He serves by waiting
Prince Charles should include waiter in his job description.
Queen Victoria was a reigning monarch for a record 63 years. Queen Elizabeth the Second has been enthroned for only 47 years.
Could Queen Elizabeth break Victoria’s record? Well, since the Queen Mother recently observed her 99th birthday, with her inherited genes presumably Queen Elizabeth could also last into her 90s. Actually she could pass the Queen Victoria record at the age of 89.
So if Prince Charles is eager to remodel Windsor Castle with a new billiard room in the basement he’ll have to keep his thumb on the pause button for a number of years yet.
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By the time the queen has outlasted her great grandmother, Charles will be 67, two years past normal retirement age. Maybe he’ll take his pension and let the next generation stump around to all the openings, closings and anniversaries.
The king and queen trade has changed dramatically over the centuries.The House of Commons has all but legislated it out of existence. Prince Philip tried valiantly to give it some meaning by espousing preservation of the environment and Prince Charles occasionally sounds off on public causes but neither can claim success at redirecting the juggernaut of business and industry.
At present the royals get most of their attention from tabloids that are more interested in their relationships than their relativity. After what we’ve been through in the last decade, any new sexual misadventures will pall by comparison.
Here in Canada the government is sending out feelers to see if we would favor one king only – Jean ChrŽtien.
Some think when the time comes for Queen Elizabeth to hand over her crown no one will notice. But I doubt it.
