In November 2018, Prince Charles reached a milestone birthday.
Charles' mother had nothing but sweet things to say about her son at the formal event.
Charles may very well have had acomplicated relationship with his parents, especially his father, growing up.
But when the prince himself became a father, did he choose to raise his firstborn differently?
Has he really been a “wonderful” parent as the Queen described?
Here’s what you should know about Charles' relationship with his son Prince William.
Was William’s mind poisoned against his father?
Diana described that February day as “the saddest day of [her] life.”
Prior tothe separation, though, the couple were regularly at odds with each other.
According to Bower, Charles believed “Diana had poisoned the boys' minds towards their father.”
Whether Charles believes that to this day, the prince has not stated.
Charles' dedication to work is nothing new, according to royal biographer Penny Junor.
When speaking toThe Daily Beast, she divulged that the prince “has always been consumed by work.”
And one could imagine that Prince Charles and Prince William have a similar relationship.
Though, when William was little, there were times when he probably wished his fatherhadn’tshown up.
William decided to keep going despite being “quite panicky.”
Eventually, the pyrotechnicsdidgo off during William’s reading.
The Duke of Cambridge said his father couldn’t stop laughing for the rest of the play.
And it was just drivel."
Learning oftheir father’s affair with Camilla Parker Bowleslikely only complicated things further.
And then, of course, the boys later suffered the loss of their mother in 1997.
It was then that the father of two realized “William in particular didn’t want to know.”
Junor described Charles as being “always sensitive” to William and Harry’s feelings regarding their now-step-mother.
Silence speaks volumes or does it?
Complex films may have a much higher ratio, like 14 to one.
The prince also added, “He tried to ensure we were protected.”
It seems Charles was indeed there for his sons after their mother’s death.
It was also alleged that the father and sons rarely see each other outside of “official business.”
While there’s definitely some juicy tidbits in this article, is any of it actually true?
According to the royal family: absolutely not.
And that’s saying something, given how they very rarely comment on accusations made against them.
Clarence House emphatically denied the father-son “cold war” and toldExpressthat the claims are “complete fiction.”
Clarence House also released a statement toPeople, calling the allegations in the article a “total fabrication.”
“I would like him to have more time with the children,” William admitted.
When he’s there, he’s brilliant, but we need him there as much as possible."
Prince Harry agreed that he should spend more time with the family.
“We could barely even get to his desk to say goodnight to him.”
Hopefully Charles will take some much needed time off and foster great relationships with his grandkids.
