Prince Charles supported the controversial sacking of Australia's prime minister in 1975, newly released private letters reveal. The dismissal of Gough Whitlam's government by then governor-general Sir John Kerr, the Queen's representative, plunged Australia into a constitutional crisis. Prince Charles supported the controversial sacking of Australia's prime minister in 1975, newly released private letters revealThe opposition urged Sir John to intervene and sack Mr Whitlam unless he agreed to call an election. But Prince Charles undertook what would be seen as a breach of royal protocol since the Queen has always maintained a strict policy of non-interference in Australian politics. He pressed Sir John not to worry about these 'demonstrations and stupidities', or become 'depressed or dejected with your role.

Source: Daily Mail October 23, 2020 21:49 UTC