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William’s mother Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.
The statement on the future of the monarchy comes as the country celebrates the Queen’s role over the last 70 years. Britain will hold four days of national events in June to mark her Platinum Jubilee.
Charles was joined by Prime Minister Boris Johnson,the White House,the Archbishop of Canterbury and other politicians in praising the Queen for her dedication to public service.
“Throughout the past 70 years,she has strengthened the ties of friendship,shared ideals,and faith in democracy that forever unite our countries,” the White House said in a statement.
Seventy years of change
During her seven decades on the throne,the Queen has been a symbol of stability for the country during huge social,economic and political change,including witnessing the end of the British Empire.
But her anniversary comes after a very difficult time for the monarchy following the sex abuse accusationsher son Prince Andrew is facing in the United States andallegations of racism in the royal household from grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.
Elizabeth became the queen of Britain and more than a dozen other realms,including Australia,Canada and New Zealand,on the death of her father King George VI on February 6,1952. At the time,25-year-old Princess Elizabeth was on a tour of Kenya.
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The news was broken to her by her husband Prince Philip,who died last year aged 99 after more than 70 years by her side.
When she ascended the throne,Josef Stalin,Mao Zedong and Harry Truman were running the Soviet Union,China and the United States,respectively,while Winston Churchill was British Prime Minister.
The Queen has continued to carry out official duties well into her 90s,but has been seen much less regularly of late. She spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment and was then instructed by doctors to rest.
On Sunday,Buckingham Palace released a new video of the Queen,smiling broadly near a red despatch box that contains official government paperwork and discussing a message from Biden. On Saturday,she was filmed meeting local community groups and joking with officials.