Abdication?

"I do not think she will abdicate - she will die on the job."

That's the way to go

I'm not sure about Charles as King, shame it won't pass directly to William.

She's HM

Lucky I agree wholeheartedly with your last sentence!
A Head of State who is above politics is preferable.

(Some posts appeared before before my previous post and the ones I referred to above!)

You can get a hoist for putting people on a horse who can't manage it by themselves. Riding for the Disabled use them.

Should HRH wish to ride...

I agree with absent and alea and merlot and in part with annie but would just like to point out that it was her official birthday not her actual birthday which she was 'celebrating'.

The reason she will not abdicate is because of her strong sense of duty, not just to this country but to the Commonwealth, and another reason may be because of the abdication of her Uncle David who must have angered and, they felt, brought shame on the family.

I do not think she will abdicate - she will die on the job.

I am frankly amazed at the fact that she keeps up her schedule even though it has been reduced. It makes me feel tired!

I am not a royalist, but anything beats the US presidential system, especially looking at who might make it to the top there.

I agree with absent. The only thing that will seriously affect her capacity to carry on would be losing HRH. She absolutely won't abdicate, and will continue to delegate duties to the younger members of the family. For all her ninety years, she is apparently as sharp as a pin, and, at least until last year, she was still able to get on an albeit small horse and ride. Think that might be beyond me now, let alone at her age!

She will be trotted out , remember Magaret in a wheelchair at the gates of Clarence House.

If she becomes too frail to get on the balcony Charles can be promoted to prince regent , she remains queen and he carries out her duties , not just meeting and greeting, taking on opening of parliament etc

I imagine she will not be passing on the 'job' to Charles, but will be Queen until either she dies, or becomes too frail to carry on.

I expect the Queen will take even more of a back seat after this milestone birthday. Her sense of duty defines her so I can't see her abdicating but I hate the thought of her being trotted out on official occasions just to prove she's still up to it.

I don't have a problem with Charles being King. He has the same devotion to duty as his mother and he needs a fair old crack of the whip now before he becomes too doddery.

She wasn't working yesterday, she was celebrating her own birthday , today she will have trooping the colour then I expect back to Windsor to relax and prepare for her several months annual Holiday in Scotland

Nobody is 'sending' her out to work. It's her own choice. Besides which, she probably has the best working conditions available to anyone.

Don't be ageist, ruby.

Plus (and not a small plus), I bet she knows how few people want Charles as king.

What I think is irrelevant. It is what she thinks that matters. Being Queen is not a job it is what she is and I could not imagine her going back on that promise she made when she turned 21 dedicating her life "whether it be long or short" to the people of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. She is not a quitter!
That said, she has already delegated long distance travel to Charles, and more engagements to the younger Royals although I believe Anne does more engagements than the rest of the Royals put together.
I think absent has got it spot-on in her final sentence too.

I think it's pretty unlikely that she would contemplate abdication, given her upbringing, family history and the promise that she made on her accession to the throne. She is already taking something of a back seat and allowing the younger Royals to represent her at various occasions and I would think this will increase. What will probably affect her most is when the Duke of Edinburgh pops his clogs as it seems that she always relied very heavily on his support.