Charles summons Wills for summit

The King to set out his vision for the royals' future

- RUSSELL MYERS

THE King will hold a royal summit to lay out the future direction of the monarchy, sources reveal.

He will tell the Prince and Princess of Wales of his intention to carve out precise roles for them as well as for himself and Queen Camilla.

Central to his plans will be to use William and Kate's "star quality" to help bind the Commonwealth together.

A source close to the King, who arrives at Balmoral on Monday, where the summit will be held, said: "His Majesty is very clear. The Commonwealth must be at the very heart of his reign.

"He sees it as his utmost duty to fulfil the sincere wish of his late mother, that one of his central roles must be to ensure not only the survival but the robustness [of the organisation].