Fewer engagements are being conducted, and possible role of Harry as regent could raise constitutional issues
A decade ago, the royal family notched up more than 4,000 engagements in a year, travelling across the UK and criss-crossing the globe.went to Brazil and Chile and the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh carried out more than 660 engagements between them, including trips to France and Italy.
“In one version you have a narrower number of people living off the public purse,” a friend of the king told thein 2022. “It will be less about the royal family and more about direct successors, less about the history, heritage and glamour, more focused on the role of head of state.
said: “They have not got the depth in ranks. The substitutes they have are elderly, or not so well known.” As well as fewer royal engagements, the slimmed-down monarchy and recent crises may also raise constitutional questions. If Prince William ascends to the throne in the next few years, then in the event of his being incapacitatedif he was prepared to return to the UK, since Prince George would still be under the age of 18. There would be questions about such constitutional arrangements given that Prince Harry is no longer a working member of the royal family.