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Queen Elizabeth II had a deep and lasting connection to Scotland: she would spend any spare time she had there at Balmoral Castle, where she died last week.

But with Her Majesty's death, the push for Scottish independence could intensify, along with similar movements in Northern Ireland and Wales. Today, author Dennis Altman on what King Charles III can do to stop the United Kingdom from falling apart, and what it also means for our own ties to the monarchy.Professor Dennis Altman, professorial fellow, La Trobe University, Melbourne and author, 'God Save the Queen: the strange persistence of monarchies'

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