While we hope that Prince Charles' accession to the throne is far off in the future, we are gaining insight into what the monarchy under Prince Charles will look like. Prince Charles has long been rumored to want a "slimmed-down" monarchy, but what exactly does that mean?

When he becomes king, "Prince Charles will make some changes," royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti tells Us Weekly. Royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti tells "Us Weekly".

Of course, anyone who has been paying attention to the royal family over the last two years has already noticed the slimming down of the current royal family: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who announced their intention to step down from the active royal family in January 2020 and whose royal departure became permanent in February 2021, and the sexual assault lawsuit ( subsequently settled), and Prince Andrew, who lost his royal title earlier this year. But under Prince Charles' reign, Sacerdoti says, "we will formalize the slimming" so that "slimming" is not seen as "the result of circumstance."

Also, while the queen's health has been in poor shape of late, Prince Charles and his son Prince William have been taking on more and more duties similar to those they will each assume full time when they become king.

"Prince Charles has always been a hard-working royal, and so is Prince William. But now, the more they are able to do, the more the baton is being passed on to them." They are getting used to some of the roles they will have to play when they become monarchs themselves."

As for what the monarchy under William will be like, according to the Daily Express, royal commentator Charlie Lankston, he and his wife, Kate Middleton, already act as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, It will be less formal, he says.

"They are making small but very important changes, opening up the monarchy to a more modern perspective. But little by little, they are evolving the monarchy, embracing new traditions, maintaining important legacies of the past, and saying, 'Some of the things we used to do are seen as very rigid. It is very rigid, and there are ways to maintain the traditions behind these things without appearing as if we are totally ignorant of what the rest of the world is doing and how they are living.'