Not all relationships between parents and their children are easy. For King Charles , growing up in the Royal Family meant spending most of his time apart from his mom, Queen Elizabeth II, and dad, Prince Philip. But according to one royal expert , when Charles did interact with his father, it often resulted in tears . In the book My Mother and I , royal expert Ingrid Seward discussed Charles's challenging childhood, including his sometimes tricky relationship with Prince Philip . "The Queen, being averse to confrontation of any kind, would go along with whatever Philip decided, and Charles, unlike his feisty sister Anne, did not have the personality to stand up to his father," the royal expert and biographer shared. Seward continued, "As a child, the sensitive and shy Prince Charles was reduced to tears when upbraided by his father for some aspect of his behavior.…