Camille does not meet the requirements of a true queen, because he drinks too much and smokes. And this would embarrass King Charles and especially the masters of ceremonies at the Court who are not used to this behavior. That’s what the Palazzo gossip says but the truth is another and this was related by Tom Parker Bowles, the sovereign’s son.
Camilla drinks gin and smokes a lot
Camilla pays the price of having been labeled for decades as Carlo’s “other woman”, accused of being a homewrecker, of having ruined the life and love of Lady Diana who, in the end, could no longer resist this. threesome and was forced to divorce.
It took the current Queen Consort years to achieve this clean up your image and be accepted by British subjects. Carlo never paid much attention to it, even if he was not immune to a few moments of embarrassment.
But now it appears a new portrait of Camilla who completely redeems it and draws it is his son, Tom Parker-Bowlesvery attached to his mother and always ready to defend her. In an interview given to present his new book, Cuisine and the crown: royal recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles IIIand expressed his anger at the bad news circulating about his mother.
Camilla, the truth about her son Tom Parker Bowles
“Did you know he has a reputation for drinking gin and smoking? Well, he’s never had a glass of gin in his life. He doesn’t smoke.” And he continues: “My mother drinks very little. I have never seen her shine.” When told that Camilla was described as a heavy drinker and smoker, Tom Parker Bowles responded that “This is a completely inaccurate description. »
He then spoke about the years during which his family was literally persecuted by the paparazzi and how difficult it was for his parents to divorce in the mid-90s. Andrew Parker Bowles, Camilla’s first husband, could no longer stand this situation.
The media pressure was unbearable, journalists stationed themselves under the house, in the garden and in the street. And he “was very angry”. At the end, Tom continued: “we even counted how many paparazzi were hiding under the house.”
Camilla managed not to let herself be overwhelmed by this situation, because, as her son admitted, “it’s very hard, tougher than my father.”
Carlo and Camilla, embarrassing blunders
Tom Parker Bowles therefore wanted to clarify who the queen really is, a woman very different from the way newspapers have described her for years. Today, she is the ideal wife for Carlo, even when she commits a few blunders, notably by commenting in public on the quality of a drink offered to him, which embarrasses him. But sometimes he’s worse than her.
As for the Parker Bowles, explains the Queen’s son, they have always been on the fringes of the royal family. Camilla’s ex-husband is on excellent terms with her and is a friend of Carlo. While Tom said he always tried to separate his life from that of the Crown, even when it came to his profession.
In fact, he had argued with Harry, accusing him of making public family secrets that should have remained family secrets, something he had never dared to do.