King Charles 'right' to slim down monarchy as Prince William can silence critics

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One of the hallmarks of King Charles' reign has been his desire to have a slimmed down monarchy and not repeat the days where the balcony of Buckingham Palace was full with non-working royals and their families.

Despite this, with the Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal currently out of action, it has been pointed out just how thinly spread members of the Royal Family are as they continue with their engagements and charity work.

It appears, however, that there are no plans to introduce any other royals to take up the strain, and that it will stay that way as the future unfolds - a plan which former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond says is a positive step. "I still hold to the idea that the slimmed down Royal Family IS indeed the right model for the future," Jennie exclusively tells OK! "It’s in line with most European monarchies and is sensitive to the constant criticism that the royal family cost taxpayers too much. "Adding new working royals to the payroll will only exacerbate that criticism.

I think the model William has experimented with is the answer: drafting in his cousins here and there (e.g. garden parties) to spice things up a bit. "It makes such occasions even more special and allows those cousins to get on with their lives as they wish, without the strictures of the royal diary. "So I think the King and William are entirely right to be determined to keep the core of working royals a small, tight unit that can be accountable to the public purse." Jennie's comments come after it emerged that Prince William plans to follow on his father's work and streamline the Royal Family as much as possible.