Princess Beatrice will be able to deputise for the new King after being handed a new deputising role. It comes as a number of key titles of members of the Royal Family have changed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
King Charles III, now His Majesty rather than His Royal Highness, confirmed Camilla will be Queen Consort n his speech to the nation on Friday evening. It was also confirmed that William and Kate will be the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Princess Beatrice, the 34-year-old eldest daughter of Prince Andrew, will also take up a new role by becoming Counsellor of State following the death of her grandmother. This means she can step in for Charles should the occasion arise.
Before Her Majesty's death, Charles, William, Harry and Andrew all held the position which enabled them to perform the monarch's duties temporarily if she was unable "due to illness or absence abroad", the Express reports.
This is because they are the top four people in line of succession over the age of 21.
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But now Charles is King, it means Beatrice is number four on the list, not including Queen Camilla who can also act in His Majesty's absence.
It means the Counsellors of State are William, Harry, Andrew, Queen Consort Camilla and the next person in line over the age of 21, which is Beatrice.
In reality it puts Beatrice second in-line for official duties behind William as Andrew has been stood down from official duties following the Jennifer Giuffre sex-abuse scandal and his entanglement with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, while Harry has resigned from royal working life.
In her new position, the Princess will be authorised to carry out most of the official duties of the sovereign, according to the Royal Family website.
This includes attending Privy Council meetings, signing routine documents and receiving the credentials of new ambassadors to the UK.
She will not be delegated Commonwealth matters however, nor be able to create peers, appoint Prime Ministers or dissolve Parliament - unless under the King's instruction.
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