When you're literally in line to rule a country, sibling disputes seem a bit more dire. From light
bullying to family drama, this is the truth about Prince Andrew and Prince Edward's relationship.
Due to the demands of preparing for royal life, Queen Elizabeth wasn't as present in
her first two children's childhoods as she was for Prince Andrew and Prince Edward's.
While all royal children have nannies, Andrew and Edward spent less time being raised by them
than their elder siblings did. According to the Daily Mail, the queen was far more present
for her two youngest boys than she had been a decade earlier. This go-round, she would even
cut work events short to spend some extra time in the Buckingham Palace nursery with her boys.
Years later, Andrew and Edward still spend a decent amount of time with their mother.
In 2016, the queen was known to stop in to have a drink with Andrew after church most Sundays
and then have afternoon tea with Edward and his family.
Siblings don't always get along. Apparently, this holds true even if you're royalty,
as Prince Andrew and Prince Edward have had their own share of tussles as well. According to the
1993 book "Royal Children" by Ingrid Seward, when Andrew and Edward were kids, the older
prince used to "swipe" at his younger brother and take things that he knew Edward wanted.
After high school, Andrew went straight into the military and Edward went off to study at
Cambridge. Perhaps because of an admiration for his big brother or a sense of royal duty,
Edward tried his hand in the military as well after he was finished at Cambridge.
However, Edward only made it through four months of officer training before quitting,
whereas Andrew had a long naval career.
Their professional lives continued along different paths. After Andrew's naval career,
he retired and arguably took his royal duties more seriously, becoming a representative for
trade and investment for a decade and serving as a working royal. Prince Edward's career,
on the other hand, has been more involved with philanthropy and the entertainment industry.
Since 2002, Edward has focused primarily on charity and his royal duties as a working royal.
After Prince Andrew was accused of sexually assaulting an underaged girl, the royal family
eventually responded. Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal duties as well as his military titles
in January 2022. According to a royal source, the decision to do so had been "widely discussed"
amongst members of the royal family who will be the ones to take over Andrew's roles, including
Prince Edward, as Harper's Bazaar reported. We doubt this made the brothers' bond any closer.
"That's a very stark way of putting it, yes, you're absolutely right."
A source for the Daily Mail noted that the queen's other children Prince Charles, Princess Anne,
and Edward held several meetings to discuss what to do about what came to be referred to
as "The Andrew Problem." One such meeting even included Andrew. The source noted,
"They were all in agreement, which took the pressure off their mother,
but it is the Queen, ultimately, who still has the power here."
After the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew
and his association with Jeffrey Epstein started making headlines,
some believe that Prince Edward, in particular, has been avoiding his older brother.
It's been reported that Edward has stopped going to ride his horses at Windsor Great Park,
though he had previously gone most days. The speculation is that he has stopped riding out
of fear of running into Andrew. According to the Daily Mail, a source from the palace denies any
strife and says that things are "fine" between the brothers, adding that Edward has just been,
quote, "too busy" to keep up his leisure activities. Still, another insider claimed,
"Edward doesn't think it is wise to be seen anywhere near Andrew at the moment
and he certainly has nothing he wants to say to him about the case."
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