I mean hes old enough

I thought he would become king when the queen dies

I think cuz he was divorced? ... I blame Camilla LOL

the death really necessary? she is 85 already

or is that the UK law?

he will be King when the Queen dies

But when you google it it says he is next in line ... but all the TV shows about the family say its his son William - so idk

aww, but she will be 105 like her Mom!

she could step down but she has a strong belief in the job she was born to do and has always said she will do it til the day she dies

Yes death or abdication is key to place the next successor

nothing in law to stop Charles, he would have to step down in order to get from the Queen straight to William

I think with 85 you are not fit any more, she has lots of duties. And its not okay with Charles

he could be over 80 when he finally becomes king

she is too much sticking to the throne

Well the Royals don't rule its usually just status and they do charitable works. The House of Commons rules I think ... but I'm in the US so

that's how it works, though....kings/queens could be really old OR really young when they take the throne...there's a lineage.

I think whey they say heir to the throne... they may mean after Charles? Maybe not immediately?

I really don't know - its just what I studied in school lol

oh they dont rule they just get wheeled out to do alot of work and the Queen was in Northern Ireland not to long ago and doing pretty well

but all this representation is not easy for an old lady, hours and hours sitting or walking around, visiting charity balls

also the new King would bring some fresh wind

guess it is a thing we can never understand, being born to a job like that and I would never want to swap places with any of them

Charles has good ideas about ecology

to be told what to do, what to wear, who to marry all sorts, it isnt as easy as some think

and not as hard as others make out

but its not my business, just wondering

for example, the dutch queen Beatrix who is only 70 will step beck next year to let her son Willem Alexander be king, wich is fair

I like him

hmm it looks like Camilla is a commoner so he forfeited his position - but so is Kate, William's girl... so that doesn't make sense

it looks like Elizabeth II does not think very well about her oldest

OH! Camilla is divorced - that could be it?!

Camilla is Charles love of life, even its hatd to understand, he prefered her when he had Diana, in fact he was with Camilla before Diana

but she was married back then.

The Queen Mother had alot to do with it when reading over history

as soon as Charles as out of the way she help put together a marriage with her godson and Camilla

she was pulling strings?

Then set about the marriage for Charles with Diana along with her grandmother, sweet old lady I doubt

the family seem to have been move accepting from she died

she was really Old Old school

my granny was matchmaking too, that generation did not belive much into love marriages, but arranged ones

it is good then have backed of and let these 2 have time together, 8 years will help them in the more formal years as royals

you still belive Charles will be king? I somehow dont

I would like to think after all the shit he has taken some of his own making some not

that he would get a chance to do the job he was born to do and has been in training all these years for

but he seems more at peace within himself now with Camilla so maybe it isnt as importand as it was to him

I totally agree. He is toally okay.

When did Bea announce 2011 stepping down? That's a tabloid rumor until RVD announces it

lol "Bea" did not tell YOU?

I bet she will do, but yes its not anounced yet, but very possible.

lets bet it will happen very soon

it's likely that she's not gonna die on the throne like Liz.

its also not really nice against the own son to stick like glue to the throne