King Charles will “never” succeed his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, his former butler has claimed.
Grant Harrold, who worked for the king for seven years when he was Prince of Wales, said the king would never reach the milestones achieved by his late mother during her 70-year reign.
“He is filling the late Queen’s shoes that no one else could have filled,” Harrold said.
“Unless you rule for that many years, but I don’t think anyone in the history of the monarchy will do that again. A king will never reach these milestones.”
Despite this, Harold said the king had done a “fantastic job” in his first year as monarch and had “won a huge amount of support from the British public”.
“He’s done a great job in his own way,” Harrold said on behalf of Slingo. “People admire him and respect him, as they should.”
“He has won a lot of support. I can see people are happy with what he is doing as the new king,” he added.
On September 8, members of the royal family marked the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death.
Charles paid tribute to the late monarch, who was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. pre-recorded speech This was written at Balmoral Castle.
Located in Scotland, this castle was the favorite royal residence of Her Majesty the late Queen. This is also where she died on September 8, 2022.
Charles “recalled with fondness her long life, dedicated service and what she meant to so many of us”.
In his tribute, the King said: “As we mark the death of Her Majesty the Queen and the first anniversary of my accession to the throne, we recall with great affection her long life, dedicated service and what she meant to so many of us.”
The Queen added: “I am also extremely grateful for the love and support my wife and I have received so far this year and we will do our best to serve you all.”
To mark the day, Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, made no public appearances and instead spent the day “quietly and privately” at Balmoral Castle.
