muriel
Imperial Majesty
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2007
- Messages
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- City
- London / Guildford
- Country
- United Kingdom
I believe a monarch should reign as long as he or she can without putting too much strain on themselves.
I think the notion of "without putting too much strain on themselves" goes very much against the grain of what a) any Professional b) the Head of State c) a constitutional Monarch might consider to be their duty.
IMO, this is not a role that you take on if you think it is in any way secondary to your own self, irrespective of age. I am sure there have been umpteen times HM (and the DoE) has put substantial strain on themselves because they have put their duties to the Crown before themselves!