# Britons; what are you expecting when Charles becomes King?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 2, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-what-are-you-expecting-when-charles-becomes-king/957061 "2022-01-02T02:19:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-what-are-you-expecting-when-charles-becomes-king/957061/36 "2022-01-02T13:33:26Z")

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We had a good discussion exactly five years ago, where the difficulty about replacing the monarchy in Australia and Canada was discussed:

> [@Queen Elizabeth is 90. Should she have held power as Queen this long vs letting Charles rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-is-90-should-she-have-held-power-as-queen-this-long-vs-letting-charles-rule/775632):
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> I’m not up on the formalities of letting go of “Queen” power under English law, but Prince Charles is now 68. Is hanging onto power this long the right thing to do?

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