Royalty

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RULING

• Under the "tripartite convention", the monarch has right, and duty, to "be consulted, to encourage and to warn the government"
  
• This ensures a "measure of influence" is retained for the monarch within the constitution
  
• Under the "education convention", the heir to the throne has the right to be instructed in the business of government
  
• "Advocacy correspondence" allows the Prince of Wales to understand the business of government and strengthen links with ministers, ahead of becoming monarch
  
• Without confidentiality, ministers and the prince will feel inhibited in exchanging views
  
• There is a risk that, if the prince is seen as disagreeing with government policy, it will damage his position of political neutrality
  
  
  
  

WTF - if the prince disagrees with government policy then of course he is not politically neutral. So this will not damage his neutrality as it would not exist.

Has Philip not died yet?