CHARLES' PLEDGE TO THE QUEEN: ‘I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD AS KING'

HE’S GOT A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW, BUT THE PRINCE IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED

After seven decades as heir, Prince Charles is ready to ascend the throne and has promised his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, that he’ll carry on her legacy as best he can during his own reign.

In 1947, when she was just a 21-year-old princess, Her Majesty pledged that her whole life, whether it was long or short, would be dedicated to servicing the Commonwealth.

As she climbed in age to her 90s, her determination to remain as sovereign held steadfast, with the beloved monarch insisting she still enjoyed very good health.

But after a string of setbacks in the past few months, including her current COVID-19 diagnosis, the Queen, now 95, could relinquish most of her duties to Charles, 73, effectively making him Prince Regent.

“The Queen and Charles met at the beginning of the year and spoke pragmatically about if and when she should step down,” shares a palace insider. “It was a difficult conversation, but one they knew they must have. It was a day they all knew might come eventually, but it doesn’t make it any easier on Her Majesty.