Queen addresses pandemic in Commonwealth Day speech
During the tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan and Harry made accusations of racism and bullying within the Firm. Following the interview, #AbolishtheMonarchy was trending on Twitter.
Now, Mr Turnbull, a longstanding champion of an Australian republic, has said the interview has helped fuel the fire for breaking away from the monarchy.
Mr Turnbull said it was “clearly an unhappy family, or at least Meghan and Harry are unhappy”.
He told ABC: “After the end of the Queen’s reign, that is the time for us to say, ‘OK, we’ve passed that watershed.
“‘Do we really want to have whoever happens to be the head of state, the King or Queen of the UK, automatically our head of state?'”
Commonwealth at risk over Meghan and Harry interview (Image: Getty/CBS)
Queen addressed the Commonwealth this week (Image: Getty)
Mr Turnbull led the Australian Republican Movement from 1993 to 2000.
In 1999, the Australian public voted to keep the monarchy.
While the Queen’s role is mostly ceremonial, she does have the power to sack the Prime Minister, which happened in 1975.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has previously expressed republican views but said the country was unlikely to break from the British monarchy in the near future.
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Meghan and Harry made shocking allegations (Image: Getty)
On her friendship with Meghan, Ms Ardern said: “But ultimately, the…
