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VMA131Marine

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22. King Charles is head of state of Australia

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:04 PM

Apr 25

So the flags aren’t entirely inappropriate

D.C. could have mixed things up even more:

List of Commonwealth Realms where the Btish monarch is head of state(15):
United Kingdom
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu

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Down Under blunder: DC mistakenly displays Australian flags instead of British ones ahead of King Charles visit [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 25 OP

Charles kowtowing to the pedophile pal of Andrew is sickening Easterncedar Apr 25 #1

Epstein. Iran. It's a bad look, visiting Trump. I can't believe he's doing this! -nt CrispyQ Apr 25 #7

I once admired the King Freddie Apr 25 #11

I've always had mixed feelings karynnj Apr 25 #23

You almost could have been talking about RFK JR BaronChocula Apr 25 #27

Never thought of that, but there are similarities karynnj Apr 25 #28

A bunch of dummies. dem4decades Apr 25 #2

Shocking. AltairIV Apr 25 #3

So they put the confederate flags back up? twodogsbarking Apr 25 #4

Wouldn't surprise me if they do n/t Polybius Apr 25 #10

Whoops underpants Apr 25 #5

I pray He doesn't confuse His Diet Coke button with His "Wipe Out a Civilization" button. Midnight Writer Apr 25 #6

Ah, a sure sign of competency. sinkingfeeling Apr 25 #8

Again? I seem to recall this happening during his 1st term. JohnnyRingo Apr 25 #9

This to honor a guy 3825-87867 Apr 25 #12

Americans are so poorly educated now that they have nearly destroyed the public travelingthrulife Apr 25 #13

Jeezus. What a clown show. Joinfortmill Apr 25 #14

What a bunch a maroons! Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 25 #15

And insane. The Madcap Apr 25 #19

Mistake on purpose Sequoia Apr 25 #16

It is so indicative of this administration, they are completely incompetent, across the board, Bev54 Apr 25 #17

Only the best people Wild blueberry Apr 25 #18

The stupid ... it burns! FakeNoose Apr 25 #20

Looks like they need Dr Sheldon Cooper sueh Apr 25 #21

🤣🤣🤣 Karma13612 Apr 25 #26

Bazinga! FemDemERA Apr 25 #29

King Charles is head of state of Australia VMA131Marine Apr 25 #22

"the flags aren't entirely inappropriate" BumRushDaShow Apr 25 #25

As Prime Minister, Albanese is leader of the government of Australia VMA131Marine Apr 25 #31

But when these PMs travel here BumRushDaShow Apr 25 #32

SMH... CTyankee Apr 25 #24

If we're being picky, the Union Flag in the second OP photo is UPSIDE DOWN! Emrys Apr 25 #30

Gosh! So confusing for those who don't bother to research flags! Aussie105 Apr 25 #33

The nickname for the Union Flag in Scotland (possibly elsewhere too) is "The Butcher's Apron". n/t Emrys Apr 25 #34

"The confusion may have stemmed from..." Go ahead- fill in the next word. mpcamb Apr 25 #35