Relationships between Members of the British Royal Family


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I'd expect Charles and Anne are not very close with Andrew and Edward because there's a pretty large age difference between the oldest and the youngest. The British royals do not seem as close as do the Belgians or the Norwegians, for example.

And we don't frequently see family portraits, so we have little to judge from.
 
I heard that Anne backed Edward up when he dropped out of the Marines and that he stayed with her. They don't seem like natural allies, but maybe she liked him standing up to their father.
 
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Anne and Charles are close I read in a book especially when they were kids. But Anne always got impatient with him cause he's slow. Anne & Edward are close he gave Louise partial of her name as well (Even though it does belong to alot of royal women). Andrew and Charles are on better terms then when Andrew was teenager. Andrew and Edward are like best friends. I've read about this in various books. But all and all they're sibling like around one another they are like any of us with our siblings so to speak.

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I love the photo of Prince Charles and Anne in the library when they were children.
 
I think Charles and Anne must be close. And it sounds like Anne and Edward may be close as well. I would think Charles and Andrew were closer when they were married since Diana and Fergie probably would have brought them together a lot and they used to vacation together. Does anyone know if they still do that? I don't think Charles and Edward are too close since they have such a HUGE age differance and Charles was already away at school by the time Edward was born.
 
In earlier years I think that Charles and Edward were as close as possible considering the age difference.

In the TV show 'The Royal Family' shown in 1969 one of my favourite images is of Prince Charles playing the cello for Prince Edward and the string broke and hit Edward in the face. They were laughing a bit afterwards. Charles also wrote some children's stories for Edward.



My other favourite story about them goes back to 1976 and it shows a bit of the personality of both men (assuming that the story as reported by all the press is true). The Queen and Philip had gone to the USA on a State Visit as part of the 200th Anniversary of the 1776 Revolution before heading up to Montreal for the Olympics. Princess Anne was competing so they agreed that Andrew could come over and watch his sister compete. Of course Charles was also going to go and couldn't fly on the same plane as Andrew (being 1st and 2nd in line to the throne). Edward (aged 12) was miffed at being told he had to stay at home rather than watch his sister compete so he threw a tantrum or simply asked Charles and Charles agreed to take him with him feeling that it was unfair that he should miss out. (I have heard both versions of events). I don't think the Queen and Philip were all that pleased at first because Edward had disobeyed them but in the end the family had a good time together and watched proudly as their daughter/sister competed for Great Britain in the equestriatn events.



I believe that they are as close as many families at their respective ages and closer than some because there are things that only they can share - e.g. having their monarch as their mother and living their lives in the public eye.
 
i read that Charles was angry with Edward when his staff followed William when he(William) just started university.
 
Yes, I heard that too and can understand it as well. Afterall the press had an agreement with Charles and his family not to hound the young princes while they were still in full time education but Edward's company seemed to think that that didn't apply to them.

I hope Charles and Edward have patched up there differences over that incident and are getting on as well as they can.
 
Feberin said:
I think Charles and Anne must be close. And it sounds like Anne and Edward may be close as well. I would think Charles and Andrew were closer when they were married since Diana and Fergie probably would have brought them together a lot and they used to vacation together. Does anyone know if they still do that? I don't think Charles and Edward are too close since they have such a HUGE age differance and Charles was already away at school by the time Edward was born.
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I dont know if this is true or not but i read that when diana was younger, she knew prince andrew and they were really good friends and apparently when she was at school she kept pictures of him and told people that she was going to marry him someday. Also ive read that prince andrew and Diana were also very close after the divorce of her and prince charles. I wonder if this could have caused any sibling rivalry
 
I think there was even plans to get Prince Andrew and Diana married, but then she fell in love with Charles. I think it may worked better if they would have married. I think Prince Andrew was a little disappointed. I read it in book, but I don't know which.
 
Do members of the royal family socialize with each other?

Obviously, we know they get together for Christmas, Easter etc., but do they get together for non-special occasions? Do you think the Queen and Prince Phillip have been to any of their childrens' homes for dinner? Would Prince Andrew have Sophie and Edward over for a BBQ? Do any of the ladies in the family get together for lunch or shopping?
 
Of course I can't be 100% certain, but I would say that, no, they don't get together for "non-special" occasions. They like to pursue their own interests and activities in their "off" time. :)
 
Well I would have to say no or if they do it's extremely rare. For some reason to me the British RF seems so institutional and business like. They don't seem to be a "real" family. Obviously I have no proof other than the pictures and the occasions in which we see them.
 
Those great photos of the Princess Royal with her nephew Harry at a football match would say that indeed they do spend time together, and I have to be honest, Princess Anne and Prince Harry would have seemed an unusual (uncomfortable?) duo. Those photos show a couple of fans (albeit royal fans) sharing a great time. :lol:
 
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I'm certain I've heard of the Queen and Prince Philip dining at Bagshot Park with the Wessex's on more than one occasion.

Private family dinners at Windsor have also taken place.
 
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Well I think they share private time together. They have to match with each other anyway so probably they are used to it :) And I agree with Madame_Royale, because we've often heard, that the Wessexes and the Queen with Philip enjoy such a good relationship. And I think at least the RF knows that among each other they are private because they can understand how the others feel in this position
 
I think the private time they spend together would be limited. I'm not sure what you mean when you say "they have to match with each other"?

Having a good relationship with family members doesn't necessarily have to mean socializing together often.
 
Let's not forget Anne's comment some time ago that they do get along very well as a family and the fact that they all joined the Queen for the holiday last year.

The younger royals - William, Harry etc do seem very close to their cousins and that wouldn't happen if they didn't spend time together. That would suggest that as they were growing up they saw each other enough to become close. That wouldn't have happened if the parents didn't see each other enough away from just the set occasions.

I suspect that they do socialise a bit more than we think - quite a few of them live in the same or neighbouring counties and they do all enjoy horse type activities.

But due to their work commitments the older royals see members of the family probably as often as many of us.
 
I believe the Queen and Prince Philip have dinner with Edward and Sophie occasionally.

Philip and Edward are close.

I read awhile back that Prince Philip and Anne went sailing together occasionally. They're both avid sailors but I doubt if Philip is able to handle it anymore at his age.
 
Anne is very close to William and Harry, as is Peter and Zara. Edward gets along very well with Anne and Andrew, but is not on good terms with Charles and the boys.

The Queen is said to be closest to Anne and Andrew, but rather distant with Charles and Edward. Philip is closest to Anne and Edward, but not on great terms with Andrew and Charles. All of the grandchildren get along well with their grandparents.
 
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Well I think they share private time together. They have to match with each other anyway so probably they are used to it :) And I agree with Madame_Royale, because we've often heard, that the Wessexes and the Queen with Philip enjoy such a good relationship. And I think at least the RF knows that among each other they are private because they can understand how the others feel in this position
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Certainly since the birth of Lady Louise. The Queen is said to adore her little grand-daughter.
 
In the biography of Prince Edward by Wendy Leigh, she noted that Edward spend a lot of time with Ann while he was at prep school and Gordonstoun. But I don't think you can call this socialising. Ann was his defacto guardian and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh didn't seem to mind their son camping out at his sister. Edward also spend many weekends at Highgrove with Prince Charles and Diana. Oddly enough all these visits ended in the early eighties, when both his sister's and brother's marriages which up in smoke. Perhaps Edward simply couldn't bear to see the bickering up close.
Edward doesn't have many friends outside of his family, His nature simply don't lend itself to it. His best friend is Ivar Mountbatten, Sarah Chatto and Helen Taylor. To a leser extent Nicholas and Timothy Mountbatten, the Hicks Counsins and the Ogilvy's. All relatives. And when they were marrying in the early 1990's. Edward retreated into himself. I remember reading articles about how concerned the Queen Mother was that Edward was spending so much time at Windsor. I can only see that they must have seen Sophie's relationship as a great blessing.
Edward and Sophie join the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh for church and dinner twice a month - on average, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit Bagshot Park once a month, and whenever they are in the area. Christopher Rhys-Jones appears to join them for all occasions.
 
Relationships between members of the British Royal Family

I was wondering how members of the royal family get on. I especially wonder how the Queen's children get on and the grandchildren. Any ideas? Thanks
 
"get on" What?

do you mean "get along"?
 
Sorry - you're right the question is really vague. What i mean is how do they get along, are they very close or not? Do they socialise alot? I believe that the Queen's grandchildren get along with each other quite well. But what about other royals - are they very close and friendly or not?
 
I don't know, I know that a lot of royal commentators are always saying so and so are so close, but I've heard the royals laugh at it saying that they hardly see each other except for Christmas, Easter, Centarph and other group official events. It rather a hello how are you relationship. Just like most adult family members are, I'm afriad.
I know that the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit Edward and Sophie down at Bagshot Park twice a month, standard arrangements and Edward and Sophie go to his parents every Sunday. Sometimes Anne and Tim are there too. But the other royals vary.
Edward has meetings with the Duke of Edinburgh every week over the DOE, but they write to each other daily through memos. Andrew used to often join Edward and Sophie for suppers when he was alone in his apartments, I pressume he simply wanted company.
I see that many of the younger royals frequent the same nightclubs and pubs and have many friends in common so they meet up at parties.
But too be honest they are grown adults with their own lives now, BP and Windsor are big castles and while they can go forever without seeing each other.
 
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I was wondering how members of the royal family get on. I especially wonder how the Queen's children get on and the grandchildren. Any ideas? Thanks
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HM The Queen is very close to all her grandchildren especially HRH Prince William as well as TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex.
 
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