Charles Blocking Edward’s New Title in Toxic Sibling Fight Because He’s Jealous, Says Report
Chris Jackson / Getty ImagesPrince Charles, who was famously resentful that Princess Diana outshone him, is now said to be annoyed at the increasingly high profile of his brother Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie Wessex. This irritation might go some way to explaining his reported decision not to honor his late father Prince Philip’s wishes to give Edward the title Duke of Edinburgh.Also forming part of Charles’ decision to deny Edward the dukedom, which Philip promised him, according to the seasoned Daily Mail social scribe Richard Kay, is childhood sibling rivalry, which he alleges goes back to Philip’s preferential treatment of Edward when they were boys. Edward was said to have benefited from a relaxed and loving father-son relationship with Philip, who read him stories and helped build models with him as a kid, Kay says. Charles was famously treated very harshly by his father and said as much when telling his life story to his official biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby.In an attempt to explain the difference in the way Philip treated the two boys, Kay quotes a bizarre bit of reasoning from an anonymous palace aide who is described as saying: “Put yourself in [Philip’s] shoes… You have been consort and then [Charles] comes along and is suddenly the heir. It was probably human nature to transfer your affection to the youngest, who in the scheme of things will inherit nothing. It was why he wished Edward to have his title.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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