From Our Own Correspondent: Solomon Islands
The UK once ruled the Solomon Islands - and even now, as Australia and New Zealand flex their muscle in the Pacific, this nation's Parliament still follows the Westminster model
The UK once ruled the Solomon Islands as a British Protectorate - but the world is a very different place now and Australia and New Zealand are the major regional powers in the Pacific. But as Patrick Gregory finds in Honiara, this nation's Parliament still follows the Westminster model - even 11 time zones and half a world away from London. Still, are the British as aware of the Solomons as the Solomon Islands are of Great Britain?
Photo: Local children wait to greet Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they visit Tuvanipupu Island in September 2012, near the Solomon Islands capital Honiara on Guadalcanal Island. (Chris Jackson /Getty Images)
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