In the later years of King Charles' life, it was clear that there was a strong bond between King Charles and his mother, the late Queen, which was well illustrated in the Prince's speech at the time, in which King Charles addressed Her Majesty the Queen. He called her “Dearest Mama'' or “Dearest Mama.'' “My beloved mother.”
However, their relationship during their childhood was very different, with Charles having stronger bonds with his nannies and his grandmother, the Empress Dowager.
In the latest episode of A Right Royal Podcast, which focuses on King Charles' upbringing and the upbringings of his sons Prince Harry and Prince William, host Emmy Griffiths speaks with HELLO!'s royal editor Emily Nash. . majesty Ingrid Seward, the magazine's editor-in-chief and royal author, talks about her new book. mother and medelves into the late monarch's relationship with her son.
In 1994, Prince Charles allowed the publication of a biography of him by journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, in which the late Queen and Prince Philip were described as “emotionally distant” parents.
Friends who spoke with Prince Charles' permission also said that the Duke of Edinburgh often “disrespected” and even “bullied” his son.
In the latest episode, Ingrid details how the book “really upset” the late Queen and Prince Philip.
“I think the Queen and Prince were on a trip to Russia when that book came out, and it was a really important trip. And they were very upset. I was very angry about what I did,” she says in the episode, which you can listen to below.
Ingrid defended her position as a parent, adding: He says even those who were allies of the Queen and Prince Philip have never hugged their children in public. And that was very far away because the Queen was not thought to be an emotional person. I mean, I think she was very emotional inside of her, but she never showed it. And that's how she was raised. She thinks it was almost impossible for her to change. I think you can see that as she was doted on, she became more emotional, but I think she certainly, as a young woman, she was hiding everything. ”
Also in the episode, Emmy and Emily react to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new website and what royal fans can expect from it in the future.