In recent times, the British royal family has been on a roller coaster, with major events happening one after another.
Just when Kate, Princess of Wales, was hospitalized for abdominal surgery, and William, Prince of Wales, accompanied his wife in the hospital, King Charles III of the United Kingdom also announced that he would be admitted to the hospital for surgery due to an enlarged prostate.
That's enough for the royal family to be busy, but the most worrying thing is:
According to British royal statutes, if the king is unable to exercise his powers, the adult member who is higher in the order of succession can act in the king's place.
Prince William is at home from work, and George and other children are too young, so it is possible that Prince Harry, who is after William, will "substitute for work" during Charles' operation.
This is simply the opportunity that Harry has always dreamed of.
Imagine that this "rebellious prince", who had given up public office and moved to the United States four years earlier, suddenly had the opportunity to return to England and for a period of time have the power to rule the royal family and make decisions both internally and externally.
What is even more chilling is given the various contradictions that he and the royal family have accumulated over the years.
Once he is "regent", it is really unimaginable to imagine what kind of tragic consequences will be brought to the royal family.
However, knowing the son is more than the father. Victory always belongs to those who laid out in advance.
An operation made everyone see that Charles did not only fall in love with Camilla, he easily crushed Harry's ambitions.
This relieved the royal family, and the hidden danger of Harry's return was temporarily lifted.
When King Charles announced that he needed to be hospitalized, the outside world was shocked and began to worry about the whereabouts of the royal family.
Previously, Kate, Princess of Wales, had just completed abdominal surgery and needed to continue to observe her recovery in the hospital;
Her husband, Prince William, stayed by his wife's side and ceased all official duties. William is the second in line to the throne and is now also "delisted".
According to royal regulations, when the king is unable to exercise power, the royal family will arrange for the adult with the highest order of succession to be "regent".
At this time, excluding the young princes, Prince Harry, who is ranked fifth, should be able to intervene in royal affairs and sign documents.
On January 21, Harry and Meghan, who have been silent so far, finally couldn't help but let the wind out.
Perhaps it was because he couldn't bear it, or because he was pretending to be concerned, but the source revealed that Hamme had contacted Charles and Kate respectively to express their best wishes.
We don't speculate on the truth or falsity of these statements, but judging by the style of the Harry family, they will not rest on their laurels.
The royal family may always be a lingering bond for them, and they will always find ways to get closer to that relationship.
However, the shrewd Charles III has long seen through Harry's thoughts.
Soon after his succession to the throne, he amended the relevant regulations to explicitly deprive Harry and Andrew of many of their rights as "heirs to the throne".
The most fatal of these was the disqualification of the two men from exercising power in a time when the king and other heirs were unable to perform their duties.
It can be said that this hand is really beautiful.
It not only effectively eliminated the possibility of Harry's "regent", but also avoided a power vacuum in the royal family, forcing people like Harry to break with the royal family.
Charles's skill undoubtedly saved the royal family from a huge disaster.
Of course, there is reason to believe that this is not Charles's temporary stopgap measure.
After all, it has been 4 years since Harry and Meghan left the royal family. If it is only about guarding against Harry, in fact, Charles should have taken corresponding measures earlier.
Some commentators have pointed out that this is Charles's extremely shrewd move.
He did not cause controversy in the outside world, completely blocking any possibility of Harry's return to the royal family and negatively affecting him.
At the embarrassing moment when the core members "stopped working" one after another, the remaining old people of the royal family showed an unprecedented high degree of cohesion and unity.
Although Queen Camilla is still performing some official duties on the surface, judging from her often blank and dazed expression, it is clear that her mind is on her husband, who is about to undergo surgery.
The real "bitter pleasure" is Princess Anne in her 70s, the Duke and Duchess of Kent in her 80s, and Princess Alexandra, who is almost 90 years old.
And this once again highlights the current situation of the royal family's heavy dependence on core members to function.
After the Harry family left the royal family, Charles slowed down the layoff plan he wanted to implement before taking the throne.
Now that the shortage of manpower is laid bare in vain, the fragility and cost of the royal family are clearly revealed.
Even in the face of these problems, according to a royal spokesperson, King Charles has no plans to recall Harry, Andrew or even Meghan.
Through various recent arrangements, the new British monarch has made it clear that the Harry family has no relationship with the royal family.