What Referendum? ‘Brave’ and Charles All Smiles at First Meeting Since Death of Queen

King Charles, III greets PM Philip Davis in London. Credit: Stefan Rosseau/ Twitter.

Prime Minister Philip ’Brave’ Davis in is London to attend the funeral of service of the late Queen Elizabeth, II. The PM, along with leaders from other Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and Jamaica stopped by Buckingham Palace to offer condolences to King Charles, III on the passing of Her Majesty.

Davis and King Charles shook hands and exchanged pleasant words before sitting for brief conversation and picture taking.

The men seemed to get on well, with no hint of tension in the wake of news that Davis would prefer to remove King Charles as head of state of The Bahamas.

The Prime Minister has been featured in international press for saying, “The only challenge with us moving to a republic is that I can’t do it, as much as I’d like to, I can’t do it without your permission… I will have to hold a referendum and the Bahamian people will have to say ‘yes’ to me.”

Prime Minister Davis and his administration have been waffling on this question of a move to a republic. In the wake of the Queen’s passing on September 8, press secretary Clint Watson shut down talk on the subject until after a period of mourning.

That’s why many were surprised Davis took such a hard line towards removing King Charles only days later.

Bahamians are yet to see any concrete plans the Davis Administration has hatched out about when such a referendum might happen. For now, he’s all smiles while paying respect to the Queen and Monarchy in the UK.

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