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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

RARE PHOTOS: How stiff upper lip parenting can affect children | Vintage Vibes

The royal family aren’t exactly known for displays of emotion or physical affection, and that stiff upper lip mentality shines through in the Duke of Sussex’s new memoir.

In his autobiography, Spare, Harry tells tales of how his grandmother, the late Queen, “swerved” to avoid a hug from his mother, Diana, and how after going on a royal tour for several months, the Queen returned to greet the five or six-year-old Charles by offering him a firm handshake.

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