Professor Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, spoke to BBC Radio Wales on how King Charles will work after his cancer diagnosis and who will be standing in the wings ready to step up and help.
Professor Catterall told listeners that King Charles would continue to carry out his duties but it was possible that he would appoint Councillors of State to support him as his treatment went on. She explained that these Councillors of State would be drawn from members of the royal family in the succession to the crown who were over 21, as well as the Queen Consort Camilla, meaning Prince William, Prince Harry and Princess Eugene for example, could be seen taking on some of the King’s roles during this time.
She said: “The King will continue to have his meetings with the Prime Minister and he will probably still attend relatively low level activities, but if he needs to, he can appoint Councillors of State to manage some of the other constitutional duties that fall to the monarch, like attending privy council meetings, signing routine documents, which include acts of parliament and receiving the credentials of new ambassadors to the United Kingdom. At the moment it seems that the King expects to continue doing those kinds of things.”
Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds.
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