Queen Camilla was initially terrified to meet Prince William, and from the start, their relationship was said to be strained.
Recent reports involving an incident between Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales have led to significant criticism from fans.
Today, Camilla and William have developed a relatively good relationship due to mutual respect for their roles.
Queen Camilla has sparked widespread controversy and public backlash after reports emerged that she took action against Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton.

The incident has ignited strong reactions, with many social media users expressing their disapproval, believing that Camilla’s actions were unwarranted and disrespectful.

Queen Camilla entered Prince William’s life when she was in a long-standing relationship with his father, King Charles III, during Charles’s marriage to Princess Diana.

After Diana’s passing and years of public scrutiny, Camilla and Charles eventually married in 2005, bringing her closer to William and Prince Harry.

Camilla and Charles had an instant attraction when they met in the summer of 1970 despite her being 16 months older than him.

Penny Junor, author of “The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown,” wrote, “Charles loved that Camilla smiled with her eyes as well as her mouth, and laughed at the same silly things he did.”

The two dated for a while and had a blissful, peaceful, and mutually happy relationship. However, they also faced obstacles that eventually drew them apart.

As per Penny, Lord Mountbatten, Charles’ great-uncle, opposed his relationship with Camilla, deeming her neither a virgin nor sufficiently aristocratic. Additionally, Camilla was deeply in love with Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles.

Camilla eventually married Andrew on July 4, 1973, despite Charles’s efforts to stop the wedding. They had two children, Tom and Laura, and Camilla embraced her life as a country wife and mother.

Despite her marriage, she and Charles remained close friends and began an affair by the late 1970s. Soon, a major scandal shook their relationship when Andrew Morton’s book “Diana, Her True Story” was published in 1992, revealing intimate details of Charles and Camilla’s affair.

Camilla was hounded by the press, received hate mail, and faced harsh comparisons to Princess Diana. In 1993, the infamous “tampongate” incident, where private conversations between Charles and Camilla were leaked, added to the humiliation.

Still, Camilla chose to stay because Charles adored and relied on her. As she reportedly told a friend, “It’s wonderful to be loved.” Charles and Camilla tied the knot at Windsor Guildhall on April 9, 2005, eight years after Diana’s death.

In the memoir “Spare,” Harry divulged that after the tragic death of their mother in 1997, both he and William pleaded with their father not to marry Camilla.

While the brothers attended the wedding, Queen Elizabeth II chose not to. She felt it was inappropriate given her role as head of the Church of England, considering both Charles and Camilla were divorced.
As their marriage progressed, Penny believed that Camilla changed Charles for the better. “He is happier with her than he has ever been. She gives him confidence and the support he has so desperately needed throughout his life and never truly found elsewhere,” wrote Penny.

As much as Camilla and Charles finally found love again in each other, things were different regarding William and Prince Harry.

Royal expert and author of “The King: The Life of Charles III,” Christopher Andersen, noted that the brothers have harbored long-standing resentment toward Camilla.

He revealed, “They pleaded with their father not to marry her and only grudgingly agreed to go along with the charade if Charles kept his promise not to make her queen.”

The brothers knew the title of queen would have belonged to Diana if Camilla hadn’t disrupted their parents’ marriage. When Charles went back on his promise, both William and Harry felt deeply betrayed.

William wasn’t also affectionate towards his stepmother, mostly due to witnessing the messy, public breakup his parents went through due to Camilla.

Christopher claimed, “Camilla was so terrified at the prospect of meeting William that when she finally met him at Clarence House, she was trembling like a leaf and needed a vodka and tonic afterward.”

Camilla’s fear was understandable, given that she was aware of the impact her role had on Charles and Diana’s marriage.

Aside from William and Harry’s attitude towards Camilla, public opinion was also not on her side for years. This took a toll on her as she said, “It’s not easy. I was scrutinized for such a long time that you just have to find a way to live with it.”

However, Camilla emphasized that ultimately, she rose above the public scrutiny and moved forward. She noted that it was essential to continue with life despite the ongoing public attention.

Camilla also worked hard to prove her worth and obtain favor from the public. Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of “My Mother and I,” noted that it was exhausting for her to be thrust into the royal world.

Still, she was determined to thrive. Ingrid shared, “What Camilla did… she worked really hard at looking after Charles. Once she was married to Charles, she really took on the burden of royal duties, which isn’t easy for someone [who] hasn’t been brought up to it.”
As per Ingrid, Camilla’s daily life as a royal felt like attending an extravagant event every day. This would require her to dress up, meet numerous people, and engage in conversations, often with individuals she’ll never see again.

The routine could be particularly tiring for her, given that she once led a much simpler life as an army housewife. Previously, she was accustomed to casual activities like gardening, painting in her shed, and cooking without the need to constantly dress up.