Current:Home > ContactQueen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Makes Rare Comments on Her Marriage to King Charles -AssetLink
Queen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Makes Rare Comments on Her Marriage to King Charles
View
Date:2025-04-17 02:33:10
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! (49)
Related
- Sam Taylor
- Meet the Country Music Legend Joining The Voice as Season 25 Mega Mentor
- Connecticut starting March Madness repeat bid in dominant form should scare rest of field
- Why Euphoria Season 3 Is Delayed Even Longer
- Video shows dog chewing cellphone battery pack, igniting fire in Oklahoma home
- Greasy Hair Survival Guide: How To Stop Oily Hair in Its Tracks
- Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
- How to make tofu (that doesn't suck): Recipes and tips for frying, baking, cooking
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- SCOTUS to hear arguments about mifepristone. The impact could go far beyond abortion, experts say
Ranking
- Connie Chiume, Black Panther Actress, Dead at 72: Lupita Nyong'o and More Pay Tribute
- Shop 52 Bravo-Approved Amazon Deals: Kyle Richards, Ariana Madix, Teresa Giudice, Gizelle Bryant & More
- Drake Bell says he went to rehab amid 'Quiet on Set,' discusses Brian Peck support letters
- Authorities ID brothers attacked, 1 fatally, by a mountain lion in California
- Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport
- South Carolina court official resigns as state probes allegations of tampering with Murdaugh jury
- It's National Puppy Day! Are you ready to be a dog owner? What to know about puppies
- Harry and Meghan speak out after Princess Kate cancer diagnosis
Recommendation
Golf's No. 1 Nelly Korda looking to regain her form – and her spot on the Olympic podium
Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died
Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street closes near record finish
What I'm watching in the NBA playoffs bracket as teams jockey for seeds
The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
Harry Potter's Jessie Cave Reacts to Miriam Margolyes' Controversial Fanbase Comments
Katie Couric Is a Grandma as Daughter Ellie Welcomes First Baby
Connecticut starting March Madness repeat bid in dominant form should scare rest of field