Prince Charles is the heir apparent to the throne in the United Kingdom. That doesn't stop the tabloids from making wild accusations claiming otherwise.
is the heir apparent to the throne in the United Kingdom. That doesn’t stop the tabloids from making wild accusations claiming otherwise.finds itself debunked all kinds of false allegations about his status. Here are just a few times we’ve had to correct bogus stories about who will take over afterThe most common trope the tabloids like to assert is that somehow Prince Charles’ son, Prince William, will somehow leapfrog over the Prince Of Wales to become king.
In the article, a so-called “high-level palace courtier” says, “Charles knows his mother wants to bypass him and make William the next king, but he is fighting tooth and nail.” That’s the moment you know a story like this is fake. Ashas explained over and over, Queen Elizabeth does not have the power to name her successor, meaning she cannot “bypass” her son in favor of her grandson. The laws of succession are determined by parliament, not the monarchy.
Obviously there are two problems with that claim. One, the queen can’t name anyone king, as we’ve discussed. Two, the year ended and Queen Elizabeth was on the throne. This so-called “insider” must have been on the outside, because the source was either made up or completely clueless.Life & Styleafter, as the magazine purported, the queen was planning to name, you guessed it, Prince William the next king.
The narrative that the queen wants to skip over Prince Charles in favor of Prince William is not the only phony premise the tabloids try to sell the public. Earlier this month,
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