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about the "suitability" of having the Duke of York and Duke of Sussex as counsellors of state when the former had "left public life" and the latter had "left the country". It was subsequently reported that, instead of removing them from the list of counsellors of state, it was being proposed that the
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in the United Kingdom and not disqualified from becoming monarch. During a regency, the next four eligible people in the line of succession after the regent (and the regent's spouse) may be counsellors. A monarch may also request that Parliament add specific people to their counsellors of state. This
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Royal functions are to be exercised jointly by the counsellors of state or by such number of them as is specified in the letters patent under the Great Seal and subject to any other conditions within. However, there is a legal presumption that counsellors of state should act jointly and, as such, at
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wanted the law to be amended to allow only working members of the royal family to serve as counsellors of state. This would take away the eligibility of family members that do not carry out official functions, while creating a possibility for spouses to senior ranking members and those with a lower
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pool of counsellors be expanded in order to create a more flexible list of available royals to stand in for the King if needed. On 14 November 2022, the King sent a message to both Houses of Parliament, formally asking for a change in the law that would allow
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made against him. In practice, only members of the royal family that perform public duties on behalf of the monarch would be appointed as counsellors of state, thus eliminating the possibility of Harry, Andrew or Beatrice serving in this role.
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Of these seven, Prince Andrew, Prince Harry, and Princess Beatrice do not perform royal duties. If Prince Harry ceases to be domiciled in the United Kingdom, he shall become ineligible to be a counsellor of state.
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to be added to the list of counsellors of state. The next day, a bill to that end was introduced in Parliament and it received royal assent on 6 December, coming into force on 7 December as the
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is to automatically become a counsellor of state on his 21st birthday on 22 July 2034 (or his 18th birthday should he be the heir apparent at that time), and would replace Princess Beatrice.
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Counsellors of state may carry out "such of the royal functions as may be specified in the Letters Patent". In practice, this means most of the monarch's official duties, such as attending
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The following is a list of all the people who have been eligible to be a counsellor of state, listed in chronological order. A † indicates Counsellors who died whilst eligible:
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Should any of the above, other than the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh or the Princess Royal, become ineligible or unable to serve, the next person eligible would be
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Since the passage of the Regency Act 1937, the only persons to have been counsellors of state while not a queen consort, prince, or princess were
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Prince Andrew remains eligible to serve in this role, though he has withdrawn from most royal activities; this provoked by a backlash due to the
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The Princess Royal lost her position as counsellor of state when Prince William reached the age of 21. However, the
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Prince Edward lost his position as counsellor of state when Prince Harry reached the age of 21. However, the
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As of 7 December 2022, those eligible to be appointed counsellors of state to King Charles III are:
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Queen Elizabeth lost her position as counsellor of state when she was widowed. However, the
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least two are needed to act, with the absence of one possibly risking a legal challenge.
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lost her eligibility to be a counsellor of state in 1952 upon the death of her husband,
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Counsellors of state are always the monarch's spouse and the next four people in the
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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position in the line of succession to be called upon and fulfil the role.
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meetings, signing routine documents and receiving the credentials of new
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under the royal prerogative in 1911 when he traveled to India for the
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Continued as a Counsellor of State to Charles III upon his accession
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was done by Queen Elizabeth II leading to section 3 of the
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re-appointed him as a counsellor of state to Charles III.
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re-appointed her as a counsellor of state to Charles III.
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as counsellors of state, on the express instructions of
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Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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Ward, Victoria; Malnick, Edward (17 September 2022).
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who meet the following specifications: they must be
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Counsellors of State
Conseiller d'Γ‰tat (France)

Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
opened Parliament in May 2022
Queen Elizabeth II
British royal family
monarch
letters patent
Great Seal
United Kingdom
Privy Council
ambassadors
Court of St James's
Commonwealth
dissolution of Parliament
prime ministers
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Princess Margaret
Queen Elizabeth II
line of succession
British subjects
heir apparent
presumptive
domiciled
Regency Act 1953
King Charles III
Counsellors of State Act 2022
George V

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