What comes to mind when you think of the late Prince Philip of England? Flower heart, poisonous tongue, or a man who has eaten soft rice all his life and will always be the king?
But for Prince Philip, who lived to be 99 years old, he is a very responsible and qualified man who pays great attention to his family members, even in the moment before he dies, he still can't let go of his wife, children and grandchildren.
Prince Philip spent the last of his life at home, when he was often in a coma and most of them were missing, including his sons and daughters.
It is said that the queen stayed by the prince's side at that time, and because of the pain all over his body, the prince could hardly speak or move. And the queen read books and played music for him to distract him.
But in that case, Prince Philip did not exclude his eldest son, Charles, and he became the only one with visitation rights, both in the hospital and at home.
Everyone knows that Charles has had a general relationship with his father since he was a child, because his overly strict education and personality concept are in stark contrast to his son's sensitive and fragile personality.
In this regard, Prince Philip once said:
"He [Charles] is a romantic, I'm a pragmatist, which means we see the world in different eyes."
Indeed, from the day Charles was born, Prince Philip was thinking about how to forge his strong and determined personality.
According to royal expert Ed, when Charles was one year old, the prince bought him a bat, of course, because he wanted him to develop his strength and endurance.
As for Charles's discomfort, it was not within the Prince's consideration. It can be said that he is a very good father, but he never thinks about what his son really wants.
In the biography of Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Impossible Life, the Prince's cousin, Patricia, put it this way:
"He (Philip) doesn't care, it's completely untrue, he's trying to help Charles develop character in his life, knowing the life he has to leave behind."
It's a pity that Charles didn't grow up as the prince wanted, he was fascinated by art and had a certain mind, but he was introverted and sensitive. Even when his father asked him to go to his alma mater, Gordonston, Scotland, in an attempt to get him out of his comfort zone, he still refused.
Biographer Penny Juno, in "Diana: A Princess's Story," talks about Prince Philip's relationship with Charles, saying:
"Prince Philip is frank, sincere, strong, and a bit overbearing, he has no patience for the self-reflection of his eldest son, and although he has a deep affection for the prince, he has criticized him all his life and secretly undermined his self-esteem."
This is the real version of the father-son relationship, between the prince and Charles, it is a typical example of love and killing, in the name of love, always intervening with the most domineering means.
Even, there is a saying that the prince once personally admitted to the outside world: "I lived with the queen for so long, just to prevent Charles from becoming king", what a deep contempt, and he wanted to cut off his own son's back road!
But what about the facts? It's true that Prince Philip is disappointed in his son, but it's also true that he loves his son, even if he doesn't wait to see Camilla again, didn't he finally agree to his son's wedding to Camilla?
This is the concession, this is Philip's recognition of his son, because you are my son, so I must accept all your appearance. And this concession seems more natural as he gets older.
Especially after Prince Harry got married, he and his wife Meghan jointly challenged the bottom line of the royal family and ran away from the royal family, prompting the father and son to finally stand on the same front and jointly maintain the face of the royal family.
In those years, Charles was Prince Philip's most trusted person, and the prince finally understood that all sons could betray the royal family, but only Charles would not, because he was going to be the last king.
On this basis, Prince Philip's relationship with Charles reached unprecedented intimacy, especially during his illness, when he almost saw his son as the only listener.
Towards the last meeting of his death, Philip seemed to realize something, and he made the last request of his son in life:
"Whatever you do, promise me that you will take good care of your mother".
This heartfelt remark is not only a trust to his wife in her later years, but also an expectation for her son's full training.
After more than 70 years of love, the prince couldn't bear to let go of his wife's lonely and helpless hand in this world alone.
Only the most trusted son is the person the prince can entrust, and he entrusted his favorite to his son, which can be regarded as an ideal ending ceremony for his life.
In this way, even if he completely reconciles with his son, who has disagreed for decades, for Charles, it is his father's approval and his father's trust in him, and when he faces the media, he choks up and says that sentence: "My dear father is a very special person. ”
But such a special father is an old man who only eats fireworks in the world after all, so he is unwilling to go. For this reason, the prince kept asking Charles: The door of Buckingham Palace should always be open to Harry.
Harry took Meghan away and walked decisively, but he didn't know that that kind of care from family affection had never been cut off because of anger.
This is the real Prince Philip, because of his grandson's willfulness to vomit blood, but at the end of his life he personally arranged a way back for him. Being a husband, a father, and a grandfather, that's all there is to it, right?
Looking back on Prince Philip's life, he had a very difficult life when he was a child, and when he grew up, he "married" into the royal family, and was willing to be a king, kneeling at his wife's feet and calling a courtier.
He has no career of his own in his life, and he is always a green leaf standing by the queen's side, loving his four children with all his heart, but giving them all the ultimate royal education.
When he entered the royal family, when he knelt at the feet of his wife, he was destined to have no two hearts for the rest of his life, and to obey the traditions and responsibilities of the royal family wholeheartedly. Such a father, Charles should understand by now, right? After all, the royal family can't put father and son before duty like ordinary families.