The Queen was dragged into an extraordinary constitutional row - TopicsExpress



          

The Queen was dragged into an extraordinary constitutional row last night as the Governor-General and Prime Minister of a tiny Pacific island nation tried to sack one another. The Prime Minister of Tuvalu, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured last year, has despatched a letter to the Queen asking her to support his attempts to remove the Governor-General from office. As the nation’s flag, with the British emblem in the corner, fluttered over the Parliament building, Governor-General Iakoba Italeli and Prime Minister Willy Telavi, fired angry words at one another as each demanded that the other step down.... (J) dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383750/Queens-man-Tuvalu-Prime-Minister-tiny-Pacific-island-try-sack-other.html
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:18:32 +0000

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