Prince Charles is scrambling for the throne — but crafty Queen Elizabeth and vengeful princes William and Harry want to block him from ever becoming king! Charles, who just turned 70, is eagerly awaiting the day his 92-year-old mother, Elizabeth, steps aside so he can rule England. But Her Majesty has long refused to give in. Reports claimed she favors William and is secretly grooming him to take over after her death! According to the explosive new book “Charles at Seventy: Thoughts, Hopes and Dreams,” a palace insider dished: “William has total respect for the queen.” But other sources noted William, and brother Harry, haven’t always shown “proper respect” to their father, Charles! Read on for details of palace insiders’ concerns over Charles’ fitness, and click here for more royal gossip….
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Even though the Prince of Wales has assumed many of the monarch’s responsibilities, palace sources said Elizabeth will only allow Charles to operate as a “shadow king.”
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That news counters claims in the book by Robert Jobson, which stated, “Some close to the monarch say if she reaches 95 ... she will officially transfer all executive powers to him, as Prince Regent.”
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In fact, other sources insisted the concerned queen thinks
Charles is going senile and is
unfit to rule! Charles — who admitted he likes to talk to plants — has appeared increasingly eccentric, making him a laughingstock among palace staff.
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He is also allegedly hated by his sons, who are said to secretly wish he could be “written out of history”
for his cruelty toward Princess Diana, their mother who died in a tragic car crash in 1997 — a year after the couple’s bitter divorce.
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The rift between Charles and his sons was thrust into the spotlight last year when he was excluded from a TV documentary and events marking the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death.
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And their feud has only worsened amid news the young princes plan to split the royal household and have branches for their respective families — further pushing Charles into obscurity!
Even though the Prince of Wales has assumed many of the monarch’s responsibilities, palace sources said Elizabeth will only allow Charles to operate as a “shadow king.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
That news counters claims in the book by Robert Jobson, which stated, “Some close to the monarch say if she reaches 95 ... she will officially transfer all executive powers to him, as Prince Regent.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
In fact, other sources insisted the concerned queen thinks
Charles is going senile and is
unfit to rule! Charles — who admitted he likes to talk to plants — has appeared increasingly eccentric, making him a laughingstock among palace staff.
Photo credit: Getty Images
He is also allegedly hated by his sons, who are said to secretly wish he could be “written out of history”
for his cruelty toward Princess Diana, their mother who died in a tragic car crash in 1997 — a year after the couple’s bitter divorce.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The rift between Charles and his sons was thrust into the spotlight last year when he was excluded from a TV documentary and events marking the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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And their feud has only worsened amid news the young princes plan to split the royal household and have branches for their respective families — further pushing Charles into obscurity!
Photo credit: Getty Images
