King Charles finally draws line with decisive step on Beatrice, Eugenie

King Charles has finally taken a decisive step to ban private royals from public duties in latest move.

The 77-year-old monarch's latest step confirms that he has drawn a line to separate public and private family members.

It occurs when senior members of the Firm came together this week to mark what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's centenary.

The celebration highlighted the enduring familial ties binding the institution together, bringing working royals to the forefront.

Undoubtedly, close family bonds were on full display as King Charles and Queen Camilla led emotional tributes.

"The bonds are very strong. The institution is a unique one; it is a special one, with a religious element to it," claimed Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams.

The monarchy remains one of the most scrutinised institutions globally, the intense public spotlight actually reinforces family unity.

"It is in the most fierce public gaze. What you normally find is that you get a tremendous sense of family when everybody knows that every single thing they do is going to be analysed in the press," Fitzwilliams claimed  while speaking to GB News.

He said: "You need people to rely on and fall back on, not just courtiers whose job it is, but also your family, because you have grown up with them and you have shared the ups and downs.

“This is at the heart of the Royal Family, especially given the ferocious pressure they are under. This is what binds them together, alongside the sense of duty, which the late Queen personified."

Another expert Robert Hardman claimed: "Normally they come together at big state occasions or the birthday parade but this was a celebration. The way they did it, it wasn't triumphalism, it wasn't over the top, it was very much a family day of happy and proud reflection."

The King and Queen travelled to the British Museum, accompanied by the Prime Minister, to view the finalised design for the national memorial dedicated to the late Queen.

On the other hand, Buckingham Palace hosted a special reception where the King and Queen welcomed centenarians celebrating their own milestone birthdays 

An official photograph captured eleven working royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh.

Princess Anne, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra completed the gathering.

Notably absent was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, who has withdrawn from public life following his association with Jeffrey Epstein and subsequent removal of his remaining royal titles.

His exclusion reflected King Charles's long-held conviction that only working members of the monarchy should appear at official events.

Hardman explained that this approach of highlighting only those undertaking official duties has become an established pattern under the current reign.

The expert said: "It has become a trend; it was one of the things the keen was very keen to do. Just focusing on the working royals.”

He added: "There is no sense that Zara [Tindall], Peter [Phillips] and the rest are any less loved but they are private members of the private family. At official events, you are only going to see working royals. That is the slimmed-down monarchy."