Whitlam

Prince Charles backed plot to oust beleaguered Australian PM Gough Whitlam in 1975

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Prince Charles backed plot to oust beleaguered Australian PM Gough Whitlam in 1975, private letters reveal Dismissal of Whitlam’s government plunged Australia into a constitutional crisis  Then governor-general Sir John Kerr, the Queen’s representative, dismissed him In March 1976 the 27-year-old prince wrote to express sympathy for Sir John Kerr By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:49 BST, … Read more

The Queen DIDN’T order the Governor-General to dismiss Gough Whitlam

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The Queen was not told Gough Whitlam was about to be dismissed as Australian Prime Minister to protect her from a constitutional crisis. Governor-General Sir John Kerr sacked the Labor PM on November 11, 1975, after a protracted fight to pass the budget between him and Malcolm Fraser. In the leadup to his decision, Sir … Read more