More British Royals visiting in 2014

Media reports say that that the States are vying with each other to host stages of this years visit by William and Kate. In true Oz fashion, bets are being laid as to whether Baby George (third in line to the Australian throne) will accompany his parents. After a lean period between the early 1990s and 2011, this will be the fourth official visit by the British royals in as many years. The Queen of Australia herself came ahead of CHOGM in 2011; Charles and Camilla for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and then Harry for the International Fleet Review in 2013. We also saw Anne jet in for a bushfire memorial service in 2009 followed by William twice, the first time in transit from New Zealand early in 2010 and then squeezing in some condoling over serious floods before his wedding in 2011. WfaAR comments: We are being manipulated by the Palace and the British Government for their own purposes – the visits have nothing to do with Australia – but no one here says anything. Australian taxpayers pick up the tab for these expensive celebrity events so we may as well invite the Kardashians. The royals themselves must roll their eyes and snigger all the way home over the antics and attitudes of the fawning colonials.