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And there we have it, so let's go through what he said:
Prince Charles at 70: I won't be a meddling monarch, I'm not stupid - Sky News.
Prince Charles won't speak out when he becomes king - BBC News.
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Although (as he himself says in this documentary) Charles has never been party-political, I have previously written in other threads: ''That if he continues with his current campaigning as King, he would be stupid, and he's not.''
Well, I was right, he's not stupid at all. - And as I've also mentioned before: As monarch, he will most likely go into the role that the Queen occupied from 1952 to 2012, when she traveled around the UK, Commonwealth and wider world with her unifying apolitical presence, her walkabouts (1970-2012), speeches, etc, whithout being ''political/meddling'' (call it what you want).
But if he were to succeed in his 80s, then he could go straight into the role she's occupying right now, which will mean: No foreign-travel, no walkabouts, about 70% of the engagements inside the palaces, while the younger members of the family does the other stuff.
And then to his people-skills: Yes, I wrote ''people-skills.'' - Because in foreign media (also here in Norway), he is often portrayed as ''this cold, stiff man who is not particularly good with people.'' Hmm, what??!!?? Perhaps they should take some time in watching the man when he's out and about, because the TRUTH is that he is as good as both his sons (if not even better), when it comes to walkabouts, listening to people, etc (and remember, this is a HUUUUGE ''Duke/Duchess of Cambridge-fan'' speaking).
Another thing that is COMPLETELY WRONG is that he, according to some reporters, has become ''better, easier and less tense with the crowds'' since he married Camilla. Well, perhaps these reporters should watch some clips from his walkabouts and meetings with the public in the 1970s/80s/90s and see for themselves, because he was just as easy-going and charming back then, as he is now.
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BTW: Here are some of yesterday's front pages:
The Telegraph.
The Mail.
The Express.
Prince Charles at 70: I won't be a meddling monarch, I'm not stupid - Sky News.
In the programme Prince Charles is asked how he sees the two roles as being different. The Prince says: "I've tried to make sure whatever I've done has been non party political.
"But I think it's vital to remember there's only room for one sovereign at a time, not two, so you can't be the same as the sovereign if you're the Prince of Wales or the heir.
"But the idea somehow that I'm going to go on in exactly the same way if I have to succeed is complete nonsense, because the two, the two situations are completely different.
"Clearly, I won't be able to do the same things I've done, you know, as heir so of course you operate within the constitutional parameters."
But when the interviewer suggests that some people are concerned his involvement will continue in the same way, Prince Charles becomes more animated, and replies in a direct way, saying: "No, it won't. I'm not that stupid, I do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign.
"So of course, you know I understand entirely how that should operate."
Prince Charles won't speak out when he becomes king - BBC News.
By Nicholas Witchell, BBC royal correspondent
He has spent his adult life trying, as he puts it, "to make a difference". Often that has led the Prince of Wales to speak out about topics about which he feels deeply: the environment, GM crops, inner cities, architecture, education, homeopathic medicine and others.
It has, on occasions, caused irritation within the government departments that have had to respond to his heartfelt "black spider" handwritten letters raising, always courteously but often insistently, some issue that has come to the prince's attention.
It has all given rise to a greater concern. Does Prince Charles fully appreciate that, when he succeeds his mother and becomes Britain's king, these interventions will have to stop?
Those who know him have said for years that privately he fully understands that, as king, he would have to stop his "campaigning".
Prince Charles himself has always baulked at saying as much publicly. He's said to feel that any reference to how he will function as monarch could be seen as being disrespectful to his mother.
However, with the Queen now in her 93rd year, and with Prince Charles about to celebrate his 70th birthday, he has finally said - publicly and explicitly - that he does recognise his interventions on matters of public debate will have to stop as soon as he becomes king.
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Although (as he himself says in this documentary) Charles has never been party-political, I have previously written in other threads: ''That if he continues with his current campaigning as King, he would be stupid, and he's not.''
Well, I was right, he's not stupid at all. - And as I've also mentioned before: As monarch, he will most likely go into the role that the Queen occupied from 1952 to 2012, when she traveled around the UK, Commonwealth and wider world with her unifying apolitical presence, her walkabouts (1970-2012), speeches, etc, whithout being ''political/meddling'' (call it what you want).
But if he were to succeed in his 80s, then he could go straight into the role she's occupying right now, which will mean: No foreign-travel, no walkabouts, about 70% of the engagements inside the palaces, while the younger members of the family does the other stuff.
And then to his people-skills: Yes, I wrote ''people-skills.'' - Because in foreign media (also here in Norway), he is often portrayed as ''this cold, stiff man who is not particularly good with people.'' Hmm, what??!!?? Perhaps they should take some time in watching the man when he's out and about, because the TRUTH is that he is as good as both his sons (if not even better), when it comes to walkabouts, listening to people, etc (and remember, this is a HUUUUGE ''Duke/Duchess of Cambridge-fan'' speaking).
Another thing that is COMPLETELY WRONG is that he, according to some reporters, has become ''better, easier and less tense with the crowds'' since he married Camilla. Well, perhaps these reporters should watch some clips from his walkabouts and meetings with the public in the 1970s/80s/90s and see for themselves, because he was just as easy-going and charming back then, as he is now.
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BTW: Here are some of yesterday's front pages:
The Telegraph.
The Mail.
The Express.