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* THE TWO HEIRS WILL DISCUSS WITH THE QUEEN WHICH MEMBERS WILL BE WORKING ROYALS * PRINCE PHILIP'S DEATH RAISED QUESTIONS OVER IF HIS PATRONAGES SHOULD BE PASSED ON * HARRY AND
MEGHAN'S EXIT COMPLICATED MATTERS BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE By JAMES GANT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 16:08 EDT, 18 April 2021 | Updated: 20:16 EDT, 18 April 2021 Princes Charles
and William will meet to discuss the future of the monarchy after the death of Prince Philip, reports say. The two heirs will reportedly plan with the Queen which members of 'The
Firm' will be working Royals and what they should do. It comes after the Duke of Edinburgh's death on April 9 raised questions over if his hundreds of patronages should be passed
down. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's departure complicated matters by reducing the number of people available to help the monarch in high-profile roles. Sources told the Telegraph
official and personal duties cannot be decided separately because they are too closely linked. Prince Charles is said to be taking the lead in the talks due to him becoming king first and
because any immediate decisions will impact his reign. But he is understood to have wanted his son the Duke of Cambridge involved every step of the way for major policies that affect him
when he inherits the throne. Meanwhile Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex are believed to be stepping into the void left by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's exit. They are
expected to take on bigger roles despite already fulfilling 544 duties as of the last year before the coronavirus lockdown. Harry and Meghan did 558 jobs between them in 2019, meaning the
Royals have to review how these will be redistributed. Prince Andrew, who stepped back from duties after his Newsnight interview over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, also has roles that
may need to be dished out. The Duke of York, Prince Philip and Prince Harry have hundreds of patronages and military titles that now need to be taken on. The Prince of Wales and Duke of
Cambridge are expected to decide over the next few weeks and months how they will tackle the issues. They are said to have rocketed in importance for the Queen and Charles after Harry and
Meghan's review period ended last month. But the decline in the Duke of Edinburgh's health followed by his death just over a week ago shifted the focus. Prince Charles had wanted a
smaller monarchy made up of the Queen, Prince Philip, himself, his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, the Cambridges and Prince Harry. In these plans the Duke of Sussex was expected to help out
until William and Kate's children George, Charlotte and Louis grew up and took on roles. Insiders revealed Charles, William and the Queen will need to discuss whether to continue with
thousands of engagements annually or cut them down. A source said: 'The question is whether you start off by deciding how many patronages and engagements there should be, and then work
out how many people are needed to achieve them, or whether you decide how many people there should be, which will dictate how many engagements and patronages they can take on.' Prince
Charles took part in 550 Royal duties in 2019 while the Duke of Cambridge focused on 220. Prince William is believed to prefer a targeted approach so he can lend more support to each cause.
Currently around 15 members of the Royal Family take part in more than 3,000 duties per year. 500 YEARS OF HISTORY IN PIPER'S LAMENT By Arthur Martin for The Daily Mail As the
duke's coffin was lowered into the royal vault, a lament was played by the Pipe Major of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Commonly heard during Remembrance Sunday services, Flowers of
the Forest is a traditional folk song commemorating England's defeat of Scottish king James IV at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The significance of the key role given to the Pipe
Major, 33-year-old Colour Sergeant Peter Grant, is two-fold. Firstly, Prince Philip was Royal Colonel of the Highlanders, 4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. And secondly, the
Queen has started almost every weekday since she came to the throne with the sound of a lone piper playing beneath her window – a tradition dating back to Queen Victoria. Members of the
Royal Household can practically set their watches by the pipes, which start at 9am and last for exactly 15 minutes. At Philip's funeral, the piper's lament was followed by Buglers
of the Royal Marines sounding The Last Post. Moments later a rendition of the Reveille was played by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry. Buglers then played Action Stations, a
stirring call to arms on naval warships.
