Prince Charles, 70 this week, is stepping up the PR as he moves slowly towards the throne with a firm commitment not to meddle once he becomes monarch. A new BBC documentary following in his footsteps for a year was well received with supportive input from a warmly witty Camilla as well as the two Princes, no doubt making up for blanking him in their tribute to their mother last year.
There’s no hint of the Queen abdicating though she’s gradually handing over the reins with some thought she might agree to him becoming Regent when she’s 95 in 2021.
He looks fairly stuck at the moment with Solar Arc Saturn square his Pluto; though tr Uranus conjunct his 10th house Moon does hint at emotional/career/family changes running into early 2019.
He should be more upbeat and sociable with his Progressed Moon now into Sagittarius and moving through his 5th house for the next two to three years. But he’s also at the same time got tr Saturn and tr Pluto moving through his 6th for a weighty work schedule which could have health implications, though they are a very robust family. He won’t be short of drive and confidence in 2019/2020 with tr Pluto square his Jupiter/Pluto midpoint but it’ll be a fairly bumpy ride all the same.
He looks panicky and undermined in 2020/21 with tr Neptune square his Mars; and is facing a setback in 2022 with Solar Arc Mars opposition his Saturn, which could also be a family death. 2022/2023 have similar as tr Pluto squares his Mars/Saturn midpoint.
If his birth time is absolutely accurate then 2023 looks to be a significant change in his direction as his Solar Arc MC is conjunct his Uranus then. And his Solar Return for November 2022 running till late 2023 has Jupiter Neptune on the midheaven which could be a coronation.
Prince William, who would then step up as Number Two, won’t be in a mood to take on a more onerous schedule for some years ahead with tr Saturn moving through his First Quadrant, although there are some indications of career changes this year and next. He looks rattled and in for a major turnaround in his lifestyle come 2021/22.
If you pay attention beyond the usual “Why was Meghan standing on a different balcony for Memorial Day Parade?” kind of mass hysteria by the press, they’ve been moving pieces of this puzzle for a while now. Royal Marriages don’t take place casually. Court is definitely moving towards Queen’s retirement to private life, but also have constigency plans for constigency plans.
Also, I wonder how much of this is related to Prince Philip. He turned 97 last Summer, so one wonders… His passing would affect family dynamics immensely more than most realize. Prince Philip of course is particularly close to Princess Anne, and every royal fan knows he took William and Harry under his wing when they lost their mother. I think this affected Harry the most – he takes after his grandfather both lookwise and characterially. Also, Matt Smith got an impression Prince Philip was the favorite of Palace Staff interviewing them for his role in “The Crown”.