This video (sparked by a media kerfuffle claiming the King was about to abdicate - which wasn't true) looks at the question of whether the abdication of a British monarch can occur without legislation. It discusses the precedents and in particular the legal and constitutional issues concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII and the effectiveness of his abdication in the Dominions. It explains why some of those issues wouldn't arise in relation to a (most unlikely) abdication of King Charles III and that the simpler procedure of an abdication on his own motion without ministerial advice or legislation would probably be sufficient.
05 May 2024
The Great Abdication Kerfuffle
This video (sparked by a media kerfuffle claiming the King was about to abdicate - which wasn't true) looks at the question of whether the abdication of a British monarch can occur without legislation. It discusses the precedents and in particular the legal and constitutional issues concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII and the effectiveness of his abdication in the Dominions. It explains why some of those issues wouldn't arise in relation to a (most unlikely) abdication of King Charles III and that the simpler procedure of an abdication on his own motion without ministerial advice or legislation would probably be sufficient.
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