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He is the heir to the throne of Australia. He can never simply come here as the President of the FA. He will always be the Prince of Wales and that has a different rank to the Queen of Spain in Australia.
If you don't think the referendum is turning nasty you aren't seeing and hearing what I am hearing (two staff at my school have been warned to change their views or lose their jobs and three casuals have been told they won't be employed again as they have simply asked for more information).
He won't damage the BRF by not coming but he could easily be drawn into a political debate in Australia if he came and that would damage the relationship between Australia and the UK and damage the status of the monarchy in this country.
It is simply protocol that senior royals do now visit a realm while there is a vote in the offing. The referendum is way too divisive an issue for him to be here while it is going on.
Bollocks! Then he and Catherine should have never done the 2022 tour of the Caribbean, especially as more than one country is ACTIVELY pursuing a referendum to remove themselves from the Commonwealth. That is what you call a hot political situation. Your sample size of 5 people being "cautioned" does not constitute the description of the Voice referendum turning nasty. And if it is the case they have been warned or get fired for not "changing their views", they have legal remit to go after the school.