I do - but I am lucky enough to know him, and not have to judge him just through how he is presented by the press.
It was my hope she would skip a generation, and make Charles’ eldest son king.
Perhaps there’s no way to do that.
The Queen cannot do this. Parliament could - it has the power to pass a law altering the succession (as it is currently doing to give females the same right as males) but the Queen cannot do so.
But Parliament would only do it for extremely compelling reasons - or if both the Queen and the Prince of Wales asked them to (which might happen if she reaches 100 and he'd be nearly 80 but is unlikely to happen unless something like that takes place).
People should understand that being King is an immense responsibility - and so is being Heir Apparent. The Prince of Wales has been Heir Apparent since he was five years old - he has never really had a chance at much of a normal life, and when he becomes King that becomes even more true. Even if he didn't want to be King, he would take the Crown at this point partly just to keep that burden from falling on William - he is not going to force his son to give up his chance at something close to a normal life for as long as possible.
Okay, thank you for your personal perspective on this.
I appreciate the points regarding William as well.
My vision of Charles may be tainted by the press. Of course that’s the only view of him that I have. My impression goes back a long ways. It has never been all that favorable.
You should know better than I.