King Charles is seeking to amend the law so that counselors of state are working members of the royal family, according to reports.
The counselors of state is a position reserved for the spouse of the sovereign and the next four people in the line of succession who are over 21.
In the event a monarch cannot undertake their official duties as sovereign on a temporary basis due to illness or absence abroad, two or more counselors are appointed by Letters Patent to act in their place.
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These are Prince William, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of York, and Beatrice, 34, who can take on the monarch’s duties despite being ninth in line to the throne.
Read more: Evening Standard
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