▁the ▁favour ite ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁especially ▁close ▁to ▁his ▁sister ▁Sib yl la ▁and ▁remained ▁her ▁conf id ant ▁in ▁ad ul th ood . ▁The ▁children ▁lived ▁in ▁fear ▁of ▁their ▁father , ▁who ▁ran ▁his ▁family ▁" like ▁a ▁military ▁unit ". ▁ ▁Youth ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁Prince ▁Hub ert us . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁private ▁education ▁before ▁en rolling ▁at ▁the ▁G ymnasium ▁Cas imi rian um ▁in ▁Cob urg . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁law . ▁According ▁to ▁Har ald ▁Sand ner , ▁bi ograph er ▁of ▁Duke ▁Charles ▁Edward , ▁it ▁became ▁evident ▁during ▁the ▁studies ▁that ▁Prince ▁Hub ert us ▁was ▁hom osex ual , ▁but ▁his ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁remained ▁secret . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁brother ▁Her edit ary ▁Johann ▁Leopold ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁succession ▁rights ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁marry ▁a ▁common er ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Hub ert us ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁he ir ▁apparent ▁to ▁the ▁def unct ▁throne ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Hub ert us ▁attended ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁his ▁sister ▁Sib yl la ▁and ▁Prince ▁Gust af ▁Adolf ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁Duke ▁of ▁V ä ster bot ten , ▁stay ing ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁b ride ▁during ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁Hub ert us ▁himself ▁was ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁marry . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁The ▁father ▁of ▁Prince ▁Hub ert us , ▁Duke ▁Charles ▁Edward , ▁was ▁an ▁ar