Prince William Reportedly Set To Be King Sooner Than Expected

Hold onto your crowns lovelies because things are about to go down. According to royal expert and biographer Tom Quinn, the Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to take the throne “sooner rather than later.”

Royal Expert Reveals Succession Planning Had Been Ongoing Even Before King Charles Took the Throne

Earlier this month we heard that the King has no plans to abdicate the throne, despite his ongoing health battles. However, this does not mean that plans aren’t already being made for the day when William will finally get to be crowned the King, or in other words, Britain’s ceremonial head of state.

Charles may have been the longest-serving heir in history, but people are despairing that his reign would be a short one.

“The people I’ve spoken to have said that the succession planning, as they call it, began even before Charles’ diagnosis,” royal author Tom Quinn told Harper’s Bazaar. “I mean, he’s the oldest Prince of Wales to become king in history, so succession planning had begun before Charles came to the throne simply because of the age issue.”

He adds that “they’re preparing William by giving him more of the sort of work that Charles would do. Obviously, the cancer diagnosis has made everything more urgent.”

Even amid his cancer diagnosis, Charles has continued to carry out his duties, which included a state travel to Italy earlier this month.

Conjecturing how short Charles’ reign might be, Quinn said, “Officials and aides—people who work very closely with William and Kate and Charles—they’re all conscious that William might have to become king earlier than expected. Partly the cancer, partly simply [because Charles is] 76. He could go on another 10 years, he could go on for 20 years. But with the cancer diagnosis, it’s a wake-up call. Charles knows that he isn’t going to be king for that long.”

As for how the King is doing following his emergency hospital visit last month, royal expert Christopher Andersen reported, “The palace is putting on a good front, but the situation, in reality, is still very fluid. It’s still touch-and-go.”

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