Judi began: “There has always been speculation about who is the Queen’s favourite child. And while all four of her children clearly have a special place in her heart, there is one that does seem to have enjoyed some intense body language responses of indulgence and open affection from not just the Queen but Philip and the other three siblings as well.
“As her youngest child and with a large age gap between himself and Charles and Anne, Edward seems to have been the baby that the Queen allowed herself to dote on openly, rather than adopting a rather more formal approach with in public.”
Indeed, there is a 15 year age gap between eldest child Prince Charles, and the youngest of the four, Prince Edward.
Judi continued: “Charles and Anne were growing up during the challenging and busiest years when the Queen was first on the throne and settling into her new role and the status and duties that came with it.”
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