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Originally Posted by AnnieK

There are countless articles online by Royal Biographers that highlight it. William was always favoured as the Heir to the Throne....The Queen Mother always wanted William by her side, bever Harry. There is a reason all the "spares" go off the rails, Margaret, Andrew and now Harry....they are aware from a very young age that their presence is not as important to anyone as their older sibling. I don't care how many privileges or how much money they have, a child needs equal treatment to their siblings in order for no resentment to build. They were born in to wealth, that was always there.....they needed more love, affection and affirmation if their place in the family and nurturing and telling they were as important. I think its very telling how the 2nd siblings all apear to be the most troubled and spoilt. You can tell the difference in the Cambridge kids.....at the moment George is the most solemn whereas Charlotte and Louis are more carefree and mischievous much Harry was as a kid .....George is already being groomed for his future role whereas the others are being allowed to be kids. I think (hope) William and Kate's parenting is much different though, far more hands on and so hopefully Charlotte particulalry won't feel the "Spare".

The Queen is said to have treated them very differently.....although she loved them equally.

Just replying to the bit about Andrew. I've seen a couple of interviews with ex security in the Palace, and both guys said (one of the guys worked pretty close for Andrew, not actually with him, if that makes sense) that Andrew was clearly the Queen's favourite. He would get away with being a complete sh!t to staff, be allowed questionable guests, and that the general feeling was the Queen would turn a blind eye to his awful behaviour. I mean he got away with so much, i can believe she favoured him.