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Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

icyfroth — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 04:23:49 GMT

THE royal offices of the Queen and Prince Charles will merge in preparation for Charles becoming king.

The mother and son's separate press offices will merge to form one office providing communications for the royal family, the Mirror reports.

One of Prince Charles's senior courtiers is expected to run the new publicity team from a core office in Buckingham Palace.

Royal watchers believe the move to one office is a sign of the gradual shift towards Charles ascending the throne.

For the past 20 years, the Queen and Prince Charles - the longest-serving heir apparent in British history - have operated separate press offices.

The Queen's communication team worked from an office in Buckingham Palace while Charles's media team had an office in nearby Clarence House, his official London residence.

Although the Queen is still active, both sides agreed that plans should be made for a smooth transition, according to British media reports.

The Queen, who turns 88 in April and her husband Prince Philip, 92, are passing on more royal duties to younger royals, including Prince Charles.

The couple are on a "gradual downward trajectory" in the number of royal engagements they will carry out, Britain's Telegraph reports.

The younger generation - Prince Charles, his sons William and Harry and William's wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, will take on a heavier royal workload.

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At 88 she deserves to retire, I think!

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

cherry*135 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:06:59 GMT

A palace statement said: "We are merging the press offices to better co-ordinate various strands of activity

'Transition not takeover'

BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the move, which he said was a return to how the palace communications team was run in the 90s, was about transition and not a takeover.

Royal officials also described media reports of a mother and son "job-share" as incorrect.

It comes after a suggestion by the Sunday Times that the 88-year-old monarch's state visit to Normandy this summer for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings could be her final official foreign trip.

She has made more than 260 overseas visits during her reign.

But our royal correspondent said that, as things stand, this would not be the case.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25798969

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

poddster — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:12:05 GMT

OMG how the media blow everything out of proportion.

In fact the Queen and Charlie were out for a buggy ride in th coach and the horses got a bit much for Liz to handle so she gave the reins to Chassa

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

nevynreally — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:16:04 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:

At 88 she deserves to retire, I think!

She doesn't want to. And good for her.

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

not_an_eloi — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:42:30 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP4_A8TgMOA

(shades)

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

cherry*135 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:51:22 GMT

@poddster wrote:
OMG how the media blow everything out of proportion.

In fact the Queen and Charlie were out for a buggy ride in the coach and the horses got a bit much for Liz to handle so she gave the reins to Chassa

True

and

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

lind9650 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:15:16 GMT

The Queen can not retire. She took an oath at her coronation that she will reign until death. This is something taken very seriously by the Queen.

What I can not understand is the British change of mind about the royal succession.

King Edward VIII had to abdicate to be able to marry a divorced woman. Princess Margaret was not permittd to marry Mr. Townsend (can't remember his first name) a divorced man.

Now they are expecting an adulterer and divorced man, married to a divorced woman to become King of England?

the day Prince Charles becomes King of England I'll turn my back on English Royalty.

Erica

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

lyndal1838 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:37:06 GMT

By that reasoning the next king should be Prince Edward as the only child of the present Queen who has not been divorced.

We have to move with the times....in the 1930s divorce was frowned upon....today it is acceptable.

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:40:41 GMT

I doubt if Charlie wants to be King. I was always under the impression William would take over when the Queen carked it

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

poddster — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:57:50 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
By that reasoning the next king should be Prince Edward as the only child of the present Queen who has not been divorced.
We have to move with the times....in the 1930s divorce was frowned upon....today it is acceptable.

Compulsory even !!!

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

*crikey*mate* — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:00:28 GMT

@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:
I doubt if Charlie wants to be King. I was always under the impression William would take over when the Queen carked it

at least his ears would hold up the crown

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:30:41 GMT

oh good grief. Who enrolled us in kindergarten?

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

cherry*135 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:32:21 GMT

Dunno, nothing to do with me either, incase anyone is wondering.

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

darksideofthemoon — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:54:16 GMT

The Queen can not retire. She took an oath at her coronation that she will reign until death. This is something taken very seriously by the Queen.

What I can not understand is the British change of mind about the royal succession.

King Edward VIII had to abdicate to be able to marry a divorced woman. Princess Margaret was not permittd to marry Mr. Townsend (can't remember his first name) a divorced man.

Now they are expecting an adulterer and divorced man, married to a divorced woman to become King of England?

the day Prince Charles becomes King of England I'll turn my back on English Royalty.

I agree Indy the Royal family has really lost the plot and Charles, under the circumstances should not ascend the throne. It's wrong.

He's not a good man at all, his treatment of Diana was shameful, his adulterous affair with Camilla was appalling and that they were allowed to marry was just about the dead end.

She is not fit to be a Queen of England, they are both pushy and like getting their own way.

I will never forget how slow the castle was to show distress over Diana's death, the whole thing was a sham.

Time for Royalty to take a back seat, get proper jobs like the Royals in Europe have, and get on with it.

It should end with Queen Elizabeth.

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

icyfroth — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:04:42 GMT

@nevynreally wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:

At 88 she deserves to retire, I think!

She doesn't want to. And good for her.

Not even Her Royal Majesty is immortal, Nev.

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:32:23 GMT

Sorry AM3, didnt mean to imply it was, I'm sure it was just our everpresent moderators deciding we aren't mature enough.

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

lind9650 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 01:32:07 GMT

LOL, Pimpy, I wonder how old the mods are???

Propably younger than my grandchildren.

Erica

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

*crikey*mate* — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 01:36:47 GMT

@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:
Sorry AM3, didnt mean to imply it was, I'm sure it was just our everpresent moderators deciding we aren't mature enough.

I thought you were admonishing me for the crack about the ears.....

were you?

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

***super_nova*** — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 01:37:19 GMT

@darksideofthemoon wrote:
The Queen can not retire. She took an oath at her coronation that she will reign until death. This is something taken very seriously by the Queen.

What I can not understand is the British change of mind about the royal succession.
King Edward VIII had to abdicate to be able to marry a divorced woman. Princess Margaret was not permittd to marry Mr. Townsend (can't remember his first name) a divorced man.

Now they are expecting an adulterer and divorced man, married to a divorced woman to become King of England?
the day Prince Charles becomes King of England I'll turn my back on English Royalty.

He's not a good man at all, his treatment of Diana was shameful, his adulterous affair with Camilla was appalling and that they were allowed to marry was just about the dead end.

She is not fit to be a Queen of England, they are both pushy and like getting their own way.

I will never forget how slow the castle was to show distress over Diana's death, the whole thing was a sham.

Charles has had his own problems; at the time he was not allowed to have the relationship he wanted, he was in love with Camilla before she was married, but he had to marry somebody with "no past". Dianna was a 19 years old girl with not much interest in anything but pop music, Charles was 30 something and serious man with absolutely nothing in common with her.

Of-course, the palace was slow to publicly react to Diana's death; it was something unprecended; everything else is done according to a protocol; there was NO protocol of how to handle death of ex spouse, and there were 2 small boys who just lost their mother. And of-course, all public appearances are sham, not real, theater for the masses, carefully stage managed............

Re: Queen Hands Reins Over To Charles

cherry*135 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:10:33 GMT

The majority of the British public have 'come around' and accept Camilla as Prince Charles wife now, as well as if he becomes King.

In what way are both Charles and Camilla 'pushy'?