By Katherine Tinsley
5:57pm PDT, Oct 28, 2025
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"It is said that the Prince and Princess of Wales are very concerned,"
Robert Hardman told
Daily Mail. "Of course, Prince George is the heir, and that's the way it's going to be. It's a hereditary, hierarchical, constitutional monarchy. You can't change that."
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"But there are ways, I think, in which you can try and ensure that you don't leave the younger ones feeling they are any less loved or any less relevant," Robert Hardman continued. "They're just going to have to accept their career path is going to be different."
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Prince Harry wrote about his discomfort with living in
Prince William's shadow in
Spare.
Prince Harry wasn't the only royal sibling to struggle with the power dynamics, as
Princess Margaret also had her challenges.
"It was very tough for Margaret," Robert Hardman said. "On the one hand, she was expected to dress like her older sister. To look like her and do the same things."
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"But from an early age [there were differences]. Elizabeth got a proper education. She gets history lessons from Sir Henry Martin at Eton, Margaret doesn't," Robert Hardman continued. "Elizabeth gets to wear a uniform and serve in the war, Margaret doesn't. She got to have her own household and do engagements, Margaret doesn't."
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Princess Margaret might have acted out after being cast aside by her family.
"These are things that Margaret resents, really all through her life," Robert Hardman shared. "They do, I think, account for the rebellious streak in her that was there all the way until her death in 2002."
