With the PM’s future numbered in days no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time With the PM’s future numbered in days no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time T he king looked fed up. His attempts to throw a sickie had come to nothing. Did the government really want to go ahead with the state opening? Apparently it did. Would it be OK if he phoned it in? He fancied a day