Camilla once hated the idea of becoming a queen – and she had several choice words for her husband.
This claim was made by royal writer Tom Quinn in his new book; “Yes, Madam: The secret life of a royal servant.” Quinn spoke with hundreds of former palace staff and current palace staff to learn what it's like to watch over Windsor's home.
Fox News Digital reached Buckingham Palace for comment. The spokesman previously told Fox News Digital that he “did not comment on such books.”
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Seen by the council's leader president, Penny Mordanto, Queen Camilla departs Westminster Abbey following Charles III's Corner Ceremony in London on May 6, 2023. (Anwar Hussein/Wireimage/Getty Images)
“Camilla definitely didn't want to be Queen because she's intelligence enough to know that when you become a queen or a senior member of the royal family, you're always under the microscope,” Quinn told Fox News Digital.
“And I think when she first met Charles in the 1970s, Camila decided, 'I don't want to marry you.' Not because she didn't love him.
Former princes Charles and Camila Parker Bowles remained friendly after they married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973. (Tim Graham/Getty Images)
“But apparently she said, “I wouldn't be able to deal with being a queen. I'm paying too much attention to me because it's so focused, I don't want to be a queen.” She refused to be in the spotlight. ”
Tom Quinn's book, “Yes, Madam: The Secret Life of a Royal Servant,” is now available. (Biteback Publishing)
A member of staff insisted to Quinn that Camila “didn't like the idea of being a queen.” The nameless aide told Charles that Camila regularly told him, “Can't you escape all of this protocol? But “I hate oaths,” Charles said, “You're going to do it.” [become queen] For me, darling. ”
Quinn claimed to Fox News Digital that even after Camilla married Charles in 2005, she was always worried about winning the Queen title. After being recognized as a mistress for a long time, the now 77-year-old wanted to enjoy a quiet life without scrutiny.
King Charles and Queen Camilla got married in 2005. (Anwar Hussein Collection/Getty Images)
“It's all focused on what you're doing,” Quinn explained. “You can get very intrusive to the royal family in the UK. You can have media in general. You have the media around the world, TV.
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Royal writer Tom Quinn claimed that King Charles III was obsessed with making Camilla his queen. (Paul Ellis-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
“[But] Charles continued the relationship as is well known throughout his marriage [Princess] Diana, “Quinn shared, “Because Charles didn't give up on Camilla being the queen. But I think I also realized as she got older she could become the queen. She managed to manage the lifestyle that Charles couldn't get away with, and I think that in the end they got together and got married.”
In his memoir “Spare”, Prince Harry, right' wrote that he and his brother Prince William had left and asked his father not to marry Queen Camilla. (Patrick Van Katwijk/Getty Images)
However, the king's children, Prince William and Prince Harry, were said to be unwilling to have Camilla as his stepmother, let alone the spouse of the future Queen. In his book, Quinn argued that the brothers “could be cruel about Camilla.”
However, their pleas to prevent Charles from marrying Camilla were deaf.
Prince Harry has developed a tense relationship with his father, King Charles III, and his brother, Prince William, following the royal exit in 2020. (Pool/Sameer Hussein/Wire Image/Getty Images)
“A lot of the staff told me that Charles' dependence on Camilla was very similar to William's dependence. [his wife] Kate [Middleton]”Quinn explained,” Charles relies on Camilla for stability and warmth, and all the emotional things he didn't get as a child. And that's why he couldn't give up on her.
“They made it spectacular to change Camilla from someone widely disliked because they were considered other women in their relationship with Charles and Diana. And now she's been very well received.
“In a way, it's a very romantic story,” Quinn recalled. “They didn't give up on each other.”
Former Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced in 1996. Princess Wales passed away a year later at the age of 36. (Jane Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)
It took many people in the UK years to forgive Charles. Charles is a man who admitted to an affair that caused such pain to “the princess of people” before he died in a car accident in Paris in 1997.
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Lady Diana Spencer and Camila Parker Bowls from Ludlow Race, where Prince Charles competed in in 1980. (Getty Images)
Camilla played a key role in Charles' first marriage split, but ultimately beat many Brits due to his realistic style. She also softened Charles' hard edges, making him look more approachable.
In February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II expressed her “honourful wish” when Charles took the throne, known as the “queen spouse.” The Queen, the longest monarch in England, passed away in September of that year at the age of 96.
Royal author Tom Quinn argued that Camila did not want to face further scrutiny as Queen. (Dunkitwood/Getty Images)
The Royal aide suggested that Camilla didn't want to be called Queen, and instead “intended” to be known as the “Princess Consort.” However, careful use of the word “intention” has led to the possibility of change later.
Queen Camilla is seen here after the 2023 Corn Crown. (Getty Images)
When Camila crowned her with her husband in 2023, she became officially known as “Queen Camilla.”
A few months before the Corn Coronation, Harry was opened up about his stepmother.
People at their Edinburgh home in Scotland watch ITV's Tom Bradby get interviewed two days before his controversial autobiography, “Spare,” will be released in January 2023. (Jane Barlow/PA image via Getty Images)
In an interview leading up to the publication of his memoir “Spare” in January 2023, Harry accused Camilla of having had private conversations with the media in order to hone his reputation. He also accused members of the royal family of “getting into bed with the devil” to “getting into bed with the devil”, gaining favorable tabloids and singled out Camilla's efforts to rehabilitate her image after a long-standing relationship with her father.
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“It put her in danger because of the connections she was forged within the British press,” he told CBS. “There was a willingness to trade information on both sides, and as the family was built on the hierarchy, she would be the Queen's spouse, people and bodies would remain in the streets.”
Writing about her father's wedding with Camilla, Harry states:
Still, he says that his father wanted to be happy.
“The funny thing is, I wanted to make Camilla happy. Maybe if she was happy, she wouldn't be that dangerous?”
Prince Harry claimed in his book that Camila was a “villain” and used him for “PR.” (James Veracott/Getty Images)
Harry said in his book that both he and William had previously said they had “pleaded” his father to not marry Camilla.
Prince Harry did not write any words about his stepmother, Queen Camilla. (Getty Images)
It is said that Charles will not call Harry. And for a royal author, it's easy to see why.
“When Harry branded his stepmother Camilla as a 'villain' in his book, and revealed that both he and William had asked his father not to marry her, Harry promised what Charles deemed a cardinal sin,” says Christopher Andersen. “king” He previously told Fox News Digital.
Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at the Color Ceremony on June 15th, 2024. (Yui Mok/PA images via Getty Images)
“No one scatters Camilla in a royal circle and runs away from it, even the king's son,” warned Andersen.
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Sources close to Prince Harry previously claimed to People magazine that Charles III had not answered Prince Harry's letters or phone calls. (Ben Stansall/Getty Images)
Anderson also said Harry's explosive memoirs were a major blow to his father.
“I think Charles can forgive Harry for some of the troubles he caused, including monarchy relief. He blames his brother William for bullying behaviour and sues for royal protection when he visits Britain, but Charles has a hard time for forgiveness Harry to take a free pot shot with his beloved Queen Camilla,” he said.
Several royal experts have insisted on Fox News Digital that Queen Camilla supports King Charles, who was diagnosed with private cancer in 2024. (Mark Cuthbert/Getty Images)
“This remains a thorn on the king's side,” Andersen insisted.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
