The pain for the Prince of Wales must be considerable. In the early days of his son William's courtship of Kate, the waspish Duchess of Cornwall would jokily refer to the Middleton family as 'meet the Fockers', a reference to the Hollywood comedy about unconventional in-laws.
How completely that joke has now been vaporised by Carole and Michael Middleton. As they play a major role in the upbringing of the soon-to-be 20-month-old future King George, Charles complains that he 'almost never' sees his grandson.
The Mail's Shakespeare diary revealed this week that Charles is becoming increasingly perplexed about the peripheral role he plays in the young Prince's life. Click link for full post from The Daily Mail.
