“It is not that he does, or does not, aspire to be king.

Charles sees the role of the sovereign as something one is, not something one does.”

So what would this “slimmed-down” monarchy look like?

Prince Charles

Well, that will no doubt be appreciated by U.K. citizens.

All they stand to lose are their royal titles and patronages.

At worst, they may actually have to (gasp!)

Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William, Kate, George, Louis, and Charlotte

work for a living, although some of them havealready been doing so.