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Talks about the abdication of Queen Elizabeth II have spiraled out of control in recent months.
And while what is true and what is not has yet to be confirmed, royal expert Marlene Koeing believes the monarch is not one to easily give up the throne.
During a chat with Uk expressKoeing claimed that ‘abdication’ is almost like a ‘dirty word’ in the eyes of His Majesty, who is highly unlikely to resign.
“Go back to when Princess Elizabeth turned 21. She gave a speech, I will paraphrase it, she said if my life is long or short, I will be there to serve you. Abdication is a bad word for the British monarchy.” Koeing said.
He went on to say that abdication would also mean that Parliament would have to get involved.
“Secondly, abdication requires an act of Parliament. Edward VIII could not abdicate without an act of Parliament, Parliament had to pass the law and he signed it and the Duke of York became king like George VI,” he said .
“It’s not just like saying hey, you can have the throne because there is a complete process that you have to go through. That could involve other things as well, but it certainly requires an act of Parliament,” he added.
While some have suggested that due to COVID-19, the Queen is expected to resign her throne, Koeing believes it has become one more reason for her not to.
“Other things are happening in the UK. You have been shut down again, welcome to our world in the US. Do you really think Parliament is going to want to address any of this? An act of Parliament would be necessary.” she said.
The only way he sees it is that “if the queen gets sick, the acts of regency of 1937 and 1953 come into play.”
“Prince Charles would then be the regent in the same way that the Prince of Wales was regent to George III and was known as the Prince Regent.
