May 6, 2015
The Charlotte The Emu Memorial Committee will invite Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to bring their new daughter Princess Charlotte to Wondai when she is old enough to travel.
The child, born to the UK royals on the weekend, is fourth in line to the British throne.
At Tuesday night’s Emu Memorial Committee meeting in Wondai, the group voted unanimously to extend a formal invitation to the trio.
“We doubt Prince William and the Duchess would be able to fly out with Princess Charlotte for the statue’s unveiling at next month’s Wondai markets,” committee chairman Chris “Corky” Corcoran said.
“They have a very busy schedule of public engagements in Britain.
“But we hope that at some time in the future when they next visit Australia, they’ll drop in to Wondai to see our own Charlotte.”
Corky downplayed Facebook rumours sweeping the South Burnett since the announcement of the child’s name early Tuesday morning that the Princess had really been named in honour of the much-loved town emu, which died last year.
“I can understand why some people would think this was the case because Charlotte certainly was a princess for many residents,” Corky said.
“However we’ve heard the British media are saying the Princess’ names – Charlotte Elizabeth Diana – really refer to her great-grandmother, the current Queen Elizabeth, and her paternal grandmother, Princess Diana, who died in 1997.”
Some Royal commentators are also speculating that Charlotte, a feminine form of Charles, is really a nod to her grandfather, Prince Charles.
“However the Prince and Duchess had a royal tour of Australia in 2014 about the time Charlotte was run over, so we can’t entirely rule out there’s a Down Under factor at play here,” Corky said.
“And if they really did name their daughter after Wondai’s Charlotte, we’re sure they’d love to show the Princess her namesake and it would be un-Australian not to invite them.”
The Memorial Committee will take delivery of the Charlotte The Emu statue later this month and plan to hold a public unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Wondai Markets on Saturday, June 27.
The $10,000 steel statue, created by Kilkivan master metal sculptor Dan Davie, has been funded entirely through public donations.
It will be permanently mounted in Wondai’s Coronation Park.
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