Prince Charles allegedly feels "airbrushed" from Cambridge's family life

AuthorZoe Forsey - Features Editor
Published date19 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Those close to the Royal Family have alleged that Prince Charles grew upset with his first born son when his son described his wife's family - the Middleton's - as his "surrogate family."

The hectic schedule of the next in line to the throne means that Charles has to plan his diary six months in advance which means he is unable to come to impromptu family events like surprise parties for his grandchildren: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Insiders told The Mail that Charles felt "airbrushed out of their lives."

Rebecca English, Royal Editor, breaks down how the Prince of Wales came to feel like this.

She writes: "Explosive rows between father and son were often overheard by staff, with Charles — who hates family confrontations — burying himself in his paperwork to avoid the conflict."

However insiders claim that relations between William and Charles have improved over the years and they are now much closer, the Mirror reports.

They have come together to support the Queen through a series of huge royal decisions, including the conditions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new, non-royal lives and stripping Prince Andrew of his royal titles.

An insider tells the newspaper: "They are much more on the same page now. They will always be quite different characters, but there's a mutual respect."

Most recently, they jointly "blocked" Prince Andrew from joining the senior royals for the Garter Day procession at Windsor Castle.

While he still took part in the private ceremony, which takes place behind closed doors, he was missing from the public section of the day with...

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