Queen Elizabeth II urged by UK republicans to abdicate on Sapphire Jubilee

[Tony Gosling]

Queen Elizabeth II urged by UK republicans to abdicate on Sapphire Jubilee

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-uk-republicans-sapphire-jubilee-65-years-coronation-elizabeth-ii-a7565431.html
Questions are being raised as to how long the 90-year-old Queen can 
continue as head of state
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<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/http://www.independent.co.uk/author/samuel-osborne>Samuel 
Osborne 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/https://twitter.com/SamuelOsborne93>@SamuelOsborne93 
Monday 6 February 2017 12:30 GMT
Republicans are calling for 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/the-queen>the 
Queen to abdicate as she becomes the first British monarch to 
celebrate 65 years on the throne.
Elizabeth II's Sapphire Jubilee is being marked with cannon salutes 
in London's Green Park and at the Tower of London.
But having celebrated her 90th birthday last year and suffered a 
heavy cold over Christmas that caused her to miss church, questions 
are being raised as to how long she can continue in her role as head of state.
"It would be unsurprising if someone at her age wouldn't be able to 
do a full time job of being head of state," Graham Smith, chief 
executive of 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/https://www.republic.org.uk/>Republic, 
told The Independent.
"So it's very reasonable to expect her to step down and retire an 
then let the people decide who was going to replace her."
However, Mr Smith said it was unlikely the Queen would choose to abdicate.
"It would completely go against everybody's understanding of her view 
of the role," he said. "She takes the notion she has some kind of 
divine right quite seriously.
"It's been reported throughout her reign that she's opposed to abdication."
In 2015, when she overtook Queen Victoria to become the 
longest-reigning monarch in British history, the Queen admitted 
bluntly that the royal record was "not one to which I have ever aspired".
    * 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-chaplain-resigns-gavin-ashenden-quran-reading-glasgow-cathedral-a7540416.html>Queen's 
chaplain resigns after criticising church for Koran reading
    * 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/donald-trump-queen-elizabeth-ii-play-golf-balmoral-scotland-first-official-state-visit-uk-a7540076.html>Donald 
Trump wants to play golf with the Queen at Balmoral
    * 
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-nearly-shot-buckingham-palace-guard-security-late-night-walk-elizabeth-ii-a7510376.html>Palace 
guard 'nearly shot' the Queen as she went for a late-night walk
She added: "Inevitably, a long life can pass by many milestones. My 
own is no exception."
When asked who would take over the role of monarch, Mr Smith said: 
"It would have to be Charles. The moment she's gone, Charles will be King.
"But obviously it needs to be up to the people to choose someone. You 
can imagine any number of people being chosen. People who have got 
experience in public life, whether it be academia, or law, or politics."
He added: "There would be plenty of people that could do an 
intelligent and sober job of being head of state, and who can 
maintain their impartiality and independence from the prime minister."
However, he said he expects the accession of Prince Charles to the 
throne will "change the nature of the debate."
He explained: "Charles will not be the same monarch as his mother. He 
will want to intervene in politics and raise questions about what's 
going on in world affairs.
"That's going to put him on a collision course with public opinion 
and the elected government in Parliament. That's going to cause a 
very serious crisis."
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