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Where was the royal family at the time of New Zealand's needs?

The absence of the country's head of state left a gaping hole in the list of foreign dignitaries and emissaries attending the national commemoration service paying homage to the 50 victims of the mosque's mbadacres. Christchurch.

The no-show raises some questions – the first being why worry about them if we can not bother them ourselves?

Needless to say, the Queen is immune from such criticism. Nobody expects anyone who will be celebrating his 93rd birthday next month will fly from one end to the other of the planet at one go. eye.

When it was about dropping the balloon, the Prince of Wales, the first in line on the throne, we can also excuse – just – not to drop everything to take the next plane from Heathrow towards our road.

Charles and Camilla made a revolutionary visit to Cuba, where they agitated the Union Jack, on behalf of British companies that seek to exploit the opportunities to create a lot of loot when communist regimes open their economies to the competition.

The ability of the royals to open doors to everyone means that they have practical utility. – but only in Britain, not us.

With Charles in the middle of his Grand Tour of the Caribbean, the ball was pbaded to Prince William in second position for the throne, the Queen officially designating it. as his representative to honor those who were shot by the suspected group of shooters while they were praying.

Is the problem solved? Not exactly.

"Prince William has close ties to the people of Canterbury," said the Prime Minister.

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Of course, it is now expected that William will make a short trip to New Zealand, but not before the end of next month – about six weeks after the double atrocity at two mosques in Christchurch.

Why did he take the best part of two weeks at Kensington Palace – the official residence of the Duke of Cambridge in London – to confirm that he would visit these shores?

Of course, the Governor General was present as a representative of the Queen at the commemorative ceremony on Friday

Of course, the New Zealand police were probably grateful that the Duke was not there, avoiding thus overloading even more a force whose ability to ensure the protection of security is already put to severe test.

We will never know because the police will never tell us.

Of course, the authorities might have agreed that entertaining a person of international profile has "Prince William makes no sense when the threat level of a new terrorist act in New Zealand is officially high"
But enough excuses. If there is such a risk, why does it really come?

Well, such reproaches could be dismissed to be little more than gossip in the circumstances; complaining in this way, it is to focus on trivial commemoration service, devaluing as well; and, that it was the wrong day to ask such questions.

If these questions are not asked that day, when will they be asked?

There is a risk of taking two plus two and doing five. But something does not count. Something is wrong.

Pbading their condolences on Instagram – as did William and his brother – just is not enough. New Zealanders deserve better – much better.

But do not blame the royal family. It is not their fault if this country can get rid of an anachronism, namely the monarchy.

Some will say that it does not matter. this queen has no power in the New Zealand political system; that the successive governors general have long considered that, if the country were plunged into a constitutional crisis, its role should not be limited to reminding politicians that it was their responsibility to solve the problem.

All this could be interpreted. as a backdoor attempt to advance the cause of republicanism. This accusation is valid. But there is more than that.

The past two sizzling weeks have been a search for meaning – a search for understanding on how evil could grow in an individual so as to exclude all remnants of humanity. 19659002] But the consequences of the mbadacre have also witnessed a collective quest by the people for a new sense of national identity – what does it mean to call themselves a New Zealander.

] He also used his farewell speech to show his disgust for "showman politics".
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This quest for national renewal, which combines the need for unity with recognition and acceptance of diversity, has been the almighty undercurrent motivating public displays of compbadion presented by the real mountains of floral tributes; innumerable candlelight vigils; The hands of the majority who cross the religious and ethnic divides within a minority, gesticulate quickly and thankfully, through a warm embrace, by this minority.

Suddenly, frightened people no longer treat the Muslim call to the Call to Arms prayer.

The two minutes of silence that arrested the nation launched a long-delayed dialogue on racism in New Zealand, culminating in a commemorative ceremony in which the longest and strongest applause was applauded for the first time. speech delivered. by the Prime Minister. This is tantamount to a vote of thanks for leading the country during this terrible time.

Jacinda Ardern has always insisted on the need for unity. To a certain extent, she embodied him. But that can only go so far.
In the end, she remains a political animal.

That is why other nations elected presidents whose role is largely limited to ceremonial functions, but whose unifying force in times of crisis

It is high time that the New Zealand follows suit

The answer to the question of where the royal family is at the time of need is simple. New Zealand Does Not Need the Royal Family

As long as there remains a link as old as that which exists between the unwritten constitution of New Zealand and the monarchy of another country, it does not can be a real nation.