The French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that Prince Harry would take the throne of England after a surprising abdication by his father, King Charles, according to a new book. Mario Reading, who wrote the book "Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies for the Future," published in 2005, claims he interpreted one of the famous seer's verses to reveal that King Charles would abdicate the throne, passing it to his younger son, Harry.
Nostradamus's most famous work consists of 942 poetic quatrains that are said to foretell events. He reportedly dictated them to his secretary while he was under the influence of nutmeg, which causes hallucinations when consumed in large doses, and while witnessing visions in a bowl of inky water. Reading noted that Nostradamus predicted the death of Queen Elizabeth II in his writings over 450 years ago. He stated that Nostradamus expected Queen Elizabeth II to die in 2022 at the age of 96, just five years before her mother's age at death, and that Prince Charles would ascend the throne at the age of 74.
The author derived his strange interpretation of the prophecy from one of Nostradamus's quatrains that foretold “a man who never expected to be king” would take his place—suggesting that Harry might leapfrog over Prince William, the Prince of Wales, to the throne for some unknown reason. Reading also mentioned that the French writer predicted a significant portion of the Commonwealth countries would separate during King Charles's reign, as he referred to the “king of the islands,” alluding to the British Isles.
The famous seer's book surged to the top of bestseller lists following Queen Elizabeth's death on September 8, with around 8,000 copies sold by September 17, in contrast to just five copies sold before her passing. Nostradamus gained widespread acclaim for his predictions about the Great Fire of London, Hitler's rise to power, and the world wars that struck Europe. Prior to the queen’s death, there were signs that Nostradamus predicted war in Ukraine, through obscure hints that France might face a threat from the East.
The French astrologer and physician is often described as the "seer of doom," having drawn inspiration from Biblical texts and his personal experiences with the plague, focusing his predictions on famine and sorrow. More than 400 years after the publication of Nostradamus's work, it remains popular due to his prophecies being entirely open to interpretation. Among his predictions, or Michel de Nostredame, born in Provence in 1503, are the rise of Napoleon, the landing of Apollo on the moon, and the September 11 attacks in the United States.
