Panel debate with Prince Charles petition
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e-petition: Panel debate with HRH the Prince of Wales to discuss the future of the monarchy
We the undersigned call on the National Assembly for Wales to organise a panel debate with Prince Charles and a member of the campaign group Republic at the National Assembly for Wales, to discuss the future of the Monarchy.
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We believe that the National Assembly represents a new democratic spirit in Wales, and that the Monarchy is an outdated and archaic institution, which has no place in a modern, thriving Wales. If Prince Charles is to serve as Prince of Wales then he ought to recognise our new democratic spirit and participate in a public debate as a way of making himself accountable to the people of Wales. We support the concept of an elected Head of State, and further call on the Welsh Assembly Government to discuss this with the Westminster Government.
August 22nd, 2008 | Tags: petition, prince charles, royalty | Category: Campaigns
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October 29th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Sir/madam,
Readers will be saddened to learn that a letter has just been received, the gist of which is that the petition has been disallowed.
The reason given is that the Assembly has no power to demand that Charles come to the Assembly to debate and so there is no point in pursuing the point.
Legally that may be correct and I can understands the reasoning, but morally it is outrageous that the matter cannot be debated as I believe it to be of fundamental importance.
It has been pointed out to me that Charles now has a home in Wales: it is actually an investment by the duchy of Cornwall rather than any form of home: his home is just over the border in England – Highgrove House near Tetbury in Gloucestershire has been the private residence of The Prince of Wales since 1980.
The air of deference that surrounds and shelters this man means that he is never challenged and never has to answer for any of his utterances.
Indeed, Charles vastly prefers to be in the Highlands of Scotland painting than in Wales. His four days a year, his ‘Welsh week’, is a duty that must be fulfilled. This is sad, because Wales with all its beauty is so close to what he calls home: I say ‘calls’ because I am of the view that he thinks of Balmoral as his real home.
There should be a root-and-branch reform of the system and it is high time that Wales chose her own Head of State.