With that, we’ll be closing the blog. Thanks for reading along as we trawled through this historic release of the palace letters.
In summary:
On the day he dismissed Gough Whitlam, the governor general, Sir John Kerr, wrote to the Queen’s private secretary that he had done so “without informing the palace in advance”.
Kerr wrote on 11 November, 1975: “I decided to take the step I took without informing the palace in advance ... I was of the opinion it was better for Her Majesty not to know in advance.”
But other letters, from as early as July, show that Kerr had discussed the possibility of dismissing Whitlam for months.
In a letter sent to the Queen’s private secretary, Martin
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-14/sir-john-kerr-queen-whitlam-palace-letters-released/12452616#:~:text=Sir%20John%20'could%20not%20risk,the%20sake%20of%20the%20monarchy'&text=The%20released%20letters%20reveal%2C%20on,then%20prime%20minister%20Gough%20Whitlam.
In summary:
On the day he dismissed Gough Whitlam, the governor general, Sir John Kerr, wrote to the Queen’s private secretary that he had done so “without informing the palace in advance”.
Kerr wrote on 11 November, 1975: “I decided to take the step I took without informing the palace in advance ... I was of the opinion it was better for Her Majesty not to know in advance.”
But other letters, from as early as July, show that Kerr had discussed the possibility of dismissing Whitlam for months.
In a letter sent to the Queen’s private secretary, Martin
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-14/sir-john-kerr-queen-whitlam-palace-letters-released/12452616#:~:text=Sir%20John%20'could%20not%20risk,the%20sake%20of%20the%20monarchy'&text=The%20released%20letters%20reveal%2C%20on,then%20prime%20minister%20Gough%20Whitlam.
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