Both are promised a great future, one is the wife of King Charles III and the other that of Prince of Wales William. Yet one and the other were not intended to live these incredible stories. Find out how Queen Consort Camilla tried to prepare the princess in a benevolent way.
The story of Camilla Shand, better known as Camilla Parker-Bowles, has not been easy. Indeed when her adulterous love story that she had with Prince Charles at the time comes to light, she becomes the most hated woman in England. Then comes the death of Princess Lady Di in 1997 in Paris, not improving her image with the people, quite the contrary.
But it is with a lot of patience and perseverance that Camilla managed to seduce in part the British people as well as her mother-in-law, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Of a modest and devoted nature, it is over time that she was able to show her value and claim the title of queen consort as announced by Queen Elizabeth II during her speech for the 70th anniversary of her reign last February. It is this journey that allowed Camilla to understand what the entry of a foreigner into the royal family is.
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Camilla has always supported Kate Middleton
When William’s fiancée is officially introduced as the Prince’s girlfriend, Camilla has been part of the family for a few years already. It is in this context that the queen consort decides to take the young girl under her wing and advise her. As author and royal expert Robert Lacey puts it: “Camilla had told Kate the secret to hanging on to a busy prince: adjusting his schedule — well, basically, his whole life. — around his own”. Advice that the Princess of Wales managed to apply.
It is during these last years that the two women have been able to build a relationship of trust and mutual respect. Like when Camilla is chosen to take the editor-in-chief of the magazine Country Life for a special issue. She offers Kate Middleton to take her shots while confiding: “She’s a very good photographer, it was very natural for her”.
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