How Prince Charles really feels about Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton

prince Charles wanted to have a girl.

according to Princess Dianawhen she was pregnant with their second child, her husband did not secretly hope that it would be a girl. When instead Prince Harry was born at St. Mary's Hospital in September 1984, he was "so disappointed", she said, and even expressed dismay at the baby's red hair.

Such may have been the dark memories of a wife and a mother at the end of a marriage, which was not supposed to be, because in a Interview given a few months after Harry's birth, Charles called Harry "absolutely adorable" and said the baby was "extraordinarily good, sleeps wonderfully and eats very well". He said that he already felt a little more relaxed the second time than when their eldest, Prince William, was born two years ago.

Even better, "we have almost a full polo team," joked the Prince of Wales.

More than 34 years after Harry made his entry into his life, Charles did not seem to regret that he became a father of two sons.

In addition, he now has two daughters-in-law and he welcomed them with open arms in the company.

Charles even walked Meghan Markle in the alley when she married Harry on May 19 last, she was touched by the fact that he was asked to fill the post when it became apparent that the Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, would not be able to do it because of health problems.

"I asked him and I think he knew it was going to happen and he immediately said," Yes, of course, I'll do everything Meghan needs and I'm here to support you, "" Harry told this moment at the November BBC. "For him, it is a fantastic opportunity to step up and be that support, and he is our father, so of course he will be there for us."

As for William's wife, Kate Middleton… well, she's been in the royal family for almost eight years now – and she's scratched herself at her future father-in-law years ago. When she and William were seriously together, Kate was regularly invited to participate in family events, including birthday parties and their annual ski trip. She visited Clarence House, Charles and the Duchess CamillaThe residence of, on many occasions.

"Charles and Kate have always got along very well," said a British source Telegraph recently. "As the mother of his grandchildren, of course, the prince loves him."

In fact, the Prince of Wales cared enough about Kate's welfare so that he advised William to break up with her in April 2007 when he was not ready to go from the front, rather than accompany his girlfriend.

"William went to see his father and said:" Look, I'm 25 years old, I'm too young to get married, I just do not want to hire at the moment "," a said biographer Christopher Andersen's royalty at Daily Star. "Charles, who loved Kate so much, said," It would be unfair to the young woman, you can not walk her back, so you should just break up. "

Charles's own father, Prince Philiphad offered him the same advice when he was courting Diana. To Philip's surprise, Charles chooses to propose.

William sadly broke the link with Kate (Clarence House made no comment), but their split was short-lived.

"I think if you go out with someone for quite a long time, you get to know yourself very, very well," observed Kate in their engagement interview in November 2010. "You live a prosperous time, you live the bad Moments, both personally and within a relationship, I think that if you can come out of the strongest and learn things about yourself, that will definitely help. "

At that time, William's family was duly impressed by the way Kate had behaved throughout their court, including the brief breakup and the "Waity Katie" headlines that persisted. The Prince of Wales was, of course, "delighted" with his engagement. And when Will and Kate robbed the mall on April 29, 2011 after their wedding luncheon at Buckingham Palace as newlyweds, they did it in Charles Aston Martin DB6 Mk II Blue.

Nowadays, Kate and Charles greet each other with a familiar kiss on both cheeks, as does Meghan and Charles, although the Duchess of Sussex always tends to offer a perfect but useless bow, as she did Monday at Westminster Abbey, where gathered to celebrate Commonwealth Day. (Before her marriage, Meghan had a much longer list of people for whom she had to bow, including Kate.)

The sisters-in-law also punctuated their kisses with kisses on the cheek, a sign of affection that should help dispel the rumors that they were quarreling … but again, it could that this is not the case.

In December, Kensington Palace made the unusual decision to deny that Kate and Meghan had an "explosive fight" before the marriage of Meghan and Harry, implicating Kate asking her future sister-in-law not to demand her Staff. "It never happened," the palace said.

Apart from this rare blow on the reins, however, the unofficial motto of the family, handed down from generation to generation, remains "never complain, never explain." If the public face of the ship needs to be strengthened, efforts are made behind the scenes.

Or through legal channels, on occasion. Or, more rarely, by directly restricting access to some members of the media so as not to take too many liberties with their coverage, as Charles' secretary of communications has done to ban The sunArthur Edwards, a longtime photographer of the royal family, took pictures with William and Harry when the tabloid published photos of William and Kate kissing during a ski vacation in 2005.

And although it's the queen whose opinion counts among all the others regarding this family's choices and the way they think about the crown, Charles is not really a spectator.

As an apparent heir to the throne, and now 70 years old, the prince has no use for the disturbances and scandals that reign in his midst. But at the same time, having certainly spent his time in the center of the media whirlwind, sometimes rightly but often not, he understands that it is not always the fault of the person if it is found there. Sometimes there is just one perfect storm of stories and …whoosh.

Meghan Markle was the last person who married the legendary Windsor House to handle the glove and unlike Princess Diana or Sarah Ferguson or even the second wife of Charles, Camilla, she had to do it with social media dogs also in pursuit. Since having married Harry (heck, since it was confirmed that she was go out together Harry), Meghan's life is under the microscope and since she became the Duchess of Sussex, she has had to face a multitude of negativities, including the aloud insults of despised family members; an exodus of staff members; and a thorny relationship rumored with Kate. The palaces of Buckingham, Clarence House and Kensington Palace have recently been forced to jointly publish behavioral rules for Twitter and Instagram users if they wish to leave comments on the different accounts of the royal family.

Inevitably, when a person reaches the top of a mountain, there must be a horde waiting to overthrow him. The emergence of Meghan on the royal stage has been greeted with such excitement, with so many captivating comparisons with Princess Diana regarding her obvious charm and humanitarian interests, the skeptics have not had any trouble. Other choice than to embark on big efforts to destabilize this foundation.

But unlike the wives of the previous generation, Meghan has the advantage of being married to Harry and having Charles (21st century, at least happily married, at least) as a stepfather. Because if there is one thing that neither the father nor the son will stand idly by, it is the repetition of the darkest days of the monarchy, as much supply for the tabloid.

Whether true or not.

Royal biographer Robert Jobson told the Australian morning show Sunrise in January, faced with more and more inevitable stories about the supposedly pretentious relationship of Kate and Meghan, Charles "hit the whistle" at Christmastime when they were in Sandringham "and you can see it through these photos walking together in a line. "

As William, Kate, Meghan, and Harry were walking together to the church, Charles was slightly ahead of them, "they seemed to be lined up, to be honest," Jobson added.

Did we mention that Charles's daughters-in-law became real daughters for him?

Like a father, the Prince of Wales is suspected of having put his foot on it to prevent children from bickering or showing themselves. ("Spectacle" being a subjective word when no one has actually seen them do anything other than to act friendly towards each other.)

But for the most part, Charles prefers to spend his time, if not exactly cool Dad, and then an empathic guy, rather amusing to hang out. He and his sons are "closer than ever" today, sources said. Telegraph this month, and he would have spent more time with his older, 5-year-old grandchildren Prince George and 3 years Princess Charlottethat never – and that bodes well for under 1 years Prince Louisand not yet born Baby Sussex.

The cerebral Charles would also have taken the initiative to guide Meghan into the rich cultural heritage of the royal family, their interests for art, music, architecture and history having contributed to breaking the ice when Harry introduced them for the first time. (In the beginning, Meghan said that Harry's family was "amazing" and made him feel "not only a part of the institution, but a part of the family.")

"The Duchess showed a sincere interest in learning more about the history of the family in which she was married and her father-in-law was delighted to pass on some of her knowledge," said one member. of the family.

In addition, Meghan helped bring Charles and Harry together after what was said a month of August 2017 very difficult for them and William, during the long series of tributes to Princess Diana for the 20th. anniversary of his death on August 31, 1997. and the princes spent a lot of time talking about their mother and what it was like to lose her at the age of 15 and 12 years respectively.

Charles, although his reputation has long been rehabilitated in many eyes (largely because of the success of William and Harry), never comes out particularly well when the events that led to the end of his marriage with Diana and the days following her death are rehashed. Although, as the rest of the story shows, he was previously a passionate father and an attentive single father, and as present as possible for the children for whom the boarding school is an invitation. After the death of their mother, as soon as Charles was able to do so, he took Harry and William to Highgrove, his rural estate.

Meghan, plagued by problems with her own father, who, since her missing marriage, seems intent on cementing their disagreement, advised Harry to "take care of the loving parent you have left," said a source at Telegraph.

Maybe Meghan also had something to do with Harry mentioning his father in the BBC's 2017 documentary Diane, 7 daysremembering, "He was there for us, he was the one out of two and he tried to do his best and make sure we were protected and cared for." (This is the only time Harry or William said anything about him during their various interviews about their mother that year, although their vigilance in maintaining their confidentiality so as to keep them militarily on the ground. They are not the type to let the conversation bounce.)

This month of December, a month after Harry and Meghan's betrothal announcement, the Queen changed her royal rules and allowed her grandson to bring her fiancee to their various Christmas festivities, starting with the party. of its staff at Windsor Castle. On December 20, the luncheon was held at Buckingham Palace, where Meghan met for the first time with most members of the royal family. Meghan was sitting between Prince Charles's first cousin and Harry Peter Phillips, Princess Anneis the son. (It was the lunch where Princess Michael of Kent wore a racist brooch, but otherwise … everything happened as a result.)

Then, during the Christmas parties in Sandringham, Harry and Meghan accepted an invitation to stay with William and Kate in their neighboring country house, Anmer Hall. (The queen only allows couples to spend the night under her roof as they are married and she would only bend her rules. so away.) Going with the flow of royalty making only unusual and inexpensive gifts for Christmas, Meghan brought to the queen a toy hamster who sang, but Her Majesty's corgis quickly confused this gift with theirs.

A few days later, on December 27, Harry published the BBC Radio 4 program Today & # 39; huiand his group of guests to talk about the urgent issues of the day, including his father, called Harry "darling boy". After Charles joked that it was "amazing" that his son was finally listening to what he had to say, Harry said, "I end up breaking your head more than I ever did."

Prince Charles, if you will, is delighted when his youngest son finds the woman with whom he wants to spend the rest of his life. He can not help being as pleased as he is also sharing interests with Meghan.

But "delighted" and "delighted", the way he described and described Camille when Kate became pregnant, is only beginning to describe Charles' feelings about his role as grandfather, a role that he has. He deeply embraced, remembering the privileged relationship he shared with the Queen Mother.

According to Penny Junor Prince William: the man who will be king, Charles asked a circle of ladies from Wales if he had any advice on the rights of parents. He acknowledged, "The most important thing is to encourage them, show them things that interest them, my grandmother did that, she was wonderful."

"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful," he described Prince George after meeting his first grandchild. Although her schedule was not as conducive to frequent babysitting, which Kate's parents were able to provide, sources said. Vanity Fair Last year, Charles had made a "big effort" to spend more time with his growing family.

A source said, "Charles is so happy with life right now, he loves babies and is happy to tickle their toes, he can not wait for another to come."

Well, it's not long to wait now. And just as Kate has become even more expensive to the Prince of Wales since she and William became parents, Meghan will do it too, since she and Harry have a family of their own. The establishment of these links only reinforces the royal family after all.