In recent days, the news that the 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II could not attend a series of activities due to "health problems" has frequently appeared in various newspapers in the European and American media.
On 26 October, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen would only be able to take on some of the easier tasks at Windsor Castle, as requested by the Doctor for a break, so the elderly regrettably decided that she would no longer travel to Glasgow for the COP26 (26th United Nations Climate Change Summit) reception dinner on Monday, 1 November.
It is reported that the old lady expressed quite disappointed in the absence of this reception. Of course, she will also express her support for the climate summit through video. However, this raises a major issue.
Because before that, the British Royal Family had confirmed that the reception of COP26 would launch a three-generation linkage "ultra-high-level reception" supplemented by the Queen,leading Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Cambridge (Prince William and Kate Middleton).
Now that the Queen is absent, how will the remaining four solve the tricky situation they are facing now? Therefore, the royal assistants had to cite the scriptures and check the ancient books. Fortunately, there have been relevant regulations and cases for their reference before.
According to the relevant English law, if a similar situation occurs, the Queen may issue a Patent Licence to appoint two or more State Counsellors to perform the duties on her behalf. According to the Cabinet Manual published in October 2011: "When a monarch leaves the country for a short period of time, or is temporarily incapacitated, or is unable to perform his or her duties for some identified reason, his or her functions will be delegated to the State Adviser." There is also a condition here: "The State Counselor is the adult heir to the throne who must be at least 21 years old." "In the present situation, it is highly likely that the Queen has appointed Prince Charles and Prince William as State Advisers.
Some Royal family experts pointed out: "From a certain point of view, the state adviser is the Plan B that has to be activated. Plan B here refers to the appointment of Charles and William as state advisers. But given that both men are men, there are also many female leaders and leaders' spouses to attend during the reception. What if Plan B isn't ideal? ”
Dr. Craig Prescott of Bangor University further noted that due to recent changes in the royal family due to the Queen's health, Camilla may also have to come forward earlier and be entrusted with the task of state adviser sooner than expected. "The Queen may consider adding the Duchess of Cornwall as a State Counsellor," he said. Because once Prince Charles succeeds to the throne as king, Camilla automatically becomes a state counselor. ”
In fact, judging from the situation in the royal family in the past two years, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge have taken on more important roles and stood on a higher footing.
Taking the recent event speech as an example, on October 27, Camilla attended the "Against Violence against Women" campaign co-sponsored by the World Organization for Women and the University of London - Shameless! At the Festival, she gave her most important and arguably the most impressive speech to date. On that day, Camilla acted triumphantly, and was obviously quite comfortable and at ease with her current position in the royal family, so that she really "floated" up.
It is reported that because of the "drifting" to the point of getting carried away, before the speech, the Duchess of Cornwall joked about the belly of the British Prime Minister's wife, Kelly Symonds, who has been pregnant for 8 months. It is also because of the "vulgarity as humor", Camilla has been criticized, satirized and ridiculed by the majority of netizens.
Back to the point, buckingham Palace issued another statement on Friday (29 October) saying the Queen would continue to rest for the next two weeks. This means that the old lady cannot attend the commemoration of British National Day (Memorial Day) on 13 November.
Buckingham Palace aides are now said to be busy working on a new work plan for Camilla, 74. The Duchess of Cornwall is finally out of the woods, and she may perform some of her duties on behalf of the Queen, playing an increasingly important role in the royal family.
Let's talk about the Duchess of Cambridge. For years, Kate has followed and followed her passions for her career, both in her early childhood focus and support for mental health activities; such as her keynote address on "Taking Action on Addiction" in October.
The two most powerful royal women in the current Royal Family after queen are becoming experts in their respective fields; but tonight Kamila and Kate will face a rather severe test. The duo's performance at COP26, Britain's largest ever gathering of world leaders, will also indirectly confirm the significance and value of the British Crown for Britain's future.
In comparison, Kate was a little less stressed, after all, William's succession was after Charles. However, in terms of the value of the Crown as a whole to Britain, tonight is a rather important moment for the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Cambridge.
Looking forward to the wonderful performance of the two generations of linkage tonight! The flaws of the "ace" old mother, for Charles, are both a test and an opportunity, looking forward to the performance of the "super long standby" old crown prince.
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