Queen Elizabeth Passing Duties To Prince Charles Is ‘Difficult’ For This Reason

Queen Elizabeth has been passing on some of her royal duties to Prince Charles. This is seen as a sign of Her Majesty slowing down and eventually retiring from her role as the monarch.

Royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills said that the Queen’s attempts at passing some of her duties to the future king is not something that is widely talked about in the press. On Remembrance Day, Her Majesty delegated her role of laying a wreath at the cenotaph to her eldest son.

While speaking with Sky News, Mills called the moment wherein Prince Charles laid the wreath at the cenotaph an important indication that he will become king sooner rather than later. She also said that royal fans and royal experts didn’t discuss it as much because transitions and successions are difficult.

“You can understand that, for any family, it’s difficult thinking of the passing of someone who is much loved within the family,” she said. “Anyway, the press release came out about what all the members of the Royal Family would be doing for Remembrance Day. Hidden away in that press release was the fact that the Queen wouldn’t be placing her own wreath at the cenotaph. The Prince of Wales would be doing it instead. It was literally hidden within this press release,” she said.

After reading the press release, Mills said that she had to call up the office to ask if she read things correctly. She said that it was a significant moment that shows the Queen readily passing her baton to her successor. Since she was crowned as Queen, Her Majesty had always been the one to lay a wreath at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day.

The monarch is already 93 years old, and Prince Charles will turn 72 this year. Despite their delicate ages, the Queen previously said during her coronation that she will serve the crown until the day she dies. This has convinced the British public that she will never abdicate. As such, the only way for Prince Charles to finally become king is if the Queen dies or becomes too ill to serve the nation.