The new King Charles III inherited the Queen's unfinished business in the realm—and in the family. But he has his Queen Consort, Camilla, by his side. NEW: 25 years after Diana's death, Charles' subjects give him a second chance. ✍️Jack_Royston 🔗:
Charles is said to favor a"slimmed-down" monarchy, one that costs U.K. taxpayers less—or at least doesn't confront them with a Buckingham Palace balcony full of apparent hangers-on."Charles understands better than anyone that in order for the monarchy to survive it has to modernize, and of course this is the moment to do that," Ingrid Seward, longtime editor ofMarried for 17 years, Charles spoke adoringly of Camilla, now the Queen Consort, in his first speech as king.
Queen Elizabeth's popularity rested in part on her silence. Her subjects knew she liked dogs and horses and that she was rarely without a black Launer handbag, but her personal views remained a mystery. Charles, by contrast, has been criticized for his"black spider memos"—a reference to his inky handwriting—chiding government leaders on issues from hospital food to fox hunting.
," says Seward."It's something that everyone is now at one with. He will have to keep it much more gentle, but I think he can still talk about it because it's an issue that concerns everybody, kings and ordinary people."
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