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Slimmed-Down Monarchy Is ‘Not What Was Intended,’ Royal Historian Says
Royal historian Gareth Russell exclusively told Us Weekly that a slimmed-down monarchy is ‘not what was intended’
“If you are to use the metaphor, the monarchy is underweight at this stage, it was never intended to reach the levels that it did,” Russell told Us while promoting his book The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court. “So at the minute we’re looking at a monarchy that really was just holding it together in terms of the number of functions they had to attend and events, overseas visits and particularly their charitable and military obligations,” Russell told Us, adding that Charles, 75, and Princess Kate Middleton ’s aligning cancer battles shows “the cracks turning into craters.” Getty Images (2) One of King Charles III’s goals upon assuming the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 96 in September 2022 was to slim down the monarchy.
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