Charlotte1
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As far as the Australian Head of State is concerned that is just the British monarch, who is next in line or further down has no relevance or role. Until William is King he is just another British prince, he has no connection to Australia, therefore no divided loyalties. He is free to be 'just' a British prince, he's not prince of any other country. When he becomes King ( assuming Australian is still a constitutional monarchy) it doesn't make any difference whether the UK has the World Cup ( he's actually supporting the 2018 bid, not 2022) or Australia he would be King of both countries ( as well as the other realms of the Commonwealth) So win/win either country gets the World Cup, he's King of both and can support both by promoting or attending. Not likely to be a problem though considering it's not that far into the future and Charles is still hale and hearty, not to mention the Queen.
The Queen hosts receptions for various victorious teams, not just the British. The New Zealand rugby team were hosted a few years ago ( Lady Davina's husband is a New Zealander so both were invited. Lady Davina being the daughter of the Duke of Gloucester she rarely attends any official function) Various Australian teams have had special receptions.
The controversy in the UK over William's support for different national teams is due to the fact that he is the patron of Welsh rugby. He wasn't supposed to be seen supporting the English rugby side at a match. William toured New Zealand with the English rugby team a few years ago ( before he was patron of Welsh rugby) and it wasn't an issue. Harry has had no such problems and is often spotted at rugby matches supporting England, including the World Cup in Sydney where he supported the English, there was no criticism there. Princess Anne is the patron of the Scottish rugby team and attends their matches and no criticism that she's not supporting New Zealand ( for example). There are no divided loyalties, as they have no constitutional position in the countries where the British monarch is Head of State.
The Queen hosts receptions for various victorious teams, not just the British. The New Zealand rugby team were hosted a few years ago ( Lady Davina's husband is a New Zealander so both were invited. Lady Davina being the daughter of the Duke of Gloucester she rarely attends any official function) Various Australian teams have had special receptions.
The controversy in the UK over William's support for different national teams is due to the fact that he is the patron of Welsh rugby. He wasn't supposed to be seen supporting the English rugby side at a match. William toured New Zealand with the English rugby team a few years ago ( before he was patron of Welsh rugby) and it wasn't an issue. Harry has had no such problems and is often spotted at rugby matches supporting England, including the World Cup in Sydney where he supported the English, there was no criticism there. Princess Anne is the patron of the Scottish rugby team and attends their matches and no criticism that she's not supporting New Zealand ( for example). There are no divided loyalties, as they have no constitutional position in the countries where the British monarch is Head of State.
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