but it was a bit mad. and there was a sense, as well, that you should try and not talk about it too much. you know, not admit that you were iugghng you know, not admit that you were juggling so many different things. so i stopped doing red boxes in the evening when i became a minister, i would do them at weekends but not in the evening because i thought, this is bonkers. you re expecting us to do all these important papers late at night and actually, that s also, i m trying to put the kids to bed, you know, trying to balance everything else. and so i said this in answer to a question from a journalist at one point. and i had a senior cabinet minister, who was very supportive, but says to me, you shouldn t be saying this. you should not be admitting that you re not doing the traditional red box of papers in the evening. because, you know, people will think you re not doing the work. people will think. in other words, you re effectively saying to people, the system should change to refle
role is. i can tell it s incredible this woman who hasn t rained for about 70 years has taken a step back and said i am not going to be doing some of these events. i am so glad for the celebrations i m happy to be a part of it i will do it i m choosing to do but i m choosing to not go for it is not because infirmed she cannot make it. she is making a choice this is a very natural way of her saying other people, it s time for them to step up think it s quite beautiful what is happening right now. i was unaware until i spoke to this friend of mine who worked at buckingham palace that apparently back in 2015. now you re just bragging raymond. [laughter] i am sourcing the information going to tell it which i ve never read anywhere and he informed me of apparently back in 2015 she and prince s charles that her majesty and prince charles merge their communication operation and those red boxes she reads from the state everyday with all the
her decision and a 21st century way of doing her decision and a 21st century way of doing it her decision and a 21st century way of doing it. today, for example, the red boxes of doing it. today, for example, the red boxes will still be turning up tomorrow red boxes will still be turning up tomorrow and she is due to hold a virtual tomorrow and she is due to hold a virtual privy tomorrow and she is due to hold a virtual privy council meeting so she is still virtual privy council meeting so she is still very virtual privy council meeting so she is still very much in charge and running is still very much in charge and running the show but due to these mobility running the show but due to these mobility issues as the palace call them, mobility issues as the palace call them, she mobility issues as the palace call them, she does not really feel up to being them, she does not really feel up to being here them, she does not really feel up to being here today and in her
would he start of a complete regency, that would be when the monarch remains monarch would be when the monarch remains monarch that hand over all pellets to a regent. we have not had that for 200 to a regent. we have not had that for 200 years. the queen has a physical for 200 years. the queen has a physical issue, the mobility problem, but there is nothing to suggest problem, but there is nothing to suggest any mental infirmity. she is still doing suggest any mental infirmity. she is still doing her red boxes and administrative work, she is carrying out virtual administrative work, she is carrying out virtual audiences. interesting to see out virtual audiences. interesting to see charles not on the throne put on the to see charles not on the throne put on the consort s throne, which in previous on the consort s throne, which in previous years would have been occupied previous years would have been occupied by the duke of edinburgh, having occupied by the duke of ed