King Charles III is the British monarch, but he's also an older brother to three unique individuals: Princess Anne, the former Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. Together, they are the remaining children of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip,

King Charles III acted briskly — as briskly as a Windsor ever does — and rather ruthlessly in dealing with his embattled brother. The king declared he was stripping Andrew of his “prince” title and that he would soon be leaving his Windsor lodgings.

His relationship with Prince Andrew had also reportedly been close until the scandals of the last few years, and the King has seemingly also been close with his younger brother, Edward, despite their 16-year-difference.

King Charles secretly threw a birthday party at Windsor Castle for a royal family member! All about the party and who went.

King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a private celebration at Windsor Castle on Wednesday to mark the Duke of Kent ’s 90th birthday, according to the Court Circular. Prince Edward’s birthday was actually on October 9, but the event followed a period of mourning for the Duke, whose wife, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, died on September 4 at age 92.

Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Here, the couple is pictured in the Bahamas, where Edward served as governor between 1940 and 1945. Ivan Dmitri / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Just days before making the most consequential ...

King Charles remains close with his brothers and sister after their years of serving the monarchy Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has appeared in Women's World, First For Women, Biography ...