Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Can Queen Elizabeth II Abdicate the Throne? Can the Queen Abdicate? Here's Why It's Unlikely 13 October 2018 by Lauren Turner View On One Page Photo 1 of 5 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 1 Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation day in 1953. Previous Next Start Slideshow The RoyalsThe British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II