King Charles was 'mercilessly' bullied in classrooms, sports

King Charles faced a very tough time during school, says an expert.

His Majesty was bullied by his peers back when he was a child, says Royal author Richard Fitzwilliams.

“He was bullied mercilessly: in the classroom, at sports and at nights,” Fitzwilliams says. “He hated that school and should never have been sent there in the first place.”

The King himself wrote a lengthy account of his unbearable time as a school boy.

“The people in my dormitory are foul. Goodness, they are horrid. I don’t know how anybody could be so foul,” he wrote in a circa 1964 letter. “They throw slippers all night long or hit me with pillows or rush across the room and hit me as hard as they can … I still wish I could come home. It’s such a hole this place!”

Despite the bullying, His Majesty child not change much about his situation as only his father, Prince Philip, had a say about his situation.

“Unfortunately, Prince Philip was in charge of his education,” explains Fitzwilliams. “He loved Gordonstoun and thought his son needed toughening up.”