Buckingham Palace has reduced a number of Queen Elizabeth II’s duties for the first time in 10 years, the Daily Mail newspaper reported, citing a palace source.
As the head of state, the British Queen must fulfill certain duties, which include officially opening parliament, appointing a prime minister, as well as carrying out state visits and receiving the heads of other countries. Now, according to the newspaper, those duties have been described in “more vague language”, which states that the Queen’s role “includes a range of parliamentary and diplomatic duties”, as well as receiving visiting heads of state from other countries.
According to the newspaper, the Prince of Wales will take on some of the Queen’s most important official duties, while some other duties, notably the official opening of Parliament, have been completely canceled. The source from the palace noted that the reduction of the monarch’s duties is not a “dramatic” change, but only a small post-jubilee renewal, reports BGNES.
Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 at the age of 25. Her father, King George VI, died on this day. This year she marked her 70th year on the throne, becoming the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee. During the reign of Elizabeth II in Great Britain, 14 prime ministers were changed – from Winston Churchill to David Cameron. Media reported that the queen became the second longest-reigning monarch in history, overtaking Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled for 70 years and 126 days from 1946 to 2016.
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