The Prince Philip he was told by the royal chronicles as one of the few – perhaps the only – ally of Lady Diana at Buckingham Palace. He was moved by that girl who was given so young as a meal to the Firm and had tried to give her some advice for to survive to that role from eternal supporting actor that he must have the wife – or husband in his case – of a British sovereign.
Probably, but no one tells this, he will also have suggested to her turn a blind eye on any escapades of her husband, a suggestion that the young woman was equally likely at the time idealist Diana did not collect. But Philip was, as they used to say, “a man of the world”, and he knew they exist circumstances in which idealism can only be an obstacle. That is why he was also one of the few he welcomed with kindness Camilla Shand when the eldest son Charles he decided to marry her.
Prince Philip also gave her some wise advice on the future from queen consort (well before Elizabeth II officially expressed the wish that the Duchess of Cornwall assumes this title when her husband takes the throne), e for Camilla he has become a point of reference and a confidant because “he was also an excellent listener”.
This was revealed by the Duchess of Cornwall herself in an interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly: «For me the Duke of Edinburgh was a model and a person you can always count on, ”said Camilla, who gave the interview on the day of Trooping the Color. “I knew I could always ask him for advice why he was sincere, he always told me what he thought, ”he recalled.
Philip’s advice was also practical because, he said, “there were things from real life that at the beginning they petrified me: deliver public speeches, for example. ‘ And who knows if it was not the Prince who suggested that she follow his inclinations, and use his innate irony even in institutional situations, as he had always done too.
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