British queen may soon retire to hand reigns’ to her son

Queen Elizabeth II is apparently considering retiring in about 18 months so her son, Prince Charles, can assume the throne, Report informs citing foreign media.

The monarch is weighing stepping down around her 95th birthday. 

According to the sources, Charles is frequently seen attending events instead of the queen.

The Queen has been gradually reducing the number of public engagements she attends from 332 in 2016 to a 283 in 2018, while Charles is seen attending the events instead of his mother.

“Planning for Charles to become king has been going on for some time,” a royal source said. “A transition is plainly already underway.”

But there has been no official announcement of transition yet.

Notably, Elizabeth II has been the British queen since 1952.