Survey results revealed: Should Prince Charles step aside for William
According to a survey conducted by Nine.com.au, one in three people that Prince Charles should step aside in favour of his son Prince William when he is handed the role as King.
The survey was completed by 829 participants and saw that 32 per cent of people agreed that abdication of the throne was the best course of action for the Prince of Wales.
As Prince Charles is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth, it is expected that he takes on the role of King when it is time.
Whether the Queen will abdicate her throne or pass it onto her son naturally is a different question entirely as she is the longest reigning monarch in the world.
By law, tradition and by expectation, the next King or Queen of the United Kingdom and the rest of the Commonwealth realms will always be the eldest child of the current reigning monarch.
This was disappointing to survey respondents as there are also reports that the Queen has been using her time to train Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
It is understood that when Prince Charles becomes king, the Duchess of Cornwall will not take the usual title of Queen consort and will be recognised as Princess consort instead.
This is because the Duchess of Cornwall has made it clear that she has no interest in taking the future role of Queen, which is also a view that was held by Princess Diana of Wales.
41 per cent have expressed that Prince Charles deserves to serve his time, but a further 27 per cent expressed that they had no interest in the matter at all.