The Queen ‘wanted Charles to drop Camilla’ after he divorced Princess Diana, claims royal author
THE Queen wanted Prince Charles to ditch Camilla after his divorce to Princess Diana, a royal author has claimed. It took The Duchess of Cornwall years to earn the respect of The Queen, according to royal expert Penny Junor. While Camilla and Prince Charles met in the 1970s, they both went on marry other people, […]
THE Queen wanted Prince Charles to ditch Camilla after his divorce to Princess Diana, a royal author has claimed.
It took The Duchess of Cornwall years to earn the respect of The Queen, according to royal expert Penny Junor.
While Camilla and Prince Charles met in the 1970s, they both went on marry other people, with Camilla tying the knot with Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973, and Charles marrying Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.
But their relationship was referenced by Princess Diana, who infamously said: “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
Eventually Prince Charles and Princess Diana went through a very public separation in 1992, divorcing in 1996.
Writing in the Mail, Penny said: “It was nothing personal.
“She [Queen] had been very fond of Camilla in all the years she had been married to Andrew Parker Bowles – but it was Camilla who had been responsible, wittingly or not, for all the disasters that had befallen Charles since his marriage.”
The Queen didn’t hold Camilla in high regards, it’s claimed, and wanted her son to ditch her.
But the heir to the throne is said to have insisted she was a “non-negotiable” part of his life.
Penny said: “The Queen had wanted her gone before Diana’s death and felt no differently after it.
“Her private secretary, Sir Robert Fellowes – who was also Diana’s brother-in-law – strongly reinforced her view.”
Following Princess Diana’s tragic death in 1997, aged 36, the pair put their relationship on hold out of respect.
But as time went on, they rekindled their relationship and Prince Charles, now 70, began to gradually introduce Camilla into the public eye.
The Queen still refused to acknowledge their relationship, reportedly refusing to attend events where Camilla was attending.
In 1999, her standpoint hadn’t thawed, with Penny adding: “That didn’t mean that, more than a year on from Diana’s death, she had changed her mind one iota about Camilla.
“The Queen still wanted her out of her son’s life.”
Eventually, she accepted the couple and the Queen finally met Camilla, attending an engagement where she was present.
In 2000 the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla shared a table at Charles’ Highgrove home, celebrating the former King of Greece, King Constantine’s, 60th birthday.
As time went on, the Queen and the British public warmed to Camilla, and Prince Charles finally married her in 2005.
The Queen and Prince Philip didn’t attend the ceremony, only arriving for the Service of Prayer and Dedication held at the St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, and they later stayed for the reception.
While technically the Princess of Wales, Camilla doesn’t use the title out of respect to Princess Diana, instead styling herself the Duchess of Cornwall, Princes Charles’ secondary title.
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