Neither Harry, Andrew, NOR Beatrice Can Step In For King Charles! Here's Why...
20.01.2024 - 02:19
/ perezhilton.com
Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, and Princess Beatrice won’t be stepping in for King Charles anytime soon!
Earlier this week, Buckingham Palace announced the 75-year-old monarch will be heading to a hospital next week to undergo a “corrective treatment” for an enlarged prostate. Since the news broke, royal watchers have been wondering whether the other family members will take on any additional duties for King Charles while he recovers. Even though Harry and Andrew are no longer working members of the royal family, they are technically Counsellors of State still and could step up to help manage the monarchy. But there is a huge catch!
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For those who don’t know, the role of the Counsellors of State is to stand in for the monarch, and that person can act on the monarch’s behalf through the Letters Patent if they are temporarily incapacitated or absent from the country. The position belongs to the sovereign’s spouse and the first four people in the line of succession over 21 years old. Therefore, the Counsellors of State would be Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, and Princess Beatrice.
So since Harry and Andrew still hold onto those roles, they could, in theory, represent King Charles during this time. However, The Times reported that action was taken after he ascended the throne in 2022 to prevent the two princes from being allowed to fulfill those duties!
In the second reading of the Counsellors of State Bill 2022-23 in the House of Lords on November 21, 2022, Lord True stated that the royals confirmed only “working members of the Royal Family will be called on to act as Counsellors of State.” This