Will Charles abdicate?

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Just that really, do you think Charles will abdicate and pass to William?

They seem to be priming William & Kate to take on the roles and are much more public then Charles

YANBU - yes he will
YABU - no he won’t

No, to abdicate is tabboo, and would mean dishonour in the Royal context. I imagine he'll want to shoulder the pressures of being King off of William for as long as possible too.

I do like the idea of William & Kate as King and Queen though, young and modern.

I wish he would.

Did he tell you that?

The Crown is all about stability and following tradition. I very much doubt Charles will abdicate in favor of William for this reason alone.

This

No, why should he?

I wish they'd just draw a nice neat line under the whole ridiculous soap opera. Let the old bird carry out her last few years of what she thinks of as her duty, then end the damn thing.

Only been waiting for 70 years to do the job he was born to do. Do you really think Camilla would let him?

William and Kate do minimal work as it is. Charles will hold on for as long as possible because William isn’t up to the job. That may not be his fault - it’s what happens when someone inherits a job rather than getting it on merit - but it’s going to be an issue in due course.

Not a chance.

He should but he wont.

Nope, but I don't think he'll live as long as the Queen.

Why should he?

I think Camilla would secretly be delighted! I do not think she wants to be queen in the slightest as it will totally change the life she is at least semi comfortable with at the moment. She will do it for him, not for herself.

In fairness they seem to have stepped up a bit lately, particularly William (of whom I am not a huge fan) but I take your point!

How do you know her?

I wish he would, because he’s going to be a disaster, but there’s no way he will.

His regnal name will be George VII, not Charles III.

No. He will make the role his own. He's had enough time to plan for it.
I also doubt he'd want William to have the extra duties when he has school age children.

Some people seem to think abdication is as simple as, say, resigning from your job. It isn't - it requires an Act of Parliament and it would be a huge international scandal.

There is no way Charles will abdicate.

The Queen herself has been priming us for his accession - remember her speech confirming Camilla will be Queen?

Yes, but he can step down due to age/health as much as the queen can. The act of Parliament would be just a checkmark exercise and there won’t be any scandal as kings and queens have been handing down the throne to the next generation at retirement age for decades. What is scandalous is having Charles crowned at his age and expecting the same for William.

I always find there's something really sad about people who have a particular problem with Charles.

I don't, and I never claimed to. Hence "I think" at the start of my post. Otherwise it would have been "I know". Much like everybody else posting here I am speculating based on observation. This is a woman who doesn't push herself forward, seems happy to be in the background when she can etc. She doesn't give off a 'give me a crown, I want it now' vibe.

No. He will not. He will be king the second his mum dies. He won't abdicate. He wouldn't do that to William

I don't think Charles will pick a regnal name @CounsellorTroi , it would be pointless in this day and age. After all, the press still use Middleton and Markle. I think it would be incredibly backwards looking, and Charles isn't really that.