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with Prince Andrew prince harry further exiled from the royal institutions, king charles Effectively removing them from the royal roster required them to represent him or sign documents on behalf of the Crown in the event of his illness or absence.
A significant shift in the role of the so-called ‘Counsellor’ came after a seemingly harmless question was asked in the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament.
The aristocratic Viscount Stansgate, one of the 92 who inherited seats in parliament under archaic laws that successive governments have failed to reform, rose to his feet earlier this week. daily mail reported and asked: Duke of Sussexone of them has left public life and the other has left the country? Isn’t it time for the government to approach the king and see if a sensible amendment can be made to this act? ”
London Times Observed Fellow Liberal Democrat Lord Addington also weighed in on the issue, asking the government “whether the first person to consider is at least considered to be someone who actually bears royal duties, or at least some of them.” Among them, the present.
Instead of pushing the matter aside with a formal dismissal, Lord True, the leader of the House of Lords, announced in 1937, shortly after his accession to the throne, that “whatever was necessary to secure the exercise should be done”. I showed my sexuality,” he replied. of royal authority. ”
“In that spirit, governments will always consider what arrangements are necessary to ensure the resilience of their constitutional arrangements. It’s been proven,” he said.
As a constitutional expert and filmmaker Robert Hardman is daily mail: “I mean, look at this space.”
Hardman said plans to overhaul roles would not include steps to specifically disqualify Andrew and Harry. Under current arrangements, the State Counselor is her four adults (Princesses William, Harry, Andrew and Beatrice) and Camilla, first in the line of succession. Instead, it expands the pool to include other active royals, such as Anne and Edward.
Interestingly, Hardman cites sources who say that this work of “cleaning up” the constitutional arrangement to eliminate the need to call Harry or Andrew was initiated by the Queen.
Hardman quotes a source as saying:
reported that daily telegraph last week, prince andrew After his misery is effectively a ‘recluse’ news night Interviewed in November 2019 and subsequently expelled from the royal family.
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