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Princess Anne refused to attend Prince Harry’s christening — here’s why
hardest working royals around — but she wasn’t given the honor of being Prince Harry’s godmother at his 1984 christening.In turn, the 73-year-old opted to miss the holy event at the time. But why did the Princess Royal decide to skip the momentous occasion?It started when she asked her big brother King (then Prince) Charles to be a godparent for her first child, Peter Phillips, in 1977.Charles, 74, obliged at the time but in 1982, when his first son and heir Prince William was set to be baptized, Anne was not picked to be godmother.Royal author Robert Lacey penned in his book Battle of Brothers how Charles reportedly “did not return the compliment when it came to William.”“According to [a] rumor, [Charles] had very much wanted to invite his sister, only to be blocked by his wife [the late Princess Diana].”Lacey claimed that Anne was irritated by the Princess of Wales, especially whenever her name came up in conversation.A palace source had told Lacey for his book that Anne often called Diana “The Dope” and how her sister-in-law seemed to get much of the limelight despite undertaking less royal engagements than her.“Anne made her feelings obvious on the day.
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Prince George warned pals: ‘My dad will be king so you better watch out,’ book says
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown, out October 4, alleges that the eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton told his peers they had “better watch out,” reiterating that the Prince of Wales, 40, will be king one day.Wrote Nicholl, “George understands he will one day be king and as a little boy sparred with friends at school, outdoing his peers with the killer line: ‘My dad will be king so you better watch out.'”The royal correspondent also wrote how his sister Princess Charlotte, 7, and younger brother Prince Louis, 4, are being raised with an understanding of the British Crown, as well as a perception of service.“They are raising their children, particularly Prince George, with an awareness of who he is and the role he will inherit, but they are keen not to weigh them down with a sense of duty,” the author scribed.The “Vanity Fair” contributor added, “George understands he will one day be king and as a little boy sparred with friends at school, outdoing his peers with the killer line: ‘My dad will be king so you better watch out.'”William recently moved up in the line of succession as his father, King Charles III, is now the monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Sept.
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