King Charles III’s reign will be ‘more like Scandinavian monarchy’, Gordon Brown says

The reign of King Charles III will see Britain’s royalty become “more like a Scandinavian monarchy”, Gordon Brown has suggested.

Mr Brown, a former prime minister, expects Charles to perform his duties in a more informal and “approachable” way than his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with a slimmed-down royal family on display.

“I think what Prince Charles has already indicated, is that the monarchy is going to be smaller, it’s going to be more like a Scandinavian monarchy,” he explained.

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