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Royal expert slams 'gossip' about Queen's mental health and rubbishes Charles claims
Queen's mental health have been rubbished by an expert, who slammed the comments as nothing more than "gossip".Rumours over the health of the monarch have circulated for some months with worries that she may not be able to continue her long-standing role as figurehead of the Royal Family.But mobility issues and comments from former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who said that Prince Charles was "effectively becoming Prince Regent", have been dismissed by a royal expert.READ MORE: Meghan and Harry fight back over claim they 'sold out monarchy' to 'further their wallet'The Prince of Wales' alleged 'Prince Regent' role would give the royal power to rule on behalf of the Queen, but expert Richard Fitzwilliams has rubbished the claims as nothing more than "gossip".Speaking to The Express, expert Fitzwilliams said: "That is gossip. A Regent is if the Queen was incapacitated, that is the period that you have a Regency."You saw that with George III, as George VI was made Regent.