Charles and his mother are believed to have a rather complicated relationship, as he is her heir. He has implied in the past that he did not have a close connection with her — or his father Prince Philip — and that both of them held him at an arm’s length throughout most of Charles’ childhood. Charles instead came to depend on the Queen Mother, otherwise known as Queen Mary, his beloved grandmother — so much so, he once failed to recognise his own mother.

According to the 2002 documentary ‘H.M The Queen: A Remarkable Life’, once the Queen ascended to the throne, she was often away on official duties.

The narrator explained: “On one occasion, her son hardly recognised his mother.”

This is believed to be the occasion when the Queen embarked on a six-month tour made up of 12 countries all around the world.

However, the documentary points out how being a young member of the Royal Family “has its compensations”, as Charles and Anne were able to travel the world with their mother on occasion.

Royal biographer Sarah Bradford said in the documentary: “You have to remember that Charles and Anne were born before hse came to the throne, when she was the heir to the throne and had more of a private life.

“As soon as she acceded to the throne, she had so much to do, so much to learn, huge Commonwealth tours to do which in those days before jet planes had really caught on, took her months.”

Still, a source told The Sun back in December that Charles has even described his mother as “cold, distant or unavailable”.

The insider added: “The relationship between the Queen and Prince Chalres has always been complicated, even as a bond between a mother and her eldest son, let alone as a complex entanglement of expectations and shared history between a monarch and her heir.”

However individuals close to the Queen have claimed that the monarch simply did not want to drag her children around the world with her, because it would be an unpleasant experience for them.

According to the Daily Mail in 2016, the Queen’s cousin and friend Margaret Rhodes said: “People simply don’t understand — it’s much better for small children to be left at home in a familiar environment rather than drag them halfway round the world.

“Why burden the children with such discomfort? Isn’t it better to leave them with a nice nanny in a comfortable home?”

Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith once claimed that the Queen “depended on the nannies to supervise the daily lives” of her children.

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The Queen’s relationship with Charles only grew more complicated when he married Lady Diana Spencer — but he continued to have an extramarital relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles.

The Queen allegedly claimed she “wanted nothing to do with that wicked woman” after hearing of the affair — and then went on to deliberately miss his 50th birthday celebrations.

However, their relationship has since recovered. She gave him her blessing to wed Camilla in 2005.

In April 2018, she said it was her “sincere wish” for Charles to take on her role as the Head of the Commonwealth in future.

Charles has recently emerged from a week-long isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.

Although royal watchers initially feared that his close contact with the Queen meant she could have caught it from him, she is reportedly in good health.

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