Those close to Queen Elizabeth say the 89-year-old has no intention of succumbing to the European fashion for abdication. |||
London – After 63 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth next month becomes Britain’s longest-ruling monarch but there is little prospect of her stepping aside, as other ageing European crowned heads have done, in favour of her son, Charles. Those close to Elizabeth – who on September 9 takes the long-service record from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria – say the 89-year-old has no intention of succumbing to the European fashion for abdication. That means Prince Charles, …read more
Source: Independent Online