Speaking to Piers Morgan on his YouTube show Uncensored, Paul Burrell, who was a butler for the Royal Family, said: “The monarchy has to be bigger than any one person, so it’s in safe hands if it goes to [Prince] William. But don’t leave it too late because you know the palace moves at a snail’s pace and they have to be on top of this.
“Inside those palace walls, they need to show the public that they care, they need to show the public that they are dealing with this. No more fluffing around and no more excuses. I really think it’s time for decisive action with our monarchy, otherwise we’ll lose it.”
However, Burrell said he didn’t think that King Charles would ever abdicate, despite the pressure to, adding: “It’s not in his DNA to do that. He believes the same as the [late] Queen, that he should reign until he dies and then William will naturally succeed. But if the tables turn and this [popularity] poll slips under 50%, he may think that, for the sake of the monarchy, then the country would much prefer a younger king and queen. Two people who were unblemished by all of this scandal.”
There has also been pressure on the government to remove Andrew from the line of succession, as he is currently eighth, behind Charles, William and his three children, and Harry and his two children.
Burrell raged that Beatrice and Eugenie should also be removed, as he said: “He shouldn’t be eighth in line to the throne, of course he shouldn’t. And of course, because he’s the father of Beatrice and Eugenie, why are they still in line to the throne?
“We have to go through some kind of reform, Piers, because otherwise it [the monarchy] won’t stand the way it is now,” before ominously adding: “I think this is the tip of the iceberg. I think the story will run and run and, as you say, I don’t know where it’s going to go.”