Some royals happy with Charles’ smaller monarchy

When rumors surfaced that King Charles and Prince William were making plans to streamline the monarchy, many considered the move “worrying.” Not only was the idea of ​​reducing the royal family’s outings a blow to royal fans, but earlier this year when the King and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, were sidelined due to health issues, it became clear that perhaps there just weren’t enough royals to handle. All appointments and activities. However, the king’s goddaughter India Hicks (whose mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, is Prince Philip’s cousin) said her mother believed the royal family could make edits.

Talking about her new book, Mrs Pamela: My mother’s remarkable years as the daughter of a Viceroy of India, lady-in-waiting to the Queen and wife of David HicksIndia told Marie Claire Magazine She and her family have a unique perspective on the royal family and its responsibilities.

She said her mother, Pamela, “lived an extraordinary life because she was clearly at the forefront of historical events.”

“No one is with the Queen today [Elizabeth] She added that the moment she became queen, she reminded everyone that her mother was one of Queen Elizabeth’s ladies-in-waiting, which allowed her to travel with Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth on two Commonwealth tours.

India said Pamela wanted the monarchy to be more streamlined and modern, suggesting that perhaps just four senior royals would be enough.

“She thinks it’s modernizing in the way it should be, and she absolutely believes in streamlining the royal family to a hard-working foursome at the core,” she explained, specifically mentioning King Charles, Queen Camilla, Michelle Delton, and Prince William.

Pamela has agreed to some of the changes that have taken place, such as Queen Camilla doing away with the title of lady-in-waiting entirely.

“When Camila changed her name from Maid to Companion, I immediately said to my mom, ‘What do you think?’ and she said, ‘Perfect, that makes sense,'” India added.