The past as prologue: the last time the House of Windsor 'ran out of working royals'
The lessons from when the roster of working royals became noticeably small in the post-war years
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THE PAST AS PROLOGUE
An ailing king.
An heir busy with a young family.
Few senior royals available to carry out official duties.
And a troublesome exiled duke offering to return to the royal duties he’d left after not being allowed to set his own rules for staying in his former role as a working royal.
It could be today’s House of Windsor, headed by King Charles III, who continues to be seen by the public, whether walking to church at Sandringham or opening “get well” cards and letters since making public his cancer diagnosis.
But it’s actually what occurred 75 years ago.
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