Charles of England prepares to become king: between fury with his children, love for Camilla Parker Bowles and a decision that would betray the memory of Lady Di
The affair of three decades and subsequent marriage of the son of Elizabeth II to Camilla Parker Bowles is still not very well seen, mainly by those who loved Princess Diana. Upon becoming king he would make a decision that would betray the memory of the mother of princes William and Harry
When Queen Elizabeth II dies there will be three important men in Buckingham, and it will take a long time to speak of a Queen of England again. On the same day of her death, her son Charles will be proclaimed King, Prince William will inherit the title of Prince of Wales, and her son, George of Cambridge, will take second place in the line of succession.
Even the next king of England may not have a queen consort. According to the British newspaper Express, it is decided that the title of the Duchess of Cornwall will change to princess consort once Prince Charles ascends the throne. If so, Camilla Parker Bowles will have a made-up title, unprecedented in the history of the British monarchy. Officially, there won't be a queen consort in England until Kate Middleton's turn.
It must be remembered that, in order not to offend the memory of the late Princess Diana, Camilla did not receive the title of Princess of Wales after her wedding to Charles of England in 2005. After 30 years as the lover of Queen Elizabeth's eldest son, she had to settle for the Duchess of Cornwall. For the same reason, the royal house clarified at that time that the second wife of Prince Charles would not be queen, something that until recently detailed on its website the official residence of the heir to the throne, Clarence House.
This decision was made as an act of sensitivity and respect towards the late Princess Diana. However, the royal expert, Victoria Arbiter, told the aforementioned media that Carlos is probably not so convinced with this decision, which could change when he becomes king of England. According to Arbiter, it is very likely that Prince Charles insists that "his wife take her rightful title," that is, queen consort. A decision that the followers of the late Lady Di will not like at all. "When the day finally comes, I suspect that the Prince will insist that his wife adopt her rightful title," he noted.
Prince William, when Charles becomes king, will be the new Duke, with Kate Middleton assuming the title of Duchess of Cornwall. Debrett's nobility expert Wendy Bosberry-Scott explained: "This is a royal duchy that is traditionally held by the eldest son of the reigning monarch, so it will probably be passed on to William and then George." The duke's wife is allowed to use the title, but it is not hers in her own right.
However, when the Crown Succession Act of 2013 was enacted, it transformed many aspects of the royal family, including inheritance of titles. For example, four-year-old Princess Charlotte became the first royal girl to get ahead of her younger brother in the line of succession. This was because he eliminated the old rules of male preference.
It may also mean that the UK could see its first Princess of Wales in its own right, as George could choose to hand over the title to her heir, who could be a girl. However, even if George grants a first-born the title of Princess of Wales, as the law currently stands, she could not be Duchess of Cornwall.
This is because the law that transformed the succession rights of the royal family does not apply to the duchy. The duchy, since 1337, has always passed to the eldest son of the monarch. Which means that if George has no sons, there will be no Duke of Cornwall. If you had an older daughter and a younger son, the title would pass to the male heir.
However, regardless of his title, George's female heiress would still inherit the income of the Duchy of Cornwall. Under the Sovereign Grants Act 2011, the Duchy of Cornwall's income will pass to the heir to the throne, regardless of whether he is male or female.
Carlos's fury with his children
Sources close to the heir to the throne assure that the fact that his children made their differences public made him explode with fury.
The anger of Charles of England arises especially because of how these comments can affect the work that the British royal family performs, their public tasks. Specifically, according to these sources and as reported by the Daily Mail newspaper, Carlos is upset because all this "completely weakens" and "totally destroys the work he is doing", especially abroad.
British tabloids point out that the first in line to the throne is worried about his youngest son and in turn upset because he has always been a firm supporter of Harry and Meghan Markle, but there are gestures from his daughter-in-law that he does not like, like that she canceled a meeting at the last minute with him, or that in the European summer they did not come to visit the Queen at Balmoral.
All this turmoil within the British royal family comes because a documentary recorded during the recent trip to Africa by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was released on Sunday night. In it, Harry confirms that his relationship with his older brother is not ideal. “We are on different paths. We don't see each other as much as we used to, because we are so busy. "
On the verge of tears, Markle says that the couple survive, and that the pressure they are subjected to is practically "unbearable", something she did not expect when she decided to join the royal family. “I never thought this would be easy, but I thought it would be fair and that's the part that is really hard to understand.” He also talked about how hard it was for him to receive so much criticism during his pregnancy and after becoming a
