外媒爆料：查爾斯王子纔是王室的掌舵人！大綱

As her heir, the Prince of Wales will be the first to know of his mother's passing. He will probably be at her deathbed, unless she dies suddenly or unexpectedly.
作爲伊麗莎白二世的繼承人，如果女王過世，威爾士王子應當是第一個得知女王死訊的人。除非女王意外死亡，他當時應當守在伊麗莎白二世的牀前。

On his mother's death, Charles will be king immediately. His siblings and children will kiss his hands. Then constitutional government will kick in.
只要女王一死，查爾斯王子即刻將會成爲國王。兄弟和子女將會親吻他的雙手，然後他就上位了。

The Prime Minister will need to be informed immediately of the passing of the head of state.
英國首相也會在第一時間得知女王去世的消息。

For a time, her subjects will not know she is dead and that the throne has passed to her eldest son. Governors general, ambassadors and prime ministers will learn first. But in the world of 24-hour news it will not stay secret for long.
女王的下屬暫時還不會知道她已經過世，王位已經傳給了她的大兒子。官員們，各國大使和總理都會先得知此訊。一天都待命的各大媒體也不會耽擱太久。

This increased responsibility means Charles is much more than a deputy, stepping up to stand in for the Queen. As we approach the end of 2018, a more accurate description of his role is ‘Shadow King’, as it is he, not Her Majesty, who is now doing most of the ‘heavy lifting’ for the monarchy at home and abroad.
隨着查爾斯王子身上的任務越來越多，他已經不僅僅是女王的一個代表，而是正在逐漸取代女王的位置。隨着2018年接近尾聲，他的的角色越來越偏向於一個“影子國王”。確實如此，如今是查爾斯王子而非女王擔負着國內外大部分的外交任務。

His increased workload sees the Prince regularly working 14-hour days and he carries out more than 600 engagements a year at home and abroad.
查爾斯通常要工作14個小時，一年有超過600場國內外會面。

Indeed, now that she does not travel overseas, Charles's royal tours representing her across the globe are state visits.
當然，如今女王已經不再出國旅行，查爾斯代表女王在世界各地“飛來飛去”,進行國事訪問。

There are those who insist the Queen is still as sprightly, fit and sharp as she was two decades ago. This is not true. She is still sharp on matters of state, but requires her schedule to reflect her age and capacity. Even she thinks those loyal subjects who believe nothing needs to change are deluding themselves.
有人說，女王仍舊像20年之前精神矍鑠，身體健康且頭腦清楚。事實並非如此，雖然女王在處理上國事問題上依舊敏銳，但她年齡和能力已經限制了她的行程。