Can royals actually have real friends? After all, they lead a completely different life than their “subjects”. The British royal family used to like to keep to themselves. But now the younger generation in particular seems to be taking a new path.
The old Queen Mary, stern grandmother of the late Elizabeth II, is said to have given her granddaughter the advice for her later life: “We have no friends outside the family, only good acquaintances!” This would prove to be a lesson that stuck with Lilibet, the future queen. In her 96 years of life, she had only a few close friends, and they were all related to her in some way.
Source: Stern
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