From: Phil Payne 

> Maybe not as stuck as you think.  If the present is any indication of the
future, then
> William might not be king until he's in his mid-fifties.   Heck, Charles
still isn't king
> yet...his mother is holding tight to the throne.  And I'm not so sure Charles
would be
> bypassed as king in favor of William.  I think there's a certain son/father
loyality and
> William would not want Charles bypassed in favor of himself.

The one stuck is Charles.

His mother swore an auth to serve for "life".  I would interpret
that as "working life", but she doesn't.  If her mother is any
guide, she'll be around for another three decades.  After all, the Royals
get decent medical care.  She may outlive her son.

Whatever - Charles wants to allow William as long a "free" life
as possible.  In a sense he's protecting him from the constant attention
the monarch gets in the goldfish bowl.  Don't expect either the Queen or
Charles to lay down the job early.

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