What happens if King Charles can't perform his duties?
ANNE TWOMEY asks: What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?
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ANNE TWOMEY asks: What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?
Like her father, the Duke of York, Princess Beatrice is a Counsellor of State, one of a small number of royals who can be called upon to represent the King, but her sister Princess Eugenie is not.
Here's a full outline of the British government, including where the monarchy fits in, and how the government may be affected by the monarch's recent diagnosis.
Following King Charles' shocking cancer diagnosis and the announcement he will be temporarily stepping back from public-facing duties, questions have arisen over who can stand in for the monarch.
If the King becomes completely unable to carry out his constitutional duties, his powers can be assumed by a regent