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KING Charles will make the monarchy more “Scandinavian,” Gordon Brown has said. The former prime minister said he believed the new monarch had “already ...

He is well prepared and, I have no doubt, resilient for the task ahead." His sense of service to his people and his love for them will be as profound as hers. Brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel. "The soft power that the British monarch brings to help a prime minister and a government with all those He said that, like his mother, the new King was a "superb diplomat" and predicted he would prove a "very worthy successor" when it came to supporting the British government of the day abroad. “He stopped as he entered Buckingham Palace and talked to people in the crowd, and that was a signal that he was sending that he wanted people to feel that he was approachable and he was not going to be absent from the public or, alternatively, approachable."

Gordon Brown said he believes the new sovereign will bring in a more informal, Scandinavian-style monarchy in the years ahead. “I think that what Prince Charles ...

This has probably been the longest apprenticeship in history,” he told the programme. And King Charles, I believe, has that too – a deep concern for people.” “I think that what they will hope and what they will get is that deep interest in people which Her Majesty had.

GORDON Brown shed some light on the reform plans King Charles III is likely to push forward as he forecasted major changes for the Royal Family.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Brown said: "I think what Prince Charles has already indicated is that the monarchy is going to be smaller. [King Charles III](/latest/king-charles) was speculated to be considering plans to slim down the number of working members of the family to ease the burden on taxpayers. King Charles could seek to follow in the footsteps of his European counterpart and limit the number of working royals to Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, his sister Princess Anne, and his younger brother Prince Edward and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex.

The British monarchy will take on a more "Scandinavian" style under King Charles III, Gordon Brown has claimed.

“I’m sure that King Charles will continue to take that forward. Brown told the BBC: “I think what Charles has already indicated is that the monarchy is going to be smaller. “He stopped as he entered Buckingham Palace and talked to people in the crowd and that was a signal he was sending that he wanted people to feel he was approachable and he was not going to be absent from the public or be unapproachable.”

The former Prime Ministers David Cameron and Gordon Brown have dismissed suggestions that King Charles III will try to unduly influence politics.

Asked directly whether his involvement would continue in the same way, he said: “No, it won’t. Mr Cameron said Charles would be a “brilliant” King after serving the “longest apprenticeship in history”. In an interview he said: “I’ve tried to make sure whatever I’ve done has been non-party political. “I think what [King] Charles has already indicated is that the monarchy is going to be smaller, it’s going to be more like a Scandinavian monarchy in future I think, but not in a bad way, in the sense that (it will be) more informal.” “I think his pursuit of them was entirely justified. “I think that the heir to the throne has a perfect right to have an interest in issues like the environment, like preserving wildlife, like his interest in the built environment.

Mr Brown said he expected Charles to perform his duties in a more informal and “approachable” way than his mother Elizabeth II, with a slimmed-down royal family ...

He joked that “our newest member” – Mr Johnson – may not have been “happy to join the club”. “He knows so much about so many subjects and like his mother he is a superb diplomat. “I never felt he tried to influence me improperly in any way,” said Mr Cameron. I think his pursuit of that was entirely justified.” “I’m sure that King Charles will continue to take that forward. However, none would discuss details of conversations at the meetings, which are conducted on a basis of absolute confidentiality. “It’s going to be more like a Scandinavian monarchy in future. Why not? But Mr Cameron said that the “banter” among the six was not about high politics or constitutional affairs, but “the children and grandchildren and those sorts of things”. “I think that the heir to the throne has a perfect right to have an interest in issues like the environment and preserving wildlife and the built environment. Ms May said that the public will expect form Charles “a sense of continuity but also that sense of recognising that the world is changing, has been changing, continues to change, and a willingness to evolve alongside that”. “He stopped as he entered Buckingham Palace and talked to people in the crowd and that was a signal he was sending that he wanted people to feel he was approachable and he was not going to be absent from the public or be unapproachable.”

THE Queen had Gordon Brown's children in "amazement" after the first words they heard her utter in their presence was the result of an outburst. · Gordon Brown ...

He added: "And she was so keen to make people feel at home. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Brown said: "She met my sons for the first time, and they were very young at this time. [Queen](/latest/queen)'s death has sparked a flurry of tributes, with former Prime Ministers coming out to share the cherished memories they had of their relationship with her.