If the USA were a Commonwealth realm...?

[Ariddia]

As a former resident of Australia - and married to an Australian passport holder - can I perhaps nominate 1978 Australian of the Year, Aboriginal land rights activist, 'National Living Treasure', and member of the Order of Australia Galarrwuy Yunupingu?

Good choice. We should forward it to ScoMo..

who do you think would or should be the Prime Minister?

The Rt. Hon. Sir Bernard Sanders, KG, OM, Viscount Montpelier.

If the US follows British precedent, though, Lords can't become Prime Minister. He might want to wait until after his premiership before accepting a peerage.

[Risottia]

As a former resident of Australia - and married to an Australian passport holder - can I perhaps nominate 1978 Australian of the Year, Aboriginal land rights activist, 'National Living Treasure', and member of the Order of Australia Galarrwuy Yunupingu?

Good choice. We should forward it to ScoMo..

The Rt. Hon. Sir Bernard Sanders, KG, OM, Viscount Montpelier.

If the US follows British precedent, though, Lords can't become Prime Minister. He might want to wait until after his premiership before accepting a peerage.

Maybe the Governor General HRH Prince Harry Mountbatten-Windsor, who is an American citizen by marriage, would lobby in his favour. After all, Americans are rather fond of their exceptionalism, aren't they?

[Risottia]

Queen of America, more likely.


The Rt. Hon. Sir Bernard Sanders, KG, OM, Viscount Montpelier.

Lord Burlington, surely?

Though now that I think about it, that could get awkward. Perhaps Her Majesty should insist on a duel on the shores of Lake Champlain between the current Duke of Devonshire and the junior Senator from Vermont over the rights to the title.

That would be very American and entirely appropriate.