MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to get engaged while in office, revealing Thursday that his partner accepted his marriage proposal on Valentine's Day.
The first-term prime minister said he had planned both the date and place of the proposal and even helped design Haydon’s diamond ring.
Albanese wants Australia to become a republic with an Australian head of state.
“I’ll be there, throwing roses out in front of you, prime minister.
Albanese is only the second prime minister to live with a common law partner at the Lodge.
Persons:
— Anthony Albanese, Jodie Haydon, Albanese, ” Albanese, Australia's, “ We’ll, Haydon, “ It’s, ” Haydon, Peter Dutton, King Charles III, Dutton, ” Dutton, “, Julia Gillard
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Italian, British, Australian, Indonesia