A startling interpretation of Nostradamus’s prophecies suggests that King Charles’s reign could be cut short, with the explosive suggestion that Prince Harry might ascend to the throne. Mario Reading, a renowned expert on the 16th Century astrologer, posits that the divorce between then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana could lead to such widespread disapproval that the new king would be compelled to abdicate.
The book, penned in 2005, reinterprets original predictions made by Nostradamus 447 years ago and hints at “a man who never expected to become king” taking the throne. This has sparked the sensational claims that this could refer to Prince Harry or even Simon Dorante-Day from Australia, who alleges he is the secret son of King Charles and Camilla.
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In his book, Reading utilises the cryptic poems written in 1555 to accurately predict the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. “The preamble is that Queen Elizabeth II will die, circa 2022, at the age of around ninety-six, five years short of her mother’s term of life,” the author states.
However, the reading continues to speculate that the term “King of the Islands,” used in one of Nostradamus’s prophetic poems, implies that by the start of King Charles III’s reign, much of the Commonwealth will have seceded, leaving the realm confined to the British Isles.
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“Prince Charles will be in his 70s when he takes over the throne, but the resentments held against him by a certain proportion of the British population, following his divorce from Diana, Princess of Wales, still persist,” Reading claims. He then speculates that due to King Charles’s advanced age, he may abdicate in favour of Prince William.
However, in a subsequent edition of his book, Reading makes an even more startling assertion. He revisits Nostradamus’s line “a man will replace him who never expected to be king”.
“Does that mean that Prince William, who would have expected to succeed his father, is no longer in the picture?,” Reading questions. He suggests that if William is unable to assume the Royal role for any reason, “that Prince Harry, by process of default, becomes king in his stead? That would make him King Henry IX, aged just 38.”
But this isn’t even the most shocking interpretation of the ominous prophecy.
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Simon Dorante-Day, the Australian grandfather who believes he is the secret son of the King and Queen Consort, has also been suggested as the unlikely successor to King Charles. The 56-year-old told 7 News Australia: “It’s certainly food for thought, because the prediction makes it clear that someone out of left field would replace Charles as king. I can see why some people would think I fit the bill.”
“I believe I am the son of Charles and Camilla and I’m looking forward to my day in court to prove this. Maybe Nostradamus has the same understanding that I do, that all this will come out one day.”
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