Scotland wont be able to retain the Queen as head of state. The Union of Crowns and the Union of Parliaments are two separate issues. This is a debate about the Treaty of Union of 1707, the Union of Parliaments. By 1707 Scotland and England had already shared a monarch for over 100 years. Scottish king Jaimie the Saxt inherited the English throne from his maws cousin Liz in 1603. Liz had played happy families with Jaimies mammy Mary and had her beheaded. Soap operas have nothing on royals, as the Windsors continue to demonstrate. The present Queen is head of state of the UK. Shes also head of state of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Belize, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent. All are independent states with their own seats in the United Nations. All can decide for themselves whether they want the monarch to remain their head of state. Malta retained the Queen as head of state when it became independent in 1964. It became a republic in 1974. Becoming a republic doesnt mean leaving the Commonwealth, Malta remains a member. Scotland will retain the Queen as head of state, and well continue to be viewers of the Windsorenders soap opera until we decide otherwise. One possible scenario is a referendum on what happens when were faced with the prospect of King Chairlie and Queen Camilla. Thats a choice you can guarantee that Westminster wouldnt give us.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:52:19 +0000
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