Royal slip
Sir: Philip Murphy’s ‘Sir’ Bob Carr of Italy article (Spectator Australia, 7 February) refers, in relation to Prince Philip being made a Knight of the Order of Australia (AK), to bringing his Australian award into line with that of his son. What seems to have been missed in the commentary regarding Prince Philip’s AK is that the amendments to the letters patent made to grant it give his AK precedence over the AK granted to Prince Charles in 1981.
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