Former Labor senator and republican Graham Richardson says the new generation of royals has squashed the republican movement in the country. But is there a nexus between support for the royals and the retention of Australia's constitutional monarchy? During the recent royal visit to Australia by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, there was no doubting the enthusiasm of the crowds.
Does the visit of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan change the debate over an Australian republic?
Prince Harry Duke of Sussex on stage at the Closing Ceremony of the Invictus Games 2018 at the Olympic Park, Sydney Source: Doug Peters
The perennial debate over whether Australia should become a republic has been revived by the recent Australian visit of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan that attracted cheering, enthusiastic crowds.
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