Pope Benedict XVI announced his decision in the Vatican, and it shocked the world.
The Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix told to abdicate in favor of his son in the video on YouTube, and the Spanish monarch Juan Carlos has confirmed the renunciation by signing a parliamentary bill.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has long promised that the abdication from the throne, something she’d never do, especially after high-profile history of 1936 when her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne for marrying a twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
But sources from the Royal Palace told the Daily Mail that 91-year-old Queen may implement so-called «Law on the Regency», which will provide a full kingship to her son, Prince Charles. Power, true, but not the title of king of great Britain.
«Her Majesty remembers about her age and says that if she’ll live to 95 years, you will be asked to adopt a Law on the Regency,» say the sources in the inner circle of courtiers.
The rumors are so unfounded, considering that the last time at Buckingham and Kensington palaces there were a number of personnel changes, in which many positions were assigned to more young people. In addition, recall from the cases decided to depart and the husband of the Queen, the 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh Philip.
The Regency act was passed in 1937. He «gives power to the heir in case of incapacity of the monarch on the disease.»
Prince Charles has already replaced her mother and was represented by the crown of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Persian Gulf.
We will add that by law, a Regent can be appointed only after a decision, at least three people from this list: spouse of the monarch, the Lord Chancellor David Lidington; the speaker of the house of Commons John bercow; chief justice Ian Burnett and the Keeper of the judicial archives of sir Terence etherton.
This condition has been taken to protect the country from coups.
