For Prince William and Prince Harry, who were once intimate but now strangers, Camilla cannot be regarded as the person they "like" at any time. Although they had embarked on different paths, the two brothers had the same goal for those who had destroyed their family and indirectly harmed their mother, Princess Diana; that is, not to let their stepmother become queen in any case, or at least not to let her sit smoothly in the "back seat".
However, when the "team" fights, they are not afraid of god-like opponents, but they are afraid of pig-like teammates. Apparently, for William, Harry is this "pig teammate". Since retiring from the royal family, the Duke of Sussex has been constantly testing the bottom line of the Queen and Charles. Until a few days ago, when the runaway prince once again made unreasonable demands "unreasonably", the queen was really angry.
On 15 January, Prince Harry threatened to prosecute him (HO) after several rejections of his offer to buy 24-hour "police protection" services for himself and his family during their stay in the UK at his own expense.
As for Harry's threat, although the British royal family did not make any statement, it is undeniable that the queen is angry and Charles is depressed. According to Ingrid Seward, a royal expert and editor-in-chief of Queen's Magazine, "The queen's most intolerable thing is the threat, although Harry's threat is not directed at her personally, but also directed at her department, which makes her feel both angry and irritable." ”
In fact, during this time, the 95-year-old old lady has really not had a good time. His favorite second son was stripped of his title and expelled from the royal family; Harry came to add to the chaos at this time. Originally distraught because of the "stupidity" of the second son, Harry's actions added a fire to the queen's heart.
Faced with such a situation, as a monarch, the old man had to consider another very important issue. According to existing British law, monarchs have the power to appoint two or more Counsellors of the State to perform important duties on her behalf when she is incapacitated due to illness or unable to perform her duties during a foreign visit, such as the right to sign important documents on behalf of the Queen, to attend important meetings and make decisions, etc. Currently, the Royal Family has four State Counsellors (who also held this position as the Queen's spouse before his death) – Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince Andrew.
Harry and Andrew each hold one seat. Therefore, although these two are not in contention, the two of them will reincarnate. Andrew was the second in line to the British throne; although the elder brother Prince Charles's line became "leafy" over time, Andrew's succession slipped to the ninth in line. However, because the three cambridge children (Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis) were still young, the stupid and shameless "brainless" prince also held the important position of state adviser.
Prince Harry is the same. Although he retired from the royal family, he remained the sixth in line to the throne and continued to serve as a state adviser. This means that if the Queen is in the above situation and Harry happens to be in England, he can still exercise the functions of this position.
That's a bit scary. If Harry and Andrew are still "in their place", if the Queen happens to be unable to exercise the monarchy, if William and Charles are both visiting at this time; if all three of these assumptions appear at the same time, it means that Harry and Andrew can "seek their own government". And if two stupid and impulsive guys exercised such an important position, what kind of terrible consequences would be brought to the British Royal Family and Britain, so that the Queen and the British people could not imagine.
Foreign media reported that the Queen is considering removing Harry and Andrew from the list of state advisers or replacing them with another one. In this way, with another person checking and balancing, that terrible assumption can be avoided.
According to the existing regulations, to eliminate these two people, whether it is the operating procedures, or the operation time and process, it is too cumbersome, time-consuming and complicated. Therefore, it was suggested that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, should be allowed to fill the throne directly. As the wife of a future king, like the former Duke of Edinburgh, Camilla would automatically be promoted to State Counsellor once Charles succeeded to the throne. And now it's just ahead of schedule. (It should be mentioned here that whether it is to directly fill one person or to remove these two people and then choose two people, Camilla is among the best people.) ）
Royal family expert Gertrude Daly said in his Royal Podcast: "Getting Camilla to fill the position is the easiest and quickest way to do it. When Charles became king, Camilla naturally became an advisor to state. Therefore, let her directly fill the position without cumbersome procedures, but also save time. At the same time, it also set a precedent for Kate. After Charles succeeded to the throne, Catherine, as the crown prince's spouse, was justified as a state adviser. ”
As the Queen's physical health deteriorated, Camilla's de facto status in the royal family grew higher and higher because of Charles's crown princehood. This year, during the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne, she will represent the Queen at many important events. And if she holds a position of the rank of State Counselor, then she is one step closer to the queen's position.
Charles was certainly happy to see such an outcome. For years, the 73-year-old crown prince has not given up on trying to make Camilla queen. But this result was not one that William and Harry were happy to see. There have been previous reports that Harry will spare no effort to prevent Camilla from becoming queen. His elder brother William certainly supported this. However, what he left for William was a depressed sigh, a situation in which he vomited blood, and a more difficult "battle" between the brothers in the future.
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