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Prince Charles takes the throne, it's understood he wants a 'slimmed down' monarchy. This means royal duties would be performed by small number of royals, with other members of The Firm set to be ‘weaned’ off public money including Prince Harry, and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Watching all the drama unfold with the British monarchy shows that the US is probably better served by not having a Queen and all that it involves. Of course, cynically, you can point to our celebrity-obsessed culture and show that maybe it’s not all that different than having a real monarchy.

Not impressed. Jodie Turner-Smith thinks Meghan Markle could have helped the royal family if she stuck around a while longer.

Prince Charles is reportedly considering shrinking the monarchy by cutting the number of official senior royals after the Queen dies. It has long been reported that the heir apparent, 72, might support tightening the ranks of the royal family once he becomes the monarch.

It may be a while before Prince William takes over the throne from his father Prince Charles, but the 38-year-old Duke already has plans of revamping the monarchy. The monarchy currently rests with 95-year old Queen Elizabeth and will then be passed on to 72-year-old Prince Charles.

He just can’t wait to be king! Prince William may still have a ways to go before he takes the throne, but the future monarch already has big ideas.

"The View" co-host Meghan McCain said that the royal family is no longer relevant in an episode that aired Tuesday. "I would literally rather eat a muddy tire than have to watch or have anything to do with Camilla and Charles," McCain told her co-hosts after being asked whether or not people are interested in the royal family after a series of events.

Prince Charle s has spent his entire life preparing for the day he becomes King and will likely have a 'slimmed down monarchy'. The Prince of Wales has worked to support his mum, the Queen, while carving his own path within the royal family as heir to the throne.

eventual reign as king, according to an award-winning UK author and dame.“I think it’s the end game. I don’t know how much longer the institution will go on,” Dame Hilary Mantel told the Telegraph.“I’m not sure if it will outlast William.

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With the death of Prince Philip, all eyes are on Queen Elizabeth II as she enters a new stage of her reign amid criticism of the usefulness of the monarchy in the modern day. The queen will mark her 95th birthday on Wednesday and, in coming months, the celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have a love story for the ages.

royal family, a year ago on 31 March 2020, has caused damage to the institution. Wednesday 31 March marks a year since Harry and Meghan stepped back from the royal family and dropped their HRH titles in what has been dubbed ‘Megxit’.

Royal filmmaker Nick Bullen believes the British monarchy can survive the recent bombshell interview the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave to Oprah Winfrey. On March 7, CBS aired a two-hour tell-all that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle gave to the media mogul, 67.

the Royal Family retaining their traditional role if the UK was break-up, while 39% said a Scottish republic should be created and 22% said they didn't know.

Not here for the hate. Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Meghan Markle in Suits, is clarifying his comments about her tell-all interview.

recent tirade over the Oprah Winfrey TV special — but the “archaic” and “racist” British monarchy.Pierce — who played Markle’s dad on the TV drama — raised eyebrows in a radio interview in which he ripped the royal Oprah sit-down as “insignificant,” “insensitive and offensive” and “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”But in a series of tweets Tuesday night, he explained that his comments the previous day were not intended as an attack on the Duchess of Sussex.“I was fortunate to tell

an Irish Times column on Sunday night's bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, Patrick Freyne makes clear he has no great sympathy for her royal guests, Prince Harry and his American celebrity wife, Meghan Markle — or even Oprah, described as "wearing roundy Harry Potter glasses.

The 99-year-old was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital almost two weeks’ ago on the advice of His Royal Highness's Doctor, after he reportedly became unwell.

Speaking during an interview on Today Extra on Tuesday, author of the biography The Last Queen, Clive Irving, suggested Charles’ ruling could bring about the end of the monarchy.

Sources say there was initial panic over who they should choose to invite to 21-year-old Brooklyn’s marriage to American heiress Nicola Peltz. But being the business woman she is, Victoria has put together a master plan.

Prince William and Prince Harry's relationship has been, well, strained at best for a while now. In his new book Battle of Brothers: The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, royal historian and biographer Robert Lacey digs deep into the brothers' feud to get to its origins, which, according to him, have at least some roots in Harry's romance with Meghan Markle.

One royal expert is claiming Prince Philip is “very, very disappointed” by Meghan Markle’s failure to “support the monarchy” as a member of the British royal family. According to royal biographer Ingrid Seward, the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, gave up his naval career to support Queen Elizabeth II, 94, when she ascended the throne in 1952 and was allegedly “irritated” when the Duchess of Sussex, 39, didn’t do the same with her career for his grandson Prince Harry, 36.

With the new Prince Harry and Meghan Markle biography out on Tuesday, the book’s authors sat down with “Good Morning America” where they discussed Kate Middleton and Meghan’s rumoured feud.

Prince William and Prince Harry's relationship has been strained for a while now. The brothers' so-called "feud" isn't just devastating on a personal level though—according to royal insiders, it could lead to the downfall of the monarchy.

Naman Ramachandran Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, felt “unprotected by the Institution” of the monarchy and was “prohibited from defending herself” against media reports while pregnant, according to court documents seen by the BBC.The documents are part of Markle’s ongoing legal battle against Associated Newspapers, publishers of outlets The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online.

While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been making headlines for “stepping back” from their senior royal duties, the couple has not been the only members of the British monarchy completely ensnared in controversy. From royals including Prince Philip and Prince Andrew, history has shown that the pair was not alone in distancing themselves from the monarchy.

Part of the reason that we've seen and heard more from the Cambridges than any other senior royal family household (there are two others, now the Sussexes are formerly stepping down: The Queen and Prince Philip, and Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles) is that they're able to be more public-facing than the rest of the family right now.