Camilla Tominey raises serious concern for Charles and Camilla ‘near retirement’

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Camilla Tominey speaking on King Charles and Camilla

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Emily Fox

By Emily Fox


Published: 04/09/2023

- 09:00

The potential issues that arise from having a monarch well past retirement age was raised on The Camilla Tominey Show



King Charles and Camilla could face potential issues ruling the country well into their seventies, GB News presenter Camilla Tominey discussed on Sunday.

The presenter outlined concerns that both royals are ruling ‘well into retirement age’ and could they handle the pace of royal life.

Speaking on her GB News show on Sunday she asked royal commentator Ailsa Anderson: “Is it problematic for them that they're in their 70s, they've got this huge workload?

"There's been a few reports sort of saying, ohh God, they haven't found it as easy.

"There's talk that the Commonwealth Heads of Government, I think is going to be Samoa or somewhere miles and miles away. It's not like when the Queen took the throne at 25 and could jet around the world for months on end.

"I mean, these people are working well beyond retirement age. And also, does that pose a problem for the brand?

"Because they kind of seem like the sandwich generation between the Queen on the throne for all that time and then of course, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their youth and vitality the other side of the coin?

Anderson answered: “Yeah, no, I don't think so. I think the programme can be paced to represent their reflective ages.

"The King is known for having extreme high energy levels. You know he's a workaholic. So I don't think just because he's in his 70s that actually that will affect his pace at all. I think that's I think they'll they'll crack on.

Camilla raised the issue of the potential negative impact of a slimmed down monarchy, she asked: “But do you worry about the slimmed down nature of things? I mean Princess Anne expressed some concern that they couldn't slim down any further.

"I think when the king talked about slimming down the monarchy from a value for money perspective, he wasn't anticipating the absence of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and indeed the absence of his own brother, the Duke of York, in public life.

"And you look at the balcony now and you think, Oh my goodness, it's a bit thin on the ground.

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Camilla Tominey discussed Charles and Camilla's 'slimmed down' monarchy

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"And you got the likes of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, formerly Sophie and Edward Wessex, kind of bringing up the rear, doing jobs.

"But, you know, it does look a little bit fractured, perhaps because of Harry and Meghan's absence.

Anderson argued: “I don't know. I think you could maybe argue that a slimmed down monarchy is actually more fitting for the 21st century.


"You know, do you need as many working roles out there with the perception that it's taxpayer money that's funding them?

"So actually, I think the king is doing the right thing, slimming it down, concentrating on those charities and patronages, which he should do, and going forward in that direction.”

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