Prince Philip 'did not hide feelings' for Prince Charles over not fitting king role Entertainment Wed, May 12, 2021 Prince Philip’sis thought to have “made little or no attempt to hide” how he felt about Prince Charles. According to royal expert Gyles Brandreth, Philip believed that Charles did not have the qualities to become king. "When Prince Philip talked to me about Prince Charles in the 1980s and 1990s there was invariably a touch of exasperation in his tone – and often, too, a note of sarcasm. "The Duke gave the impression that he would have liked his son to be more robust, less fey.