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- Historians have questioned the role of the Palace in the dismissal of Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam
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- Letters exchanged between the Australian Governor-General and the Queen via her private secretary, Martin Charteris
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- Letters show that the Australian Governor-General, Sir John Kerr asked the Palace if he had authority to dismiss Whitlam
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- There have been calls for the Queen to apologise for Whitlam’s dismissal for not doing her duty by advising and warning Whitlam
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- The Palace styled this out by claiming that the Queen was never notified about the sacking
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- Prince Charles also supported the sacking of the elected Prime Minister