In his autobiography he is entitled The alternativeThe Duke of Sussex recalls, among other things, the letters on his pillow that he received from his father.
A father-son relationship is never a calm river for long. Not even within the walls of St. James’s Palace, where for a long time Charles and his two sons were based in the heart of London. And in his memoirs. Spare (The alternativeThis Tuesday, January 10, Prince Harry opens up about everything: his childhood, the trauma of his mother Diana’s death, his first sexual relationship… In short, nothing is left out, and above all, not connections. has with his father, now on the throne of England.
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Harry first talks about his rather incompetent father. “He gave the impression that he was never ready to be a father: the responsibilities, the patience, the availability,” wrote the prince, now in exile in California. “He himself, despite his highly developed self-esteem, would recognize this. But the single father. Dad was not cut out for such a role.
He stayed by my bed, caressing my face
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However, Charles did not lack good will at the time. Every night before bed, for example, the then Prince of Wales tucks Harry in, the one who gets so scared when the lights go out. “To his credit, he was doing his best,” Harry notes in his writings. Then to describe. “In the evening, I shouted from the top of the stairs. “I’m going to bed, Dad.” He always cheerfully answered: “I will come right away, my dear child.” And, true to his word, a few minutes later he was sitting on the edge of my bed. He never forgot that I was afraid of the dark and stayed by my bed stroking my face until I fell asleep. It’s one of my fondest memories, his hands on my cheeks, my forehead, and when I opened my eyes and saw that he was gone, he was gone like magic, without even bothering to leave my room door open.
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Outside of these “fleeting” special moments, Charles is said to be a bit present and awkward, struggling to express his love for his children, according to Harry. No doubt, blame it on the harsh upbringing he received. To sum up their relationship, his son even talks about “a kind of cohabitation”. “Dad found it difficult to communicate, to listen, to share a moment of intimacy alone,” she recalls.
However, since he does not know how to do this and what words to address to his sons, Charles takes refuge in writing. “Sometimes, after an endless dinner, I would go up to my room and find a letter on my pillow. He wrote me how proud he was of me for doing this or achieving that. I smiled, slipped the letter under my pillow, but also wondered why he had not told me this earlier, when we were sitting face to face,” says Meghan Markle’s husband.
Despite his setbacks, Charles tried to always be close to his two sons, whom he loved to take to Klosters, the Swiss ski resort he loved so much. However, it’s a safe bet that the publication of Harry’s memoir will dampen the start of his reign, just months before his May 6 coronation. God save the king…
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Source: Le Figaro
