Actually, the relationship between Prince Charles and Duchess Meghan, daughter-in-law, is considered warm. Now, however, an insider claims that the heir to the throne feared from the start that there could be problems with the self-confident American.
Prince, Charles, 71, apparently realized very quickly that his second daughter-in-law would not fit into the royal structure as easily as Duchess Catherine, 38, who was able to sniff royal air years before her wedding to Prince William, 38. Duchess Meghan, 38, is knitted differently from her exemplary sister-in-law – and, according to author Nigel Cawthorne (69, "Prince Andrew, Epstein and the Palace"), Prince Charles was supposed to have known early on that the former actress was causing "problems" would.
Prince Charles: With the Royals "there is only room for a strong royal woman – the Queen"
As the father of Prince Harry, 35, Charles will have extended particularly sensitive antennas when the youngest son presented him with his future wife. As Cawthrone claims, the 71-year-old has developed a certain admiration for the self-confident young woman over time. Nevertheless, it was clear to him that in the family alliance "there is only room for a strong royal woman – the queen".
In conversation with "Fabulous" the author speculates: "I think he (Prince Charles) likes strong women, but in 'the company' (note: that's how the royal family describes itself) there is only room for one Queen."
In the meantime, Prince Harry and his Meghan have withdrawn from the "company" and officially resigned their role as Senior Royals on April 1st. The couple lives with their son Archie Mountbatten Windsor, one, now in Los Angeles, far from the burdensome commitments on behalf of the royal family and the British press, which made it difficult for the woman at the side of the queen's grandson.
The heir to the throne tried everything
Prince Charles "really tried to support what Harry and Meghan were looking for as long as it didn't upset other royals," explains Cawthorne. Apparently not an easy task for the concerned father and father-in-law: "In truth, however, there was not much he could do other than offer moral support."
The radical cut Harry and Meghan made seems to hurt the Prince of Wales. "Personally, he undoubtedly regrets the fact that he doesn't see his son and family as often as he otherwise would," the author claims. "He likes tradition and order."
Prince Charles misses his family
But not only that. It can be assumed that Prince Charles primarily misses his son and grandson. But also Meghan, with whom, according to palace sources, he had a special relationship. Art, culture and history are common hobby horses.
It is rumored that the future king called his daughter-in-law "Wolfram" based on the heavy and hard metal. A synonym for robustness and strength. "Prince Charles admires Meghan for her strength and the backbone she gives Harry, who needs a tungsten-like figure in his life because he can be a bit soft," says the "Mail on Sunday". Charles apparently knows exactly what is good for his sensitive son, even if sensitive sacrifices have to be made for his happiness.
Sources used: Sun, Mail on Sunday, Fabulous
This article originally appeared on Gala.de.