Queen Elizabeth Left Instructions for Charles to Pass Throne to Prince William

We already know the prudent Queen Elizabeth II made plans for after her passing. But according to a pretty wild report, one of those was ensuring the brevity of her eldest son’s reign!

As you no doubt have heard by now, the 96-year-old passed away at Balmoral Castle on Thursday afternoon and was immediately succeeded by her son, now King Charles III. But a source tells Radar Online he won’t sit the throne for very long — at least not if he follows the commands of his late mother.

A “high-ranking royal aide” told the outlet months ago:

“Her Majesty isn’t certain her family is up to the job of guiding Britain for the next 100 years. She’s not convinced her heirs have the will, skill, or character to do it right.”

One can see the issue when it comes to potential successors like Prince Andrew… But this source says she did something about it!

“So the Queen has bound them in shackles that will survive long after she goes to the grave.”

This supposed insider says Elizabeth gathered everyone together for a summit at Sandringham to address her inevitable demise — and surprised the family with a series of edicts to be followed after her passing.

The most unusual of these alleged commands? That her son, then Prince Charles, agree to abdicate on the occasion of his 80th birthday. That would only give the 73-year-old 7 years on the throne, one tenth of the historic reign of his mother. The throne would naturally pass to his son, Prince William — who has also been prepared for the role his whole life. Unlike his father, however, he is a young man in good health — and might be more suited to some of the rigors of the job. Could that be reason enough for Charles to pass down the throne rather than rule until his own death?

For instance, after her succession, Queen Elizabeth embarked on a 6-month tour of the Commonwealth. These kinds of trips around the world would be difficult for a septuagenarian to regularly undertake in the best of circumstances — add in the pandemic, it seems more dangerous than it’s worth.

But forget about convenience. How likely is this anyway, that the man might give up his crown to his son early?

Well… not that out of the question, actually. Royal scholar Dr. Robert Morris of University College London told The NY Post in regards to the question of Charles giving the crown to his son:

“It would be perfectly natural for King Charles to want to assume the throne and perform the royal duties for which he has spent so long preparing. But some might also see it as equally natural if a man now already 73 did the job for some time before handing over to William.”

Morris explains that abdication in order to retire is not frowned upon in the same way that abdication for other reasons, such as King Edward VIII leaving the throne to marry an American divorcée.

We guess we really won’t know if this is true for another few years. But Charles, in his first address to the nation as its King, did cast some doubt on it by pledging “lifelong” service, inspired by his mother.

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With the amount of drama floating around the royal family in recent years, it should come as no surprise that major changes are coming.

King Charles III may have extended a public olive branch to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — but that doesn’t mean the new monarch will let the couple get away with whatever they want.

In his first speech as King on Friday, he addressed the Commonwealth and indeed the world following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, one day before. Besides giving a moving tribute to her, Charles also named his son William as the new Prince of Wales and added: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”

One palace insider told Page Six: “It was a signal from the King that Harry is still very much a member of his loving family.”

It comes, of course, in the wake of a rocky couple of years, beginning with a reported rift between Harry and William, allegedly about the romance with Markle moving too fast. Harry and Meghan announcing they were stepping down from their royal duties and decamping to America. The queen stripping the couple of their HRH titles. A bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in which Markle, who has a black mother and a white father, accused a senior member of the family of questioning the complexion of the couple’s children. Harry telling Winfrey he felt “trapped” as a royal. Markle recently telling The Cut that her husband had “lost” his father amidst it all.

So the King’s very personal show of love was a “public olive branch,” said one Sussex source. “It was very smart and kind of Charles to include that line.”

Added a royal insider: “One speech can’t mend a family, but it’s a good start.”

Nonetheless, a Buckingham Palace insider who worked inside the gates for years, said that Charles and his team may not be as kind about Harry and Meghan’s “whims” as the Queen, who was extremely fond of the couple, was.

“There’s no way Charles’ team will be as generous in turning a cheek and not calling them out,” said the Buckingham insider. For example, after Harry told the family he and Markle wanted to be private citizens, “They weren’t supposed to be using their titles everywhere. That was not on the table.”

Although they don’t use their former HRH titles, the couple has “benefited” from the use of their names, including on deals with Spotify and Netflix, according to a Hollywood insider.

“Yes, they have benefited from the use of their names,” said the Hollywood insider. “It’s given them access to relationships and projects which they are making money out of.”

It remains to be seen whether the next week leading up to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service, said to be scheduled for Mon., Sept. 19, will help defrost the ice. But they are, even while fractured, a family united in grief.

“I know that for now, everyone in the family is grieving, they’re concentrating on that,” said another royal insider. “It can be hard to remember that this is a family that has lost a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother. It’s very early still.” (TRUE NEWS)