Episode 6
The PM tells Charles that if Diana hadn’t been with the prince, Australia might have shaken off the royals. Hawke notes, “That superstar may have just set back the cause of republicanism in Australia for the foreseeable future.”
The PM also makes reference to “terra nullius” (Latin for nobody’s land), which is what George III called Australia when the British first arrived. This seems to refer to Charles and Diana’s efforts to strike out new territory in their marriage. Their attempts to save their relationship are based on basic misunderstandings about each other’s characters, just as Britain’s takeover of Australia was based on misunderstandings about that land and the people there.
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