As the United Kingdom begins a long period of mourning after the death of Elizabeth II, one question is obviously on everyone's lips: who will succeed the Queen of England?

A question that had not arisen since his accession to the Crown in 1953, which therefore returns after 70 years of reign, the longest in the history of the monarchy.

As protocol requires, his successor will be officially proclaimed the day after the monarch's death, at 11:15 a.m. sharp.

Unsurprisingly, it should be Prince Charles, the Queen's eldest son, 73 years old (Elisabeth, she had acceded to the throne at the age of 27).

He appears first in the line of succession to the British throne, just ahead of William, his son, and George, his grandson.

William in the hearts of the British?

While the strict rules of the Royal Family want the Sovereign's eldest child to inherit the throne, they may not reflect the wishes of the Crown Subjects.

Evidenced by numerous surveys of the British, to the delight of the tabloids.

Like a recent poll relayed by the Mirror and reported by Gala, which revealed in the spring that 47% of respondents wanted William to accede to the throne, against only 27% for Charles.

The cause of this unpopularity?

It could be linked to his personality, his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles for years, the tragic disappearance of Diana… The queen's son would obviously not be in the small papers of the British.

The celebrity press also regularly evokes the special bond between the queen and her grandson William.

But since the sovereign cannot choose his successor himself, only an abdication of Charles could lead the Duke of Cambridge to the royal throne.

“If he [Charles] is still alive, he won't leave his place.

He was raised to rule.

And since Edward VIII, the abdication has been erased from the vocabulary ”, rejected Stéphane Bern in 2019 with

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