will prince william be our next king?

Answer 1

No his father will.

If the Queen lives another twenty years then Charles will still be here to take the throne and, may I say, with the full support of his son.

Answer 2

Not if Charles is still alive.

You have to feel for Prince Charles. The poor guy has been trained for a job that he may either never get a chance to perform, or if he does, it may only be for a short while. He is actually managing the whole "waiting around for Mummy to drop dead" procedure pretty well, compared to Edward VII, the last son of a long-lived monarch. Queen Victoria didn't do a very good job in allowing Edward to learn the monarchy, and even deliberately cut him out of the loop for a very, very long time. As a result, Edward had nothing else to do except please himself. QEII has done a much better job, and I suspect that over the next few years, Charles will be taking on more and more of the role as age begins to take its toll.

If QE II hangs around another 15 years, then in 2022, Charles will be 75 when he ascends the throne, and William will be 40. With the long-lived genes the Windsors have, William may conceivably not be King until he is almost 55. And, I suspect, he's just fine with that. As a prince, he has a lot more freedom than he would has monarch.

Answer 3

Well there is still Charles, who is next in line to the throne. He will become Charles III, but kings called Charles haven't had the best of luck in the past. William is next in line after Charles. Personally I think Queen Elizabeth II will stick around for good few more years, she's doing and looking very well for her age. I think Charles may actually pop his clogs before she ever does, and then William will become King of England.

Answer 4

As much as I feel the concept of royalty is totally irrelevant in this century, I don't have a problem with William being crowned if royalty must continue for a bit longer until it is finally phased out. It's hard to know what will be done, but they really should forget about Charles and give the crown to William.

William is the only person in the royal family that has any concept of what is happening in the world and he is the most educated and grounded member of their family. He gets his compassion from his late mum, Diana, and is the closest the royals are ever going to get in having someone with a personal touch as a king.

It is the old fuddy duddies who are keeping the royal system going with their loyalties. It is the Sir Nobodies and the Sir Connected to Somebody who Slept with Someone, and all their hangers on that keep the whole thing going.

If people in Australia have issues with someone being paid by Centrelink for not working, then they should have an even bigger issue with people getting paid to wave to large crowds. To regain their credibility, the royals are going to have to come back down to earth, and help their subjects who pay to keep them there. Only with Prince William can the royals hope to keep the public's interest.

Answer 5

"I hope so! I really dont want Charles to be king because he's just too old "

Charles's great great grandfather, Edward VII, was 60 when he succeeded his mother, Victoria. He only ruled for nine years but was one of the great kings and became known as the Peacemaker. Had he lived longer, World War I might not have happened. Edward had a long affair with Camilla's great-great grandmother but never married her.

Charles has been trained for the job and will make a good king. Camilla will be a good queen. Charles probably won't reign for long but he deserves his chance. William will get the job in due course.

Answer 6

No, he is second in line to the throne. The throne is passed on down the generations in a strict pattern, oldest male gets it first. Therefore Prince Charles is next in line. If he abdicates (gives up his kingship) or when he dies William will be second in line as he is the oldest son to oldest son:) After him is would be Harry as he is the third in line

Answer 7

No, unfortunately Prince Charles of wales is next in line. She may adore Prince William more than anyone but Prince Charles is designated to be king. However, unless Prince Charles did something that would have removed him from the line of succession, or he decides to abdicate, or passed away, it is highly unreasonable and irrational for the Queen to remove Prince Charles and replace him with Prince William.
I would love to see Prince William as the next king and let Prince Charles retire with Camilla, but I don't make the rules and neither does the Queen (she only follows the laws and regulations set by her predecessors and the British Parliament).

The line of succession to the British Throne is an ordered list of the people in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom. The succession is regulated by the Act of Settlement 1701. The British line of succession strictly states that "A person is always immediately followed in the succession by his or her own legitimate descendants (his or her "line"). Birth order and gender matter:

- older sons (and their lines) come before younger sons (and theirs)
- a person's sons (and their lines), irrespective of age, all come before his or her daughters (and their lines)

Answer 8

Yes, because it seems like the Royals tend to have a long life. The Queen Mother lived to over a 100, the Queen will live long, if Charles does become King he will only be so for a short while.

Answer 9

I have always loved the thought of Princess Beatrice as Queen, Andrew and Fergies oldest. She has a lovely birth chart, 8/8/1988 at 8;15, what fun. She is reported to be the Queens favorite grandchild. Also , the last 2 , King and Queen were Yorks?? Intresting.?

Answer 10

No,the next in line of succession is the Prince of Wales,Charles.His reign is expected to be a short one,due to the length of his mother's reign. Prince Charles is expected to "pave the way" for his son.