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The monarch is poised to host the biggest reception of global leaders in living memory on Sunday

“Australian are Elizabethans, they loved and respected the Queen, not too sure about Charles, but I don’t think the country has the stomach to become a republic just yet. But no doubt once things die down, we’ll have that conversation again.”. The Bulletin talks to Chris Reason, a senior reporter and presenter for Seven News in Sydney, Australia. He was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his coverage of the Lindt Cafe siege in December 2014. While reporting for Seven News, Reason covered the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and then Banda Aceh; the Fuku...

The Prince joined the King for a walkabout in Lambeth where members of the public were waiting in line

At its height, the British Empire’s rule oversaw 412 million people — or around 23% of the world’s population — spanning from North America to Oceania. It was once said that the sun never set on the British Empire, but as years passed, the vastness of the monarchy’s global reach began to decline.

Prince William told soldiers from New Zealand the late Queen would be studying the military detail and drills, something she loved to do