King Charles should consider sharing responsibilities with Princess Kate and Princess William, a commentator has suggested.
The former Great Britain adviser to the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee spoke to GB News’s Mark Dolan about easing the couple into the role of monarchs.
Asked whether the couple’s role could be “boosted” further to amplify their popularity, Cohen said they are doing an “excellent job” already.
“They came over to Boston last year and they were very well received”, he said.
The couple are 'very good ambassadors' for Britain, said Lee Cohen
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“They’re very good ambassadors for the United Kingdom. Charles has only stepped into the role after waiting a lifetime.
“I would hate to see any diminution of his duties and responsibilities. He came to the throne at the age of 73, making him the oldest person ever to assume the throne.
King Charles may consider sharing responsibilities with William and Kate, Lee Cohen suggested
Reuters“His mother, I believe was 26 when she took the throne, so he’s got a much shorter runway and trajectory.
“Age being what it is, perhaps he has less energy and he may seek to share some of the responsibilities, which wouldn’t be a terrible thing.”
Cohen had earlier in the discussion hit out at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for their “abhorrent” behaviour, claiming it has only served to bolster William and Kate’s popularity.
“It’s hard to find any fault with the Princess of Wales”, he said.
“She is as intelligent as she is beautifully exquisite and talented.
“I believe in addition to her many talents and skills and ease with people and professionalism, I believe that she and her husband, the Prince of Wakes, only benefit from the abhorrent behaviour of the Sussexes.
“The Sussexes do appalling things and behave appallingly.
“The Wales’s look that much batter. Catherine would be a jewel anywhere. She’s highly respected, deeply admired and I believe, greatly valued.”
Harry’s memoir, Spare, became the fastest-selling nonfiction book of all time, but also took aim at the Prince and Princess.
He suggested the couple were partially to blame for his decision to wear a Nazi costume to a party in 2005, an action which drew widespread media scrutiny.