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...separation is not expected to alter the constitutional status of the royal couple: Charles remains next in line for the throne. Diana can still expect to become Queen, said Major, drawing murmurs of confusion from the House. Perhaps the coronation could be shown on split screen. (See related story on page...
COULD IT BE THAT THE EPIPHANY OF MAASTRICHT was only a year ago? As the heads of the European Community's 12 members convened in Edinburgh's royal Palace of Holyroodhouse, the issue was no longer whether the visionary 1991 draft treaty calling for political and monetary union by 1999 was off course. That much had been amply certified, first by Denmark's rejection, then by severe strains in an interim currency mechanism, by a festering budget crisis and finally, less than a week earlier, by a referendum in nonmember Switzerland that came down against experimenting even with a customs...
...real boggler was the statement that "there is no reason why Her Royal Highness should not become Queen." That message caused gasps in Parliament. The reaction reflects in part the fact that few believe the Waleses' assurance that they have no plans to divorce. Royal credibility is low on such matters. When Princess Margaret and Princess Anne ended their marriages, the announcements were similar, but divorce followed. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York released a joint statement that the breakup does not affect Charles' future position as head of the Church of England. But that church frowns on divorce...
...regret and human sympathy were quickly outdistanced by more practical doubts. Exactly what did the separation announcement, released by the palace, accomplish? "Their Royal Highnesses," it intoned, "would like to stress first and foremost that this decision is amicable . . . There have been no third parties involved, on either side." Well, fine, but the pair have scarcely been able to look at each other, never mind speak, in public, and each has been caught in indiscreet phonefests with a "confidant...
Tory M.P. John Bowis spoke for many when he said, "It would be absurd to think of two royal processions coming from different directions to the Abbey for a coronation. If it is not possible to have a happy monarch and family, I think we should skip a generation and wait for William." The succession issue lies at the heart of the monarchy; for the institution to survive, it must be stable. If the Waleses pursue other romantic interests, as is likely, the Windsors may reel into even thornier problems than they faced...