The first words of Charles of England after the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, passed away on Friday 9 April at the age of 99. The heir to the throne had remembered his “Dear Dad”, moved by the wave of affection that in the last few hours has given courage to the royal family, underlining their institutional and private role.
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Now he will lead the family, and at the express wish of Philip, as assured by the royal expert Robert Jobson al Mail on Sunday. The two would have had a “very emotional conversation at the bedside” of the prince, during the only visit made by the heir to the throne to his father in the hospital. Carlo, on that occasion, was photographed with tears in his eyes, who had immediately warned about the conditions of the prince, but, it turns out only now, also because of the subject of their speeches.
Prince Philip would have expressed a desire to spend his last days at Windsor Castle, to die in his own bed, and given precise indications to the son, two above all: take care of the mother, the Queen Elizabeth, and of the family for years to come.
A real passing of the baton, inevitable, because with the death of the Duke of Edinburgh an era ends for the British royal family. Always a step behind his wife, they say, but Filippo was much more, silent but indispensable, innovative, brilliant, support for children and grandchildren.
The request to see Carlo was not, therefore, accidental. Their relationship, moreover, had changed in recent years. «They have softened a lot, they have accepted their respective points of view more. They have always loved each other, this has never been questioned, but there was a deeper respect between them and it was getting stronger “, revealed a source al Daily Mail.
Father and son had a lot in common, from environmental to religious issues. “They both believed in interreligious dialogue and that speaking openly and honestly is the only way to strengthen community and understanding “. The fictionalized gossip about the fact that Anna was the “son” that Philip wanted to have, an idea distorted by rotogravure, is completely out of place. “They were a father and a son who loved each other and who enjoyed a relationship of mutual respect and affection. In the last year of Philip’s life they have been closer than they have ever been, ”added a friend of the prince.
The last meeting between the two, Tuesday, April 6, but there were never any phone calls. T.utta another story compared to Carlo’s early years, when they sparked at every meeting and letters were the only way to dialogue without raising the tone.
Authoritarian parent, certain that Carlo was spoiled by his mother and all those around him, Filippo had decided to have his eldest son study in Gordonstoun, in his own school, where outdoor physical activity and discipline were promoted, to “strengthen” boys and make them men. “Hell on earth, a prison sentence”, defined her by the then young prince, a lover of poetry, theater and painting. No future recrimination, not even on the occasion of the wedding with Diana. Carlo never accused his father of encouraging him to marry a woman he did not love, as has long been believed, and he never blamed him for the failure of that union.
More than a page has been turned since those stormy days. Now Carlo has a much more difficult role, for which he has been preparing for all his life. Duty will come before pain, as his father taught him, even on his deathbed.
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