The Queen Isabel II He left very high the standards of how to earn the respect and affection of his people. When his son succeeded him Carlos, infinitely less popular than the monarch, the uncertainty in the United Kingdom grows every day. Especially after the controversial gestures of the proclaimed new kingwhich have traveled around the world.
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For this reason, the father of Prince Guillermo y Harry he knows that the decisions he makes these days will be crucial and will shape the new stage of the British monarchy.
“The king, whose mother was revered for her role in uniting nations and communities, takes the helm at a time of discontent among Britain’s 14 kingdoms over the monarchy’s role in the slave trade and amid growing demands repairing the damage,” says journalist Russell Myers in The Mirror.
The aforementioned English medium assures that the husband of Camilla Parker Bowles, queen consort, is aware of her responsibility to be “a modern ruler in a changing world.” However, she “remains concerned about whether she will be able to change her reputation of having previously meddled in affairs of state.”
In 2015, Carlos III faced great controversy over the so-called ‘black spider memos’, letters he wrote to ministers over the years, allegedly trying to pressure them in one way or another about the war in Iraq, between other issues. However, he argued that he was only raising “issues of public interest and trying to find practical ways to deal with the problems.”
More recent were the “money bags”, specifically £2.6 million, which he accepted as a “donation” of the former Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, which had Carlos in the spotlight. But Clarence House, his official residence, insisted the donation was handled properly.
Last Monday, September 12, Carlos III gave his first speech before the members of the British Parliament to whom he promised to reign “disinterestedly” as his mother did, and with respect “for constitutional principles”. Now, everything remains to be seen.
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