Barack Obama's victory dominated headlines across the world – except in the
Australian state of Tasmania, where a visit by Prince Charles and Camilla
relegated the United States election to the bottom of the front page.
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| Tasmania's biggest-selling newspaper, The Hobart Mercury, featured the royal visit as its main front-page story |
The royal visit, part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, brought
thousands of people onto the streets of the island state and prompted steady
cries of "Charlie, Charlie".
While newspapers across the country led with the re-election of President
Obama, Tasmania's biggest-selling newspaper, The Hobart Mercury, featured
the royal visit as its main front-page story.
"Welcome Charles & Camilla," read the headline, above a
photograph of the smiling couple.
The newspaper's editorial was dedicated to the visit and recalled the "good-humoured
banter, generous hospitality and conviviality" during the last visit by
Prince Charles in 1994. It praised the Prince for being "ahead of his
time" on issues such as organic food, urban renewal, rainforests and
climate change.
"Considering the overwhelming goodwill that permeated the Prince's last
visit, it is obvious that Charles would continue to be warmly welcomed to
these shores whether or not this nation became a republic," the
newspaper said.
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