Charlie has been upfront this last week-and-a-bit, what with getting out of his roller at Buckingham Palace to kiss the crowds, etc., and keeping the charmless Camilla close to hand. We'll see a lot more of his upfrontery tomorrow and whenever he gets crowned. But he has the massive problem of not being his mother. He's shot his mouth off far too often about conducting symphonies in front of his bedroom mirror, his wacky adherence to homeopathy, his hypocritical "environmentalism," his desire to be Camilla's tampon and his ignorant interventions on architecture. Not to speak of his despicable and dishonest treatment of the gullible Diana. The Queen had none of that baggage and the monarchy was safe in her hands. His lack of charm and charisma, allied to all that baggage, is a threat to the monarchy. Give it a few weeks and I'm predicting an awkward fallow period for the monarchy, and he's hardly the man to not put his foot in it...