THE Duchess of Cornwall is being lined up to carry out duties on behalf of the Queen, it has been claimed.
Camilla, 74, is thought to be an ideal candidate to step in for the 95-year-old monarch, who has been ordered to rest for the next two weeks.
Officially, Princes Charles, Andrew, William and Harry — four royals nominated as Counsellors of State — cover if the Queen is too poorly to work
But Andrew is currently fighting sex claims and Harry has moved to the US.
Instead, courtiers reckon Camilla could be the ideal stand-in, especially after she won praise for her speech calling for more urgent action on tackling violence against women.
Dr Craig Prescott, a constitutional expert at Bangor University, said: “The Counsellors of State are a Plan B . . . but what happens when Plan B isn’t quite ideal?
“The Queen may look to add the Duchess of Cornwall, who would become a Counsellor of State when Charles is king anyway.”
Buckingham Palace would not comment on the reports.
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Camilla wants husband Charles to sever all links with scandal-hit aide Michael Fawcett, embroiled in a cash for access scandal earlier this year.
The Queen spent yesterday at Windsor Castle where she “worshipped at home” with a vicar instead of going to church.
