Dear Banjo,

Thanks for the information and the two links.

Talking about spankings and punches in the face?

I'm reminded of the Jim Henson quote:

"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and it may be
necessary from time to time to give a misinformed
beholder a black eye".

Dear Banjo,

You however are not misinformed - and deserve a big hug.

The Royals have had a very difficult time since both
King Charles and his daughter-in-law both received
cancer diagnosis and underwent cancer treatment.

Whether you like the Royals or not - we've got to
admit it could not have been easy for them
and their families.

It's now just days away since King Charles and Queen Camilla
will be touching down in Australia for the King's first tour
since his coronation.

Reports have circled that the King is "barely holding on".
Let's hope that this visit proves to be a boost for him.
It may just be what the King needs. He's paused his
cancer treatment during his 11 day tour of Australia.

All we can do is wish him well and try to make his visit
a positive one for him and for us.

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Dear Foxy,

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In inheriting the British Crown from his mother, King Charles III inherited not only the kingdoms of the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but, also, the immense fortune estimated by Forbes at $AUS 41.3 billion (£21.3 billion), plus Queen Elizabeth II’s separate personal fortune of $AUS 738.3 million (£380.7 million).

All this added to his personal assets prior to inheritance of $AUS 3.9 billion (£2 billion) makes a total of approximately $AUS 46 billion.
He suddenly became the richest person in the UK by far, and the 61st richest person in the world.

The richest Australian, Gina Rinehart, ranks N° 60 in the world with total assets of $AUS 46.5 billion.

Unfortunately, shortly after acceding to the throne, it was discovered that the new king had a form of cancer.

It seems that only 5% to 10% of cancers are linked to the genes that are inherited from parents. The large majority are caused by gene changes that start in a single cell over the course of a person's life.

Maybe the cancer was part of the inheritance Charles received from his mother, or maybe it wasn’t. But, if it was, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he would have preferred to have inherited nothing from his mother whatsoever – neither kingdoms nor riches nor genes !

He waited so long, but what for, and was it all worth it ?

I wish Charles and his wife a very pleasant trip in Australia and hope it will not be the last.

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ttbn,

Too bad you are offended by some blunt comments by a prospective politician in the ACT. From your comments you are not fazed in the slightest by the deaths of 42,000- innocent men, women and children at the hands of the murderers the blokes banging on about.

Some moans complain about the costs of royal visits. Well, we pay the costs of all visiting dignitaries, and the rest of the time the UK pays for Australia's royal family. We just pay for the GG and state governors wages.

Over 13 years, royal visits have cost us $6 million all up.

The one-off cost of the 90s republic referendum (failed) cost us $133 million.

The also failed one only Voice referendum cost us $450 million.