Charles and Queen in Royal jobshare: Is Queen about to follow the Dutch Suit?

Recently the Dutch Queen Beatrix made headlines when she abdicated in favour of her son and stepped down to be just Princess Beatrix after serving as the Queen for 39 long years.

Now there are news that 87 years old British Queen Elizabeth II is planning to scale back her public duties and give Prince Charles a bigger role as ‘co-head’ of the royal family - is it the beginning of a quid pro quo move by the Queen to hand over the reins of the United Kingdom monarchy to her son?

64 years old Prince Charles is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. And now in a sign of things to come, for the first time in 17 years the Queen was accompanied by her eldest son at the State Opening of Parliament, which took place Tuesday. 

Already, there have been a surprise announcement by Buckingham Palace that, in a 40-year first, the Queen will not attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference. Instead, Charles will take her place at the two-day event in Sri Lanka in November.

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Queen minus Philip for Jubilee concert

There was a star-studded international cast and the flag-waving fanfare of an adoring public, but it was a subdued Queen who attended a Diamond Jubilee concert in her honour, without her devoted consort.

As Prince Philip recuperated in hospital just a few kilometres away receiving treatment for a bladder infection, the Queen was a late arrival for today's concert outside the front gates of Buckingham Palace, part of the celebrations for her 60-year reign.

"The only sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn't be here with us because unfortunately he has taken unwell," Prince Charles told the crowd.

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Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Elton John to play for the Royalty

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be marked with a star-studded concert in front of Buckingham Palace later.

Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Sir Elton John are among the artists, and Madness will perform on the roof.

The audience will comprise of people who got tickets in a public ballot and those from charities with royal links.

At the end of the show, the Queen will light one of the last of around 4,500 beacons across the globe - in celebration of her 60-year reign.

In the afternoon, prior to the Jubilee concert, 10,000 ballot winners and VIPs will enjoy a picnic in the gardens of Buckingham Palace created by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and royal chef Mark Flanagan.

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