King Charles III is reportedly looking to amend the law on who can act as his official stand-in
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King Charles III is reportedly cleaning up the royal house. UK’s newly anointed monarch is apparently planning to amend the law on who can fill in for him in the event that he’s incapacitated. The move would see the Duke of York, the Duke of Sussex and Princess Beatrice all reportedly relieved from their duties as official stand-ins for the sovereign, should he be indisposed, reports The Daily Telegraph. Under the 1937 Regency Act, the spouse of a monarch – and the four adults in line for the throne can be called up as the Counsellors of State on official business.
While Queen Elizabeth II was as still alive, that role was reportedly filled by Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince Andrew. Her significant other Prince Philip likewise acted about as one prior to his demise at 99 years old in April 2021. The Royal Palace has been under the pressure to reportedly remove both Prince Harry and Prince Andrew from their roles as they are no longer working members of the royal family. It is believed that the King perceives the incongruity of having a trio of non-working Royals ready to step into his shoes assuming that he is abroad or incapacitated, the Telegraph noted. King Charles will reportedly have the law changed as soon as he can, and will perhaps raise his sister, Princess Anne, and younger brother, Prince Edward, into the position.
King Charles III Reportedly Plans To Remove Prince Harry, Prince Andrew And Princess Beatrice As The Official Stand-Ins
King Charles III supposedly wants to see a law in regards to who can take the place of Counsellors of State changed, which could provoke a dramatic shift inside the Royal Family. Prince Harry, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice could see their ongoing key roles within the monarchy axed if King Charles III proceeds with his supposed plan to see a law amended. In spite of not being working royals, the two Dukes and the Princess are as of now viewed as three of the five Counsellors of State the new monarch can depend upon to complete constitutional duties in case of illness or absence from the country.
This is because, under the 1937 Regency Act, the spouse of the monarch and the four adults aged over 21 next in line to the throne consequently become Counsellors who can stand in for the sovereign on official duties including going to Privy Council meetings, signing routine archives and getting the credentials of new ambassadors to the UK. Notwithstanding, the Telegraph reported King Charles III wants the law amended so that main working members of the Firm can become Counsellors a move which would strip Andrew, Harry and Beatrice of the title. The King, the report said, is believed to recognise the disjointedness in having three non-working royals holding a role that might actually see them carry out constitutional duties.
For sure, a few commentators have approached Buckingham Palace in the previous months to request an adjustment of the law which can only be enacted by the Houses of Parliament, to see Andrew and Harry relieved of the role of Counsellor. Charles is reported to probably act rapidly in taking the relevant steps to have the law changed. An amended law would probably see Prince Edward and Princess Anne, two prominent working royals, being raised to the position of Counsellors of the King. While the Dukes of York and Sussex were at that point already Queen Elizabeth II’s Counsellors, alongside Prince William and the Former Prince of Wales, the accession to the Throne of Charles made the position also for Queen Camilla and Beatrice.
