Prince Charles has had more than enough time to think about what kind of king that he will be, as he has been first in line for the British throne ever since his mother Queen Elizabeth ascended it nearly seventy years ago.

Now, a royal expert is speaking out to say that Charles plans to bring his own unique personality to being king, and that he does not plan to emulate his mother.

“Prince Charles won’t remain like the Queen in the sense that the monarchy, like any institution, moves on,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Express. “It changes as society changes and it is important that it doesn’t fall behind society in those various changes.

“The Queen has a particular style, Charles has got his own style,” he added. “He knows perfectly well that he cannot be an activist King and his role when he becomes King will be exactly the same constitutionally as the Queen’s.”

“He will observe all of the various things in this regard, the speeches from the throne, the signing of bills, weekly audiences with the Prime Minister,” Fitzwilliams stated. “I cannot see any real change there but he will bring his own personality. Obviously we know what he thinks on certain issues but being the Prince of Wales is one thing but it is totally different, he has created his own role. As King, it is totally different.”

As for Prince William, who is next in line behind Charles, Fitzwilliams thinks that he will try to draw more inspiration from the Queen when he eventually takes the throne.

“We know that Prince William derives inspiration from the Queen,” he explained. “Prince William is inspired by the way that the Queen handles things. It is a question of as society changes, the monarchy changes with society.”

“To some extent, the Royal Family reflects those changes but obviously there is a certain mystique to it, a cache to it,” Fitzwilliams continued. “I am sure that Prince William will honor that, we know that the Queen is his inspiration. I don’t think you could find a better inspiration, it wouldn’t be possible.”