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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
I can see why he is part of the Order of the Thistle and the Order of the Garter, but what connection does he have to Canada, Papua New Guinea and Australia besides being married to their Sovereign? Can those orders extend membership to people not of the country?
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Being in history at a Canadian university, we definitely study our government thoroughly. To answer your second question first, all current members of the Queens Privy Council for Canada ARE Canadian, aside from Prince Philip, with I believe all past members being Canadian also. Being that our Privy Council was formed to provide a Canadian opinion for the Crown, it only makes sense to have Canadians on the Council. And to answer your first question, it is his marriage that connects him to us. Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Australia are all territories of Her Majesty, so the titles given by each country are afforded to him as they are usually the highest honour given in that country. A lot of Canadian-British relations trace back through the history of colonialism here.