Queen Elizabeth Would Be Forced To Abdicate Due To This Incurable Illness

Queen Elizabeth II will reportedly not abdicate from the throne no matter what. But there is one way for her to do so even if she doesn’t want to.

While speaking on the “Royal Central” podcast, editor Lydia Starbuck said that Her Majesty will be forced to abdicate if she develops an incurable condition like dementia. When this happens, the monarch will no longer be able to perform her royal duties.

“It does raise questions. Hypothetically in the future, if someone who was ruling were to develop a condition like dementia… At what stage can others step in to either become regent or to take responsibility away because often it’s a very difficult area that people are capable in some areas of their life and losing abilities in others,” she said.

Royal expert Brittani Barger said that in the past, dementia wasn’t really known but there must have been some monarchs across the globe who were diagnosed with it. It is possible that those monarchs passed on some of their duties and responsibilities to their children.

“The media now, if some monarch does get something like dementia, ALS or any disease like that, I think they would really have no option but to get a regent,” Barger said.

Starbucks added that if something happens to the Queen, it is highly for Prince Charles to be named as her regent instead of abdicating. “I think it’s very unlikely that she will completely abdicate,” she said. But of course, this depends on whether or not the Queen’s reason for taking a step back has to do with her health.

As regent, Prince Charles would assume the majority of his mom’s duties, but he will not be crowned as King until after his mom passes away. The last regency in the United Kingdom took place in 1811 and 1820 when King George IV took over his father George III’s reign.