Current:Home > InvestQueen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Makes Rare Comments on Her Marriage to King Charles -Visionary Path Pro
Queen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Makes Rare Comments on Her Marriage to King Charles
View
Date:2025-04-23 06:47:16
Tom Parker Bowles has shared royally rare words on his mother Queen Camilla's marriage to King Charles III.
Leading up to the monarch and his wife's coronation, the 48-year-old, whose father is Camilla's ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles, shared his thoughts on the couple's relationship.
"I don't care what anyone says. This wasn't any sort of end game," Tom said on the April 20 episode of The News Agents. "She married the person she loved and this is what happened."
Camilla and Charles' head-turning romance initially stirred controversy. The two met in 1970 and kept a close relationship over the years. That tight connection remained even when Charles was married to Princess Diana, who he welcomed sons Prince William and Prince Harry with in 1982 and 1984, respectively.
Two years before officially divorcing Diana in 1996, Charles admitted in a 1994 interview with British journalist Jonathan Dimbleby that he remained faithful to the Princess of Wales "until it became clear that the marriage had irretrievably broken down."
In 1995, two years before her death, Diana said in a BBC Panorama interview that she too had had an affair, and that with regard to herself, Charles and Camilla, "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
Also in 1995, Camilla divorced Tom's father.
Fast forward years later, and Harry wrote in his 2023 memoir Spare that he and his brother William were more than against their father marrying Camilla.
"Despite Willy and I urging him not to, Pas was going ahead," Harry wrote. "We pumped his hand, wished him well. No hard feelings. We recognized that he was finally going to be with the woman he loved, the woman he'd always loved, the woman Fate might've intended for him in the first place. Whatever bitterness or sorrow we felt over the closing of another loop in Mummy's story, we understood that it was beside the point."
NBC News reached out to Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace and a rep for Prince Harry. All have declined to comment.
Following the September 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II, Camila and Charles' coronation is set to take place May 6. During the service, Charles will be formally crowned alongside Camilla.
As for if Harry will be in attendance? A rep for Harry and his wife Meghan Markle told E! News April 12 that Harry will be there to see his father crowned. Meanwhile, Meghan will remain in California with kids Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet Diana, 22 months.
At the time, Buckingham Palace also confirmed Harry's attendance for the coronation.
During Tom's appearance on the April 20 episode of The News Agents podcast, when asked if there was any "panic" surrounding the topic of Harry and Meghan's attendance, he noted, "That has nothing to do with me at all."
Get the latest tea from inside the palace walls. Sign up for Royal Recap!veryGood! (9)
Related
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- 8 Children Dead and One Adult Dead After Eating Sea Turtle Meat in Zanzibar
- Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
- Letter carrier robberies continue as USPS, union, lawmakers seek solutions
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- The Oscars are over. The films I loved most weren't winners on Hollywood's biggest night.
- The 9 Best Comforter Sets of 2024 That’re Soft, Cozy, and Hotel-Like, According to Reviewers
- Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn’t lose
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- Reddit IPO to raise nearly $750 million and will offer shares to Redditors. Here's how it will work.
Ranking
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster
- Luca Nardi, ranked No. 123 in the world, knocks out No. 1 Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells
- Alabama state lawmaker Rogers to plead guilty to federal charges
- Average rate on 30
- The Oscars are over. The films I loved most weren't winners on Hollywood's biggest night.
- Man bitten by a crocodile after falling off his boat at a Florida Everglades marina
- Messi the celebrity dog made it to the Oscars. Here’s how the show pulled off his (clapping) cameo
Recommendation
At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
CM Punk returning to WWE's 'Raw' as he recovers from torn triceps injury
Baby killed and parents injured in apparent attack by family dog, New Jersey police say
Nigeria police say 15 school children were kidnapped, days after armed gunmen abducted nearly 300
2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
Una inundación catastrófica en la costa central de California profundizó la crisis de los ya marginados trabajadores agrícolas indígenas
After deadly Highway 95 crash in Wisconsin, bystander rescues toddler from wreckage
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health