5 reasons Queen Elizabeth won’t give up throne to Prince Charles

[Music] five reasons Queen Elizabeth won't give up throne to Prince Charles queen elizabeth ii may not give up the throne for her son Prince Charles for a number of reasons Reader's Digest compiled a number of reasons why it's unlikely for the current monarch to step down the publication insisted that abdication is not on Queen Elizabeth II's mind check out the different reasons below one she promises to reign for life Her Majesty has dedicated her life to the throne since the time she took over from her late father she announced this on her 21st birthday I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong the Queen said to she feels that it's her duty to reign aside from making the promise the Queen feels that reigning is her mission in life for this reason she has never thought of stepping down the Queen simply feels she must do her duty and she's never even contemplated abdication Sarah Bradford said in her book queen elizabeth ii her life in our times three the public loves the Queen the Queen loves the people and she has received the same affection and support from them in fact some don't want her to ever be replaced let queen elizabeth ii reign as long as she lives but let her be Elizabeth the last Polly Tony be of the guardians wrote for Queen doubts Prince Charles's leadership according to Tom Bower in his book the power passion and defiance of Prince Charles Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth the second wanted to live longer just to keep Prince Charles from the throne the Duke of Edinburgh was heard telling a friend that if they live longer the Prince of Wales would have little opportunity to damage the monarchy another author also pointed out Prince Philip criticizing the heirs capacity as a leader the duke of edinburgh finds his son precious extravagant and lacking in the dedication to make a good king five she can delegate work any way the Queen can keep her role and delegate more and more tasks to the younger Royals including William Kate Middleton Prince Harry and Megan Markel she has already practiced this in fact earlier this year it was reported that the monarch has cut back on her duties so there's no reason for her to abdicate Prince Charles fights back I won't give up the throne it's a royal standoff Prince Charles is at odds with his mother queen elizabeth ii over the future of the monarchy claims life and style for the first time since 1953 the Queen didn't lay the wreath at London's Senate if on Remembrance Day instead Charles stepped up to take her place however sources claim that he wasn't her first choice the Queen wanted her grandson Prince William to do it a palace sourced old life and style it would have sent out a strong message that he is the future of the monarchy the Queen is getting older and she is turning her attention to the younger Royals to ensure the future of the monarchy Elizabeth wants William to be the next king reveals the source the British public have never been fond of Charles and Camilla so the Queen has instructed Charles to abdicate making William and his wife Catherine King and Queen when she dies claims life and style but Charles is furious that his mother is overlooking him and he won't give up without a fight there is no way Charles is going to give up the throne after waiting his entire life to take it the source adds in fact when Charles discovered that Elizabeth planned on giving William the Remembrance Day duties he demanded that she give him the role instead claims life and style this is creating tension behind the palace walls and William finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place William feels torn between his father and grandmother adds the source but he thinks it will sort itself out as time goes on Queen Elizabeth will step down from the throne at age 95 she has nothing left to prove to mark the 65th anniversary of her coronation this year Queen Elizabeth proved that even she can break from tradition when she chooses for the first time ever she recently spoke about her memories of June 2nd 1953 when she was officially crowned Queen of England and at 91 she showed herself to be sharp and witty as she recalled the horrible right in the uncomfortable gold state coach too Minster Abbey it's not meant for traveling in at all she said holding the five-pound crown she'd warned she marveled gosh this is as heavy as it always was there are some disadvantages to crowns but otherwise they are quite important things a coronation is the beginning of one's life as a sovereign I have seen one she said of her father King George VI's ceremony and then the recipient in the other which is pretty remarkable more remarkable still is that the oldest living and longest-serving monarch in history is on the verge of stepping down she has a sense of duty and originally planned to see it through to the end a senior courtier tells closer but she has broken all the records and has nothing left to prove with her husband Prince Phillip retired at 96 her son Prince Charles 69 more than ready to rule and with her firm confidence in the younger royal generation she's finally ready to relax I am told that when she reaches 95 she will step aside and use the Regency act which allows Prince Charles to take over an all but name says Robert Jobson author of the future royal family adds royal commentator Phil Dampier she wants the changeover to be seamless and feels this is the best way no one deserves arrest more than the Queen when Elizabeth came to the throne at 25 she was a young married mother of two - Charles and Princess Anne who hadn't expected to be in line for the crown her uncle Edward V Bailey's shocking decision to give up the throne to marry his true love American divorcee Wallis Simpson divorce was verboten at the time transferred British rule to Elizabeth's father King George and then to her years ago the Queen said she never intended to abdicate because her uncle's abdication nearly brought the monarchy to an end in 1936 says the courtier because of that explains Dampier her life's work has been the survival of the monarchy and the success of the Commonwealth at home her family grew as she had two more sons Prince Andrew and Prince Edward in the 1960s and she learned to balance life and work as she presided during Britain's decolonization of Africa and the Caribbean and the war in the frequence it's all to do with the training she said can do a lot if you're properly trained that training includes staying on the throne through thick and thin stepping down wouldn't have been imaginable even a few years ago when shocking personal scandals rocked the House of Windsor especially Charles's contentious marriage to Princess Diana which ended in divorce a year before she died in a 1997 car crash Diana famously criticized the Royals for being coldly unsupportive of her the Queen has had some ups and downs Dampier notes I'm sure she has some regrets but now with Charles remarried to his longtime love Camilla parker-bowles seventy grandson Prince William 35 happily married to Kate Middleton 36 with a third child on the way and Prince Harry 33 set to marry American actress Megan Markel 36 in May the monarchy is enjoying a period of stability those who love her feel she deserves to enjoy some years of retirement says the courtier and Dampier adds she will be most proud that the monarchy has not only survived but is more popular than ever the Royals had a scare a year ago when the Queen took to her bed for a week over Christmas with a persistent cold the family realized the game was about to change and the younger members were to be called to the front line for active service says Diana's former Butler Paul Burrell but the question now is not about Elizabeth's health which is good she'll turn 92 in April and still rides horses rather there are concerns that she pushes herself too hard says the courtier she is very fit but every day she reads and signs off on government papers and meets diplomats from all over the world people don't see the work she puts in while she's still extraordinarily busy doctors have advised her not to travel abroad anymore says the courtier clearly retirement is on her mind as painful as the idea is to her in her Christmas message Elizabeth said she was grateful for her 70 year marriage but added even Prince Philip has decided it's time to slow down a little having as he economically put it done his bit no one dictates to the Queen says the courtier but Prince Charles Prince William and senior aides have been lugging her Majesty for a year now about abdication for her own good it's only natural she would enjoy some precious time with Philip in their golden years as well as with her eight grandchildren and soon-to-be 6 great-grandchildren she dotes on her family the courtier says the Queen has been quietly easing up on her official appearances slowly she is handing over jobs to Prince Charles like representing her at the Remembrance Day service for the war dead says the courtier Prince William and Kate have taken several international trips on her behalf and will make a state visit to Sweden and Norway by February the Queen now wants team Windsor in the form of Charles and Camilla William and Kate and Harry and Megan to step up and do their bit says Jobson the experts agree that despite the popularity of William and Kate Charles who will turn 70 in November will take his place on the throne as Charles the third even though that will make him the oldest ever British monarch upon accession I have no doubt Charles will want the job and won't hand it over to William says Dampier he has waited for it all his life and I also don't think William wants to be king until absolutely necessary but his training continues Kate and William moved into Kensington Palace last fall and William resigned from active service as an air ambulance pilot in order to support his grandmother and continue training in earnest for his future role as king says Burrell at this point however William and Kate are dedicated first and foremost to raising their adorable children Prince George four and two-year-old Princess Charlotte and preparing for their new little one in April I will fight for them to have a normal life William says of his kids I want to bring my children up in a happy stable and secure world in some ways William and Kate are wanting normalcy for their children is an extraordinary departure from the monarchies stiff upper-lip old attitudes and signals just how much they're trying to modernize it the Queen seems to have embraced their more relaxed attitudes signaling that times are indeed changing at Buckingham Palace a few years ago I would have said it would be out of the question for the Queen to abdicate admits Dampier but then it would also have been unthinkable that a mixed-race American divorcee would marry into the royal family so when Queen Elizabeth retires no one can say she hasn't done all that she could says the courtier there may be yet another reason she'd enjoy stepping down her own coronation 65 years ago took 16 months to plan a coronation for Charles would be spectacular and cost at least 100 million dollars the courtier tells closer they don't happen very often and wouldn't it be wonderful if the Queen could actually watch it and see the future succession cemented it would in fact be an event fit for a queen [Music]

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Length: 11min 58sec (718 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 16 2018