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root and branch reform for the constitution, which we got in 1979. and became independent. but it was reformed constitution that was rejected, 55% to 45%, and one of those reforms, as i said, related to the removal of her majesty, and not, i respect your majesty very much. it was a bit of a nancy story that the queen of england could really be the queen of england could really be the queen of st vincent and the grenadines. i queen of st vincent and the grenadines. queen of st vincent and the grenadines. , . grenadines. i find it very difficult to acce -t grenadines. i find it very difficult to accept someone grenadines. i find it very difficult to accept someone who - grenadines. i find it very difficult to accept someone who lives - grenadines. i find it very difficult to accept someone who lives so | grenadines. i find it very difficult i to accept someone who lives so far away it to be the head of states. there is a local government general who represents them, but our relation
and we can now speak to the prime minister of saint vincent and the grenadines, ralph gonsalves. thank you forjoining us. i want to talk a little bit about your relationship with the united kingdom and particularly with the queen. in 2009, you lead a referendum to remove the cleaning as the head of state and replace her majesty with an elected president. the referendum failed. why did you think it was time for st vincent and the grenadines not to have the queen as your head of state any more. thank ou ve your head of state any more. thank you very much- your head of state any more. thank you very much. we your head of state any more. thank you very much. we respect - your head of state any more. thank you very much. we respect your i you very much. we respect your majesty very much and her tremendous service to britain and to the commonwealth. but we saw at this particular stage of our development that we ought to have a home grown head of states. it was part of her
is it about her majesty, or is it about monarchy, when charles takes over, as he will one day, one assumes, as king. will there still be the same affection amongst the canadians? every monarch needs to prove themselves, every monarch is different. it was different, i presume when queen victoria was on the throne at the time of confederation. what s interesting, so, this clean has been on the throne for almost half of the life of canada. so she is a very familiar, very revered figure. naturally, when that 70 year tradition and more changes, then people will have to get used to a new monarch, and that will take affect both on the part of canadians and on the part of the monarch to demonstrate the relevance, the