Jealousy, manipulation and betrayal: this is the true relationship between Prince Charles and his sons, William and Harry
There have always been rumors of tension between Prince Charles and his two sons, William and Harry, but recently new reports have emerged suggesting that the bond between the three men is not what it seems.
"They are very different people and they just don't get along. It's as simple as that. They are hardly seen outside of official events," an anonymous source revealed to The Daily Beast.
Although William and Harry never speak negatively of their father and, on the contrary, have only expressed their deep respect and admiration for him, the source said that in the innermost circle of the royal family everyone knows that the relationship between father and children is tense.
The source added that Prince Charles "hates" that his children speak so openly about his emotions. In an effort to remove the stigma of mental health illness, the princes have spoken in great detail about the pain and suffering and psychological problems they experienced following the death of their mother.
"My mother had just died and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin surrounded by thousands of people who were watching me, millions more were watching it on television. I don't think that any child should be subjected to that, under any kind of circumstance. I do not think that would happen today, "said Prince Harry on the 20th anniversary of Lady Di's death, hinting for the first time the great anger that this caused him with his father for having handled the situation in this way .
The relationship between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles is another of the main factors of contention between the men of the royal house of England.
The extramarital affair that Carlos had with Camilla since he got engaged to Diana and that continued throughout her marriage has always been public knowledge. It has not been easy for William and Harry to accept their relationship with Camila, as they witnessed the suffering that her infidelity caused the Princess of Wales.
There is another key character who has also caused problems between Prince Charles and his heirs. This is Mark Bolland, the former adviser to the son of Queen Elizabeth, who carried out a ruthless media campaign after the death of Princess Diana to rehabilitate the image of the prince and get the press and the public to accept Camilla.
Under his influence, Prince Charles allowed the privacy of his children to be violated in exchange for stories that favored him personally in the media.
According to The Daily Beast, in 1998 Prince William, who was 16 years old, agreed to meet Camilla for the first time. Every moment of the meeting was recounted in great detail in The Sun newspaper, which angered William, who demanded to know who had given the details to the press. Later, Charlie Rae, editor of the newspaper at the time, admitted that Bolland had been the informant.
The advisor also used Harry to enhance the image of Prince Charles. After news broke that Harry smoked marijuana, the Palace agreed to confirm the news on the condition that they publish another note saying that Carlos had taken Harry to a rehab clinic.
Like his older brother, Meghan Markle's husband felt betrayed by the actions of his father. According to Richard Kay, a journalist from the Daily Mail to the BBC, William's anger at being manipulated by his father's environment "explains why he years later decided to separate from Prince Charles's work team."
According to The Daily Beast, Prince Charles also disagrees with the informal treatment that his children have with his employees, since he prefers to maintain more formal and structured relationships.
On the other hand, Christopher Anderson revealed to said medium that the tension between Charles and his firstborn has increased in recent times, since he feels that William and Kate Middleton are not working enough.
"William loves his father and is extremely loyal to him, but from the beginning he has always said that he is his own person and that he hates being told what to do. So when he feels pressured by Prince Charles's team to taking part in more real activities that don't interest him, he complains bitterly. "
Journalist Tom Bower recently published his book Rebel Prince and revealed that Prince Charles feels left out by William and is jealous of Kate Middleton's family, who have a more prominent role in raising his grandchildren.
Bower also suggests that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made the decision to move to Sandringham to keep their distance from Prince Charles.
Years ago, Princess Diana said that her husband was jealous of her fame and the love that the public had for her. Bower says that now Carlos also feels threatened by the attention that William and Kate have received.
Anderson expanded on the concept, writing: "People don't realize how jealous Carlos is of anyone who gets more attention than him. Carlos was incredibly jealous of Diana for getting all the attention, and the fact that polls repeatedly show that two thirds of the English prefer William and Kate as king and queen than Carlos and Camilla has always generated tensions between both sectors ".
