Royal watchers around the world are wondering what would happen if King Charles chose to abdicate?
Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement on Feb. 5 that King Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. If King Charles abdicates, who will be crowned?
The throne will pass to the next heir, and in the case of Charles, it will be his eldest son, Prince William. If William suddenly inherits the throne, William's wife, Princess Kate, will also become queen. This would change the entire order of succession, with William's ten-year-old son, Prince George, becoming the first heir, followed by his eight-year-old sister Princess Charlotte and five-year-old brother Prince Louis. Prince Harry and his two children, Archie and Lilibet, will be the next heirs.
Let's take a look at the order of succession that would occur if Charles abdicated:
1.The Prince of Wales.
2.Prince George of Wales.
3.Princess Charlotte of Wales.
4.Prince Louis of Wales.
5.Duke of Sussex.
6.Prince Archie of Sussex.
7.Princess Lilibet of Sussex.
8.Prince Andrew.
9.Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Eduardo Mapelly Mozzi.
10.Miss Sienna Mapelly Mozzi.
When was the last time Britain abdicated?
British abdications were extremely rare, with the last abdication taking place in December 1936, when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne for love. It was clear that Edward would not be able to rule and marry his American divorced partner, Wallis Simpson, because at that time it was socially unacceptable for a divorced woman to be the future queen. In 1937, six months after the Duke abdicated the throne, Edward and Wallis were married in France.
So is it possible for King Charles to abdicate?
Charles is unlikely to give up his life's work. Juliette Reeden, editor-in-chief of Australian Women's Weekly, said of the recent abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to make way for her son, King Frederick, when she said: "There have been abdications in other European monarchies, and this is not unheard of in other European countries, such as the Netherlands and Spain. But in Denmark it is unheard of, and in the UK it is clearly a dirty word. ”