Prince Philip believe THIS Royal made King Charles weak

Prince Philip did not want King Charles to become a weak monarch

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Published August 13, 2026
Prince Philip believe THIS Royal made King Charles weak

Prince Philip believed one member of the royal family had an emotional impact on King Charles.

The former Duke of Edinburgh, who was very hard on his eldest son, felt Queen mother made Charles weak.

Coating Queen mother‘s niece, Margaret Rhodes, Gyles Brandreth revealed in his book Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait: “Everybody adored her. Everybody.”

“Prince Philip had reservations about his mother-in-law, in part because he knew that members of her family had reservations about him in the 1940s,” Brandreth wrote.

He added that “largely” Philip “felt she had an emotional hold over Prince Charles ‘that’s not always been to his benefit, in my opinion.’”

The author went onto describe Queen Mother as “captivating” and “the most charming person in the world” to Brandreth.

Eleen Bukhari
Eleen Bukhari is a London-based journalist and MSc graduate from Brunel University with over five years of experience. Specialising in the British Royal Family and global entertainment, she provides expert analysis of monarchy traditions, celebrity culture, and the evolving media narratives surrounding the world’s most high-profile figures.
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