King Charles ‘will never’ fill the late Queen Elizabeth II’ shoes, his ex-butler claims

King Charles “will never” fill his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s shoes, his ex-butler has claimed.

Grant Harrold, who worked for the monarch for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, said the King will never reach the milestones his late mother did during her 70-year reign.

“He’s filling the shoes of the late Queen, and those are shoes that can never be filled by anyone,” Harrold said.

“Not unless you have a reign for that number of years, but I don’t think anyone will again in the history of the monarchy. The King will never reach those kinds of milestones.”

Despite that, Harrold says the King has done “an amazing job” in his first year as monarch and is “winning over a lot of support” from the British public already.

“In his own way, he is doing an amazing job,” Harrold said on behalf of Slingo. “People admire him and respect him as they should.”

“He is winning over a lot of support. I can tell people are happy with what he’s done so far as the new monarch,” he added.

On Sept. 8, the royals marked the one-year anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death.

Charles praised the late monarch, who was Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign, in a pre-recorded speech that was written at Balmoral Castle.

The castle, located in Scotland, was Her Late Majesty’s favorite royal residence. It is also where she died on Sept. 8, 2022.

Charles recalled “with great affection her long life, devoted service, and all she meant to so many of us.”

“In marking the first anniversary of Her Late Majesty’s death and my accession, we recall with great affection her long life, devoted service, and all she meant to so many of us,” the King said in his tribute.

“I am deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during this year as we do our utmost to be of service to you all,” the monarch added.

To mark the day, Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, did not make any public appearances and instead spent the day “quietly and privately” reflecting at Balmoral Castle.