The late Princess Diana once reportedly angered Queen Camilla, and their brief yet fiery encounter had to do with King Charles. Author Tom Bower, in his book about the 76-year-old’s life, titled “Rebel King: The Making of a Monarch,” detailed a tense exchange between the three at a birthday party.
This was allegedly after the king began an affair with his now-wife. During this encounter, the writer recounts that the late Princess of Wales warned the current queen to leave the monarch alone.
Princess Diana warned Queen Camilla to leave King Charles alone, book says
A rather strained interaction between the late Princess Diana and Queen Camilla over King Charles was documented in Tom Bower’s book “Rebel King: The Making of a Monarch.” The Daily Mail reported on excerpts from the book that included details about the encounter at a birthday celebration in 1989.
It all allegedly began when the late Princess of Wales made an unanticipated visit to Annabel Goldsmith’s party in London. The queen and her then-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, were among the many guests at the gathering.
Bower claimed that King Charles had also accompanied Princess Diana to the event. Their “unexpected” arrival was reportedly followed by a tense encounter between the two women. The author wrote, “As the room fell suddenly silent, Diana challenged Camilla to leave Charles alone.”
The book further documented Queen Camilla’s response to Princess Diana’s warnings. The upset queen allegedly controlled her anger at the sudden accusation and told the late Princess of Wales that her behavior was “unacceptable in a private house.”
Bower wrote that people were divided over Princess Diana and Queen Camilla’s encounter. The book further claimed that the latter’s close group blamed the late princess for creating “such a public scene.” On the other hand, some held the queen’s “b—ness” responsible for the feud.
King Charles and Queen Camilla first met and got together in 1970 before splitting up the following year. They eventually moved on with their separate lives. The queen married Bowles in 1973, and the monarch tied the knot with Princess Diana in 1981. The king then rekindled his romance with his now-wife in 1986.
King Charles and Princess Diana announced their split in 1992. Three years later, Queen Camilla divorced Bowles. Eventually, the monarch married his now-wife in 2005.
Originally reported by Varsha Narayanan on RealityTea.
