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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tony Jones

Royals permitted to deputise for the King likely to be increased – reports say

PA Wire

Members of the royal family who can stand in for the King when he cannot fulfil certain official duties are likely to be increased, according to reports.

Counsellors of State, who can deputise for the monarch if he is overseas on an official trip or ill, include the Duke of Sussex, who lives in California after stepping down as a working royal, and the disgraced Duke of York.

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