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Antigua and Barbuda may remove British monarch

Newsday

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Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's prime minister has said. Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years, but emphasised that the move was "not an act of hostility". He made the comments after confirming Charles III as King and head of state of the Caribbean nation. Martin Cave is the Executive Director for the Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce. He told Newsday: “Formerly Prince and current King Charles to a great extent is an unknown quantity for us so it’s really an unknown matter.” (Picture: The late Queen Elizabeth II in Antigua and Barbuda on 24th October 1985. Credit: John Shelley Collection/Avalon/Getty Images.)

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