New Councillors of State Appointed Under King Charles III’s Rule

Following the ascension of King Charles III to the throne, two members of the royal family have been promoted to new positions.

Princess Beatrice and Queen Camilla have been appointed as councillors of state, a crucial role that involves handling the majority of the sovereign's formal responsibilities in the event of the ruler's temporary inability to do so.

Currently, five members of the royal family hold this position, including the spouse of the sovereign and the following four adults above the age of 21.

Previously, Prince Philip served as the councillor of state under Queen Elizabeth II until his passing in April 2021, after which Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Prince Andrew took their places.

Now, with Charles as the king, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, and Princess Beatrice serve as his councillors of state alongside his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.

These advisors can sign common documents and attend privy council meetings, but certain powers still strictly belong to the sitting king.

However, it is important to note that not all present councillors of state are employed by the royal family.

Princess Beatrice follows her own work outside of the royal family and does not represent the crown in an official capacity, while Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, retired from royal duties and relocated to the US in 2020, and Prince Andrew retired from royal duties in 2019.

According to royal critic Richard Fitzwilliams, the role of councillors of state, currently the consort of the monarch and the next four in line to the throne, is to operate in the case of the sovereign's disability or absence.

While Princess Beatrice and the former Duchess of Cornwall, who serves as the king's consort, are the new councillors of state, Harry and Andrew, one of whom has resigned from his royal duties and resides in America while maintaining his British domicile, and the other of whom is in disgrace and has no royal duties or patronages, are still councillors of state.

Given that Harry, Andrew, and Beatrice are not working royals, Mr. Fitzwilliams stated that this situation is unacceptable and needs to be corrected during the upcoming reign.

The princess royal and the Earl of Wessex would be good candidates to represent Parliament in this matter, but doing so would require changing the current process for selecting councillors.

Despite being working royals, Princess Anne and Prince Edward are currently too low in the succession to serve as councillors of state.

When Prince William becomes king, his wife, the present Princess of Wales, his children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis when they are old enough, as well as Prince Harry, are expected to serve as his councillors of state.

While the royal family is still in sorrow for the Queen, it is unknown if King Charles will make any adjustments to the selection procedure for councillors of state.

In addition to these changes in the royal family, there are other issues on the agenda that need to be resolved, including Charles' imminent coronation, which is likely to take place in 2023.

It's still unclear how his grandkids Archie and Lilibet received their royal titles.

Both of the Sussex children are untitled, but since they are now the monarch's grandchildren, they are qualified to use the titles HRH and Prince or Princess, under the terms of King George V's 1917 letters.

Moreover, a royal author reported that the new king had a very strict set of requirements for his journeys.

King Charles is accustomed to living in opulence, but several scandals throughout the years have revealed how lavish royal life can be.

Many people have said that Charles has very particular requirements when it comes to his daily life, even those who have worked for him.

According to Inside the House of Windsor, a book published earlier this year, Charles insisted on bringing a range of objects when he visited his friends' country houses.

The 2007 biography of Princess Diana was also written by author Tina Brown, who asserted that the former Prince of Wales brought his own bed and toilet seat, among other things.

She stated that a vehicle carrying his orthopedic bed, toilet seat, and Kleenex velvet toilet paper will arrive.

Michael Fawcett, a former assistant to Charles, also saw to it that the royal's bedroom was decorated with the brought-along landscape paintings.

Charles' childhood teddy bear was reportedly transported on the journeys in a plastic bag by Mr. Fawcett.

Author Ms. Brown asserted that if the item ever broke, former nanny Mabel Anderson would fix it.

Charles' peculiar eating pattern was also featured in the documentary Serving the Royals.

Inside the Firm, where Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, revealed Prince Charles has a valet to squeeze toothpaste onto his toothbrush, have his shoelaces ironed, and has to have his bath plug in a particular location.

He stated that every morning, his pajamas are ironed, his shoelaces are pressed flat, the bath plug must be in a specific location, and the water temperature must be just warm enough.

Every morning, Charles has his valets squeeze an inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush.

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, former royal writer Gordon Rayner said that lunch is viewed as a luxury that gets in the way of his duties, so he has a late breakfast and works through.

Charles has more peculiar dietary habits than that.

Darren McGrady, a former royal cook, revealed how the monarch would regularly ask for two plums at breakfast, but only ever eat one.

He stated that two plums and a small amount of juice were to be placed in a bowl and sent to him as breakfast.

One morning, I put one plum in the bowl and sent it into the dining room because I reasoned, OK, he only eats one for breakfast.

Can his royal highness have two please, remarked the attendant waiter as he passed by.

So I was forced to continue sending two in each bowl.

In conclusion, the appointment of new councillors of state under King Charles III's rule brings about significant changes in the royal family's hierarchy.

Princess Beatrice and Queen Camilla are now responsible for handling the majority of the sovereign's formal responsibilities in the event of the ruler's temporary inability to do so.

However, the current situation wherein Harry, Andrew, and Beatrice are still councillors of state despite not being working royals needs to be corrected during the upcoming reign.

In addition, King Charles III's peculiar requirements for his journeys and daily life have been revealed, shedding light on the lavish lifestyle of the British monarchy.