Charles and Camilla are totally unsuitable to be King and Consort. William should be next in line

I’M writing as someone who was born the year the Queen ascended the throne. I have no reason to quarrel with the Queen, who has been a steady pair of hands at the helm. But her promotion of Camilla, first to the Order of the Garter and more recently her suggestion that she becomes Queen Consort, when Charles comes to the throne (“Queen urges nation to back Queen Camilla in her jubilee message”, February 6), compels me to speak out.

I think that Charles is totally unsuited to be King, however long he has waited. He comes across as a weak man who doesn’t have the personality to be a leader. If he’d lived an ordinary life, I believe he might have become a middle manager, but no more. He has espoused good causes, but doesn’t have the qualities to be a leader or even a figurehead. He sounds pompous and out of touch when he speaks publicly.

I think he behaved disgracefully in his first marriage, carrying on an affair with Camilla throughout. Their attempt to reimagine themselves as a future King and Consort are disingenuous and cringeworthy. I think he should be put out to grass, not because of his age, but due to his unsuitability to become King. People are understandably reluctant to speak out, due to respect for the Queen. But her recent promotion of Camilla should be challenged.

There needs to be a conversation about who should succeed when the time comes. In my view, Charles should step aside and let his son, who seems more personable and in touch, take the top job. Others may have different views, but at least there should be discussion. We live in the 21st century, not the Middle Ages, and there should be healthy debate about these issues which affect us all.

Patsy James, Edinburgh.