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Prince Charles and Prince William received the job promotions they each had been dreading.

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Heir apparent since his birth in 1948, 73-year-old Charles became king 

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the moment his mum Queen Elizabeth II passed away

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making way for William to eventually acquire his long-held title of Prince of Wales

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and setting into motion Operation Golden Orb, the plan for Charles' ascension to the throne.

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With the Ts crossed and the Is dotted on that particular procedure for years already,

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the two heirs were simply left to wait for what they actually preferred would never happen at all.

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"I think the royal family has to modernize and develop as it goes along

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and it has to stay relevant and that's the challenge for me," William mused in a 2016 BBC documentary

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