Stephen Fry revealed that Prince Philip gave Prince Charles sensible advice about taking photographs. The actor told the Prince secret during his appearance on the "Graham Norton Show."
Fry said that the Prince of Wales did tell him once the best piece of advice his father had ever given him. Prince Philip said that when you are doing a photograph, you are doing a lineup and there are women, always look into their eyes. He also advised not for a second let your eyes drop to their chest because that's when the photograph goes on.
Fry directed photos of the Prince meeting the Spice Girls, Jennifer Aniston, and other women. The British director said that the Prince is not looking down on the women on the pictures, but he keeps his gaze upward.
Some of the advice of the Duke of Edinburgh to his son placed him on the spotlight and in a difficult situation. He advised the Prince of Wales several years ago to either ask for Princess Diana's hand or to let her go completely. According to Robert Jobson, a royal expert, the future King decided to propose to Princess Diana despite knowing that he won't have a life-long commitment with her.
Princess Diana revealed during his interview with Andrew Morton how Prince Philip told Prince Charles that if his marriage doesn't work out in five years. The Prince of Wales followed his father's advice and divorced his wife.
Prince Charles grew up distant with his father. The Duke of Edinburgh saw his son as soft, and he is closer to his daughter, Princess Anne because they share common similarities. The younger Prince had a difficult relationship with his father during the early years of his childhood.
Ingrid Seward, a royal expert, wrote how Anne and Philip related over their love of sports and the outdoors. She claimed that Philip encouraged Anne to take up riding and when Philip would take them camping, it was Anne who "derived the greatest pleasure" from the trip. She mentioned that the contrast was reflected in the relationship of the siblings to their parents. She also said that Charles gravitated to his mother who provided him a sympathetic ear, while Anne was close to Philip.
Ms. Seward commented that Charles sometimes gave the impressions of being terrified of his father. She also said that Philip had little understanding of his son's fears and inhibitions and was inclined to laugh at them.
