The obstacle of replacing the monarch, in case of regency due to illness or a trip abroad, was resolved in a natural and elegant way. It was in November 2022, two months after the death of Elizabeth II. Charles III took on the pressure of the British Parliament that was hanging over him and He left his son Harry and his brother Andrés off the list. The exiles of The Firm. Now, that circumstance occurs: the monarch will be absent for a few days for medical reasons.
With an impending hospital process to treat his enlarged prostate, King Charles needs a substitute on the institutional agenda. The first on the list is his wife, Camilla, since William, the heir, has postponed his work to take care of his wife, Kate.admitted to the hospital where she is recovering from abdominal surgery.
The movement that the sovereign made in 2022 to appoint his State Councilors when he was absent was the following: Charles III called for a formal request to the House of Commons to increase the number of substitutes, after Camilla y Guillermo. He chose his brothers Well y Eduardo. Neither Harry nor Andrés would assume this role because neither of them represents the Royal House.
Harry for Megxit, because he decided to leave London with his wife, Meghan Markle; and Andrés for his connection to the case Epstein of sexual trafficking of minors. A dark friendship that plunged him into ostracism and he was stripped of military honors and titles. Thus, Charles III made sure that neither Harry nor Andrew were on the list of councilors to replace him when he was absent.