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Britons want to see Prince William sit on the British throne after Queen Elizabeth — at least, that’s what a poll by the Daily Mail found. According to the results, 41 percent of respondents said they believe William should succeed the queen instead of Prince Charles, against 30 percent who responded that the heir apparent should replace his mother. The same poll also found that William tied with the queen as the most popular member of the royal family, with 61 percent of participants saying they view them favorably. In contrast, only 42 percent said they view Elizabeth’s oldest son favorably. The second favorite royal on the poll was Kate Middleton, who garnered the approval of 53 percent of respondents.
Could Charles hand over the crown to his eldest son? Technically, yes. “[I]t would be perfectly natural for Prince Charles to want to assume the throne … But it would be equally natural if, after reigning for a few years as an increasingly elderly monarch, he chose to invite Parliament to hand on the throne to Prince William,” experts at University College London’s Constitution Unit explained to JOE.
But that would be unnatural for the British family and unlikely to happen, as Vanity Fair royal correspondent Katie Nicholl said on “60 Minutes Australia” (via Express). “The constitution is essentially everything the Royal Family is built upon. So the idea of breaking it is really something that’s not going to happen,” she argued.
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