The British monarch wasdiagnosed with cancerin February 2024, less than a year after his coronation.

This downsizing would streamline royal operations and require less public funding to maintain, perBusiness Insider.

However, not everyone was convinced of this plan’s benefits.

King Charles III looking over shoulder

It doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing."

Only time will tell if King Charles spoke too quickly about shrinking the already dwindling centuries-old institution.

Anne, Princess Royal; Prince George, Prince Louis, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, King Charles, Camilla, Prince Edward, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex watch Trooping of the Colors 2023