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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Apparently King Charles and Prince William Aren’t as Close as We’ve Assumed They Were Since Queen Elizabeth’s Death

Prince Charles Prince William.

It’s no secret that Prince William and younger brother Prince Harry are at loggerheads—but it has long been assumed that William and his father, King Charles, are not only doing well, but are closer than ever.

Not so, said Omid Scobie, whose new book Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival is out tomorrow. In an interview with The Times over the weekend, Scobie said that William is in “heir mode,” which is furthering the divide between himself and his father. William “knows his father’s reign is only transitional,” Scobie said, “and is acting accordingly.” 

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