Divorce can be tough on not just the people involved in the marriage, but on the extended family as well. That was certainly the case for Prince Charles, as the strain that his divorce took on his relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth, most likely was more pronounced than people in similar situations. According to the Los Angeles Times, Elizabeth wrote to Charles and told him to get divorced — yes, wrote, not an in person conversation, but a LETTER.
As the Times put it, "The queen's command came in separate letters to Charles and Diana earlier this week," and what did Charles do? He wrote a letter back, agreeing to the queen's terms. We honestly can't imagine conversing like this with family, because this is truly some wild tension.
A royal reporter at the time, Simon McCoy of Sky TV, dished about the tension that was brewing as a result of the divorce. "One cannot underestimate how angry the queen has been. At the palace there's a huge sigh of relief. The queen has decided that enough is enough," McCoy revealed. Yikes, talk about a damaged familial relationship.
