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And in those days, the monarch had more political power and he didn't use it in ways that were particularly impressive. but i think it's also to do with the fact that this queen has this very strong sense that she signed up to this for life and so, i think there's possibly an unwillingness to to stand down. but we may yet see that happen — we may yet see a regency act. because nobody can know the state of how her health may change over the coming... i find that so interesting only because, catherine, knowing that you were an editor of a catholic publication probably ten years ago, we would h...

From opening and dissolving Parliament to undertaking tours and visits, there are many ways that the royals will step in for the queen as reduces royal duties

That she signed up to this for life, and so i think there's possibly an unwillingness to to stand down. but we may yet see that happen, we may yet see a regency act. because nobody can know the state of how her health may change over the coming... i find that so interesting only because, catherine, knowing that you were an editor of a catholic publication probably ten years ago we would you have said a pope would resign? no, he's in it for life. and yet that happened. and so never say never in these situations where we're in uncharted waters for a monarch to be this old, really and having been...

To succeed when they die fills in for them. exactly. part of that might be because everybody feels, the queen herself, particularly, that she's not completely incapacitated, as happened, for example, with george iii, when he was seriously ill and the person who became actually george iv, his son and heir became the prince regent, so they haven't gone down that path at the moment. perhaps they remember the history of it because he wasn't a terribly popular figure when he was regent, was he? no, he was not. and in those days, the monarch had more political power, and he didn't use it in ways tha...

An unwillingness to to stand down. but we may yet see that happen, we may yet see a regency act. because nobody can know the state of her health which may change over the coming... i find that so interesting only because, catherine, knowing that you were an editor of a catholic publication probably ten years ago we would you have said a pope would resign? no, he's in it for life. and yet that happened. and so never say never in these situations where we're in uncharted waters for a monarch to be this old, really, and having been on the throne this long and what happens next, it's really hard t...