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Thus, by 1776 the constitutional monarchy of King George III, the monarchy Americans deemed so tyrannical that they rebelled against it, was not democratic because its royal head was selected by heredity rather than election, but it was already fully committed to the rule of law—the fundamental principle that the law is above even the king.

Ahead of the visit letters between Buckingham Palace and the Australian Republic Movement were revealed, in which palace officials repeated that whether Australia became a republic or remained a constitutional monarchy was a choice for the Australian people.

A snapshot survey after his coronation, conducted by Roy Morgan Research, indicated 60% of Australians wanted the country to remain a constitutional monarchy.

Mrs McArthur, speaking on behalf of the Australian Monarchist League, said that constitutional monarchy offered a "very stable system of government" and that an elected president would mean another layer of government.

She said that the latest polling in Australia showed more people still wanted to be a constitutional monarchy than a republic.