A Royal Australian

Royal reporting from a Commonwealth witness

By Catherine White

Articles

What "Beefing up" Prince Harry's Security Actually Means

By Catherine White
Jun 18

Prince William’s Clear Eyed Realism About the Commonwealth

By Catherine White
Jun 11

Perth Invictus: Why the Brand No Longer Needs Royal Patronage

What the Australian government budget reversal really means
Jun 4

The Architecture of Deference

How Whitehall’s Muted Vetting Fuelled the Andrew Investigation
May 28

Weaponising the Spare: Prince Harry, Soft Power, and the Modern Technocratic State

By Catherine White
May 21

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Invictus Australia Brutal Funding Cut

Why Australia withdraws support from Invictus while it expands its military future
May 14

The King Departs, the Inventory Begins

On alliances, and the changing language of military continuity
May 7

Why King Charles’ Washington Visit Reveals a Shift in Power Between Britain, Australia, and the US

The royal visit exposes how traditional sovereignty is being reshaped within the modern Anglo-American system.
Apr 30

The King's Silence v Prince Harry's Noise

Lands ahead of a fragile diplomatic moment
Apr 23

King Charles III in Washington: The Monarchy Under Strategic Strain

AUKUS, alliance drift, and the limits of constitutional diplomacy
Apr 16

The Crown Cannot Be Fluent Everywhere and Silent at Home

When the language of inclusion collides with constitutional duty
Apr 9

The Myth of the Broken Heir

Misinterpreting Prince William's discipline as a lack of diplomacy tells us more about the media’s desperation than the Prince’s temperament.
Apr 1

What Was Said—and What Wasn’t—at Canterbury

The installation of a new Archbishop revealed more than a change in leadership. It exposed a Church in tension—and a monarchy still deciding how to…
Mar 26