King Charles could become a real problem, says Paxman
Jeremy Paxman says the Prince of Wales could prove a ‘big problem’ once he is King â€" if he ‘continues to behave as Prince Charles’.
The former Newsnight presenter, however, dismisses the idea of replacing the monarchy with a president â€" such as Tony Blair.
He declared himself a royalist because it is ‘better than any alternatives’.Â
Jeremy Paxman (left), former Newsnight presenter, said the Prince of Wales (right) could prove a 'big problem' once he becomes King
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales meets Shenkin the mascot of the Third Battalion, Royal Welsh and his handler Sgt Mark Jackson as he visits the Royal Welsh Regimental Museum during The Prince of Wales' annual Summer visit to Wales on July 11, 2017 in Brecon, Wales
‘We’d have ended up with a President Blair or something awful like that,’ he added. ‘I have had to come out as a monarchist now because I am one.
‘I’m very happy to have a public discussion about it. People say to me “but what about Prince Charles?â€. My answer is it’s going to be a big problem when we get Prince Charles â€" if he behaves as Prince Charles.
‘But I don’t think he will â€" the role is different. We shan’t have his views on talking to trees or whatever inflicted upon us when he’s monarch but when he’s the Prince of Wales he can do what he likes.†™
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales unveils a plaque to officially open the new extension at during The Prince of Wales' annual Summer visit to Wales at Rachel's Organic on July 10, 2017 in Aberystwyth, Wales
Earlier this month Paxman hit out at the BBC and criticised the licence fee as ‘antediluvian’ and for the corporation holding ‘endless meetings with executives you’ve never heard of and don’t know what they doÂ
Paxman, 67, was speaking at the Buxton International Festival in Derbyshire. He told how spiritual figures â€" rather than politicians â€" have been his most interesting interviewees because they were prepared to answer ‘the why’ to life’s big questions, whereas politicians stuck to ‘the when, where and how’.
The Investiture of The Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle on July 1, 1969. Prince Charles kneels before the Queen as she places the coronet on his head
‘All of us have to think about why we’re here â€" not whether there’s an extra penny on income tax or not,’ he said.
He declined to take aim at any current politicians â€" apart from US President Donald Trump, some of whose views he said were ridiculous â€" but he attacked some past figures for ‘making it up as they go along’ and being ‘prepared to say anything as long as they grind an axe’ in interviews.
Paxman said politicians have less power than they like to think because they are constrained by voters’ reluctance to countenance any changes to the NHS, even though it is ‘unfixable in its current format’, and to the pressures from being part of organisations such as the EU, the UN and Nato.
But he blamed the generation who grew up in the 1960s for the current levels of distrust in politicians.
Paxman said: ‘The 1960s encouraged everybody to disbelieve everyone over 30. It has left us with an abiding distrust of institutions and authority figures. I’m not sure that’s terribly healthy.’
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