Intimate friend embracing Charles say? (8)
I believe the answer is:
personal
'intimate' is the definition.
(synonyms)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for personal that I've seen before include "Wounding" , "Concerning private life" , "Of one's private life - nobody else's business" , "Intimate - in the flesh" , "Private - (of remarks) offensive" .)