Edward, however, increasingly relied on the Despensers for advice and support, and he was particularly close to Hugh the Younger, whom one chronicler noted he "loved ... dearly with all his heart and mind".
Porén, Eduardo dependía cada vez máis dos Despenser en busca de consello e apoio e era particularmente próximo a Hugh «o Novo», a quen un cronista sinalou que «amaba con todo o seu corazón e mente».