Current:Home > NewsQueen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Makes Rare Comments on Her Marriage to King Charles -Capitatum
Queen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Makes Rare Comments on Her Marriage to King Charles
View
Date:2025-04-16 14:11:03
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! (362)
Related
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- The IRS is sending 125,000 compliance letters in campaign against wealthy tax cheats
- A ship earlier hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, the first vessel lost in conflict
- Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- In Senegal’s capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US
- Train derailment leaves cars on riverbank or in water; no injuries, hazardous materials reported
- Inter Miami vs. Orlando City updates: How to watch Messi, what to know about today's game
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Vanderpump Rules’ Brittany Cartwright Posts Cryptic Message on Power After Jax Taylor Separation
Ranking
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Mary-Kate, Ashley and Elizabeth Olsen Prove They Have Passports to Paris With Rare Outing
- Three ways to think about journalism layoffs; plus, Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation
- Babies born March 2 can get a free book for Dr. Seuss Day: Here's how to claim one
- New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
- What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and reading
- U.S. Center for SafeSport needs independence and increased funding, commission says
- Texas Panhandle wildfires leave dead animals everywhere as agricultural commissioner predicts 10,000 dead cattle
Recommendation
'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
U.S. measles cases rise to 41, as CDC tallies infections now in 16 states
U.S. Center for SafeSport needs independence and increased funding, commission says
Mary-Kate, Ashley and Elizabeth Olsen Prove They Have Passports to Paris With Rare Outing
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
Is whole wheat bread actually healthier? Here’s what experts say.
Viral article used AI to create photo of Disney World's Cinderella Castle on fire
Are We Alone In The Universe?