UK prime minister says he is in regular contact with the monarch and wishes him a full recovery
Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary Charles Anson told BBC Breakfast that the king felt “very strongly that the condition he has and the treatment for it should be known in general terms” out of a sense of public duty, but that people should not expect “daily bulletins”. The openness about the diagnosis was a “sign of the times”, he said.
He added that “the business of the country and the constitutional role of the monarch continues without really missing a beat”, with other family members able to step in when needed.
Provisions for counsellors of state are made under the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953 and those who can currently stand in for the King include Queen Camilla and the four most senior adults in the line of succession over the age of 21 – the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of York and Princess Beatrice.
In 2022, the king asked parliament to add his youngest brother the Duke of Edinburgh and sister the Princess Royal as extra counsellors of state so they can deputise for him if need be, and the addition was fast-tracked into law.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More UK prime minister says he is in regular contact with the monarch and wishes him a full recoveryQueen Elizabeth’s former press secretary Charles Anson told BBC Breakfast that the king felt “very strongly that the condition he has and the treatment for it should be known in general terms” out of a sense of public duty, but that people should not expect “daily bulletins”. The openness about the diagnosis was a “sign of the times”, he said.He added that “the business of the country and the constitutional role of the monarch continues without really missing a beat”, with other family members able to step in when needed.Provisions for counsellors of state are made under the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953 and those who can currently stand in for the King include Queen Camilla and the four most senior adults in the line of succession over the age of 21 – the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of York and Princess Beatrice.In 2022, the king asked parliament to add his youngest brother the Duke of Edinburgh and sister the Princess Royal as extra counsellors of state so they can deputise for him if need be, and the addition was fast-tracked into law. Continue reading…
