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The Queen, 94, became the longest-reigning British monarch in 2015 as she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Victoria. But leading royal experts believe she could step down as early as next year. Royal biographers Robert Jobson and Angela Levin believe the Queen could hand over power to her son Prince Charles, 71, in less than six months.

Royal correspondent Chris Ship questioned whether the Queen will step down after her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Speaking on ITV’s Royal Rota, Mr Ship said: “I was having a Twitter conversation with royal expert Russell Myers about these claims that the Queen was going to stand down when she’s 95 which is next April and have a regency.

“Whether you believe those claims or not, it’s still possible to have a platinum jubilee because if you had a regency, the Queen would still be the Queen.

“She would hand all her power to Prince Charles.

“Just like George III in the early 1800s, he was the King but his son the prince regent ran the show.

“Am I right in saying you could still have a platinum jubilee even if you have a regency?”

Producer Lizzie Robinson added: “You could, probably.

“It doesn’t feel like things are about to change, does it?”

Mr Ship added: “Maybe she will do it at the end of the platinum jubilee.

“Maybe that’s why we’ve got this bank holiday weekend so we have the whole transition.”

The Queen will celebrate her birthday on April 21 – with the special occasion traditionally marked with a Trooping of the Colour service in June.

Dr Anne Whitelock, a royal historian, told Channel 5 documentary, ‘The Queen: Duty before Family?’: “There is much speculation that the Queen might one day have to abdicate.

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“I think there is no chance of the Queen abdicating.

“As she said at 21, whether her life short of long she remains committed to serving her people.”

Dr Whitelock noted: “The Queen would be very sensitive to the very personal costs that these crises have caused.

“She simply has a sense of duty and needing to ultimately trump personal difficulty and personal emotion.”

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