Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are allegedly questioning their future as the King of the United Kingdom and the Princess Consort and could decide to quit their roles to make way for Prince William and Kate Middleton.
According to New Idea, Charles and Camilla have been disheartened to see that their 15 years of hard work to rebuild their reputation could easily crumble because of The Crown. Apparently, the fourth season of the Netflix drama re-opened old wounds and controversies, such as their affair, which has led to their popularity's plummet in just two months.
A source said that the Prince of Wales could prefer to see his son, William, take over as the King while the Duchess of Cornwall is also open to stepping back and giving up their public life just to have some peace of mind.
The couple is used to conducting their life in a low-key way despite their privilege, and Camilla doesn't have any ambitions to be a great figure in royal history. Royal experts said that all she wants and cares about is to support Charles in whatever he plans to do.
It comes as trolls on social media attacked the accounts of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall after the release of The Crown. Nameless faces told the couple that they aren't fit to take over the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth.
A poll from YouGov in the last quarter of 2020 showed that Charles lost a significant number of public support following after the series aired. Only 32 percent of the respondents said they would prefer Prince Charles to succeed Queen Elizabeth versus the 40 percent who chose William.
According to Daily Express, Charles and William's popularity was "neck and neck" a few months prior, before the drama series came out. The latest season was quite controversial among the viewers, the critics, government officials, and those who actually knew the future King.
However, recent actual work from Charles belies the reports that he might quit his role and scale back on his public life. On Sunday, the Prince of Wales launched an ambitious multi-billion scheme in a bid to save the planet. Calling this project Terra Carta, Charles opened the invitation to the richest individuals and firms in the world to invest in various sustainability projects.
Speaking at the Earth Charter global eco-summit virtually, Charles said that he intends to pool $10 billion from the world's richest to use as a natural capital that will be diverted to projects that will protect the Earth. The Terra Carta, inspired by the Magna Carta from 1215, is a 10-year plan to put "nature, people and planet at the heart of global value creation."
A few investors have already expressed their interest to support the initiative, such as Jony Ive of Apple Inc, AstraZeneca, HSBC, Bank of America, and the Heathrow Airport.
