Queen Elizabeth, who turned 96 last month, has now missed several royal events in recent months
Queen Elizabeth, who turned 96 last month, has now missed several royal engagements in the months since concerns about her health first ignited in October 2021.
While the monarch continues to struggle with his dwindling health and mobility issues, royal experts agree retirement is not on the cards.
Women and Home reporter Emma Dooney spoke with some royal experts as well as constitutional experts to better explain why the Queen may not be able to completely retire from public life and give way to her son Prince Charles Huh.
The Queen has now missed major royal events, including the state opening of parliament on May 10, with many suggesting the 96-year-old monarch should step down, but experts say this is practically not possible.
According to Dooney: "If the Queen wishes to transfer her powers to the Prince of Wales without abdicating, there must be a 'regency'. However, it will not be without some difficult board table talks between the five key players in the British monarchy." Will happen.
This was further explained by the constitutional expert Prof Vernon Bogdanor, who said: "A Regency requires three out of five dignitaries, the Prince of Wales, the Lord Chancellor, the Speaker of the Commons, the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Roles, it To certify that the Queen is permanently—permanently—incapable of performing her duties."
"This decision will undoubtedly be made on the advice of the doctor. There is no evidence that this is the case... The criterion is objective. The Queen cannot simply say: 'I cannot perform my duties.' Theoretically she can take a voluntary decision, that is renunciation," he said.
However, there is also no resignation letter for Queen Elizabeth, who, according to royal historian Hugo Vickers, believes against the pact made with God when he ascended the throne in 1953.
The Guardian quoted Vickers as saying: "She's an anointed queen. And if you're an anointed queen you don't give up."