Following Prince Charles’ recent hesitation when asked if the Duchess of Cornwall could be the next queen, it is reported this morning a couple of newspaper opinion polls suggest that, of the people questioned, the majority would prefer Prince William to be our next monarch.
It’s an interesting idea: we now get to choose our own monarch. I don’t think so!
The heir to the throne is, of course, Prince Charles and, constitutionally, his wife would become the Queen Consort on his accession. There is a significant difference here that should be noted: a queen consort is the wife of the king and not a queen in her own right, as is the case with Queen Elizabeth.
For Prince William to become the next king would require Prince Charles to abdicate. Whether he does that is for him to decide, though I sincerely hope he does not for their is no good reason in my opinion for him to do so. And, if the Duchess of Cornwall becomes queen consort following Charles’ accession to the throne, then I am all for that as well.
At the point when Prince William becomes King, then it follows that the present Kate Middleton will become the Queen Consort, something I think may be missed when opinion polls ask if they would prefer her to be the next queen.
The point here, I think, is that we do not choose our monarch by lottery, postal vote or opinion polls. And, hopefully, that will always remains so.
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It’s an interesting idea: we now get to choose our own monarch. I don’t think so!
The heir to the throne is, of course, Prince Charles and, constitutionally, his wife would become the Queen Consort on his accession. There is a significant difference here that should be noted: a queen consort is the wife of the king and not a queen in her own right, as is the case with Queen Elizabeth.
For Prince William to become the next king would require Prince Charles to abdicate. Whether he does that is for him to decide, though I sincerely hope he does not for their is no good reason in my opinion for him to do so. And, if the Duchess of Cornwall becomes queen consort following Charles’ accession to the throne, then I am all for that as well.
At the point when Prince William becomes King, then it follows that the present Kate Middleton will become the Queen Consort, something I think may be missed when opinion polls ask if they would prefer her to be the next queen.
The point here, I think, is that we do not choose our monarch by lottery, postal vote or opinion polls. And, hopefully, that will always remains so.
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