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facing a lawsuit over allegations of sexual abuse. (The prince settled the suit in
February.)

In November 2019, Andrew resigned as patron of English National Ballet, and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra also announced that it had parted company with him.
This year, he handed his remaining patronage roles to the queen.

What will happen to the queen’s patronage roles, and to Charles’s,
now that he is king?

Hammond said that she expected the queen’s positions to be taken over by Charles or
by other royals and that some of Charles’s roles would probably be reallocated among
other royals, given his increased workload and demands on his attention. But the
thousands of cultural institutions and charities in Britain that have royal patrons are
waiting to be told for sure what will happen.

A member of the royal family is “the ultimate patron,” said Allen, the Stained Glass
Museum director. The problem for an institution like hers, she added, is that
members of the royal family are “in short supply,” and not all of them are as
interested in stained glass as Charles is.