed the Queen had won her first election.
Others argued the strength of the republican vote showed the failed referendum had only bought the monarchy time, and said the royals should offer to “go quietly before they appear to be pushed”.
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Source: theguardian.com