'Proved to be king': how Prince Charles became the new leader in the Windsor family
'02.12.2019'
Source: Newspaper.ru
A new leader has finally emerged in the Windsor family. Instead of the 93-year-old Elizabeth II or her 98-year-old spouse Philip, their eldest son, Prince Charles, solved the problem with the devastating impact of an interview with Prince Andrew. Royal insiders and the press called the actions of the Prince of Wales worthy of the new head of the Firm.
On November 26, Prince Charles visited his father, Prince Philip, at the Sandringham Royal Residence to discuss the implications of Prince Andrew's failed interview for the BBC. The prince did not stay in London after returning from his tour of New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, and immediately went to Norfolk. The British press reports, citing multiple sources, that Charles will finally become the head of the family when the Queen turns 95, writes “Newspaper.ru ”.
Although we will never know this for sure without evidence in the form of an autobiography of participants in these events, over the past two weeks it has become accepted that the Prince of Wales played a key role in removing the younger brother from his duties. Now begins a new wave of speculation that the resolution of the conflict with the Duke of York has proved to Elizabeth II that Charles is ready for new responsibilities.
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It is possible that he will occupy the post of regent under the queen and conduct all her affairs, which take away too much energy from her due to old age. In a year and a half, his mother, who has ruled longer than all the other monarchs in history, will turn 95 - at this age, the father of the eldest son of the royal couple retired. It would be logical and elegant to use a round and respectable date to announce her retirement, and these qualities were remembered by Elizabeth II to most of her subjects.
The royal source confirmed in a conversation with the tabloid The Sun that, with his determination, the father of princes William and Harry had proved to his immediate family his readiness to become king and head the Firm. So the Windsor family is ironically called in the media because every relative of the monarch goes to work from the moment of his birth and continues until his death.
“No one can be more than the institution of the royal family. Even Andrew, the Queen’s beloved son, ”explained the insider. However, responsibility for the eldest son of 93-year-old Elizabeth II will fall by no means unexpectedly - starting from 2016, Her Majesty's assistants gradually reduce the number of events on her calendar and distribute them between her sons and grandchildren. If the queen attended 332 events three years ago, over the past year their number dropped to 283's, which also cannot be called a small number. At the same time, Charles got 507 receptions and meetings for the year.
It is not surprising that the former husband of Princess Diana decided to discuss the current crisis situation with her father, and not with her mother - it was Philip who was used to managing the family rigidly, but effectively. Now the health of the 98-year-old Prince Consort does not allow him to take an active part in the activities of the Windsor, but his advice can finally be useful to his youngest son, despite the fact that their relationship could never be called particularly warm. With the departure of the former naval officer from Buckingham Palace, its inhabitants could really relax. It’s hard to imagine that Andrew would have agreed to talk with reporters about Jeffrey Epstein after the scandal with the American pedophile and slave trader had practically subsided, if his father, known for his cautious attitude to the press, were nearby.
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The 71-year-old husband of the Duchess of Cornwall has not yet managed to return from the trip at the time of the interview, which horrified even those who are not related to the population of the palaces. Therefore, all the instructions about the fate of a relative who decided to support the “late friend” on national television were transmitted by Prince Charles over the telephone. As a sanction, Andrew lost his royal salary and charitable work, which happened very timely. A few days after publication, 23 organizations refused to cooperate with the father of princesses Eugenia and Beatrice.
Most likely, during a joint pastime in Norfolk, father and son will make plans for the near future and rest in the company of each other for several more days. After this, Charles is expected to return to London to attend a few more receptions, and in December he will return to Sandringham to celebrate Christmas with the queen and the rest of his immediate family.
