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| Camilla had no end game to be Queen, insists son | Camilla had no end game to be Queen, insists son |
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| Tom Parker Bowles said his mother "married the person she loved and this is what happened" | Tom Parker Bowles said his mother "married the person she loved and this is what happened" |
| The Queen Consort's son has insisted Camilla did not have "any sort of end game" to become Queen. | The Queen Consort's son has insisted Camilla did not have "any sort of end game" to become Queen. |
| Speaking on the News Agents podcast, Tom Parker Bowles said his mother "just married the person she loved". | Speaking on the News Agents podcast, Tom Parker Bowles said his mother "just married the person she loved". |
| His remarks counter allegations by the Duke of Sussex, who wrote that Camilla played "the long game" with a campaign aimed at marriage and "the crown". | His remarks counter allegations by the Duke of Sussex, who wrote that Camilla played "the long game" with a campaign aimed at marriage and "the crown". |
| Camilla will be crowned alongside King Charles at the coronation on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. | Camilla will be crowned alongside King Charles at the coronation on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. |
| Mr Parker Bowles told hosts Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel: "I think change happens but I don't care what anyone says - this wasn't any sort of end game. | Mr Parker Bowles told hosts Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel: "I think change happens but I don't care what anyone says - this wasn't any sort of end game. |
| "She married the person she loved and this is what happened." | "She married the person she loved and this is what happened." |
| What we know about King Charles's coronation | What we know about King Charles's coronation |
| 'Queen Camilla' title debuts on coronation invite | 'Queen Camilla' title debuts on coronation invite |
| Asked if it was weird to think of Camilla as "the Queen", Mr Parker Bowles, who is a food writer and critic, said: "Not really because she's still our mother. I say 'our' but not the royal 'we', speaking for my sister and me. She's our mother." | Asked if it was weird to think of Camilla as "the Queen", Mr Parker Bowles, who is a food writer and critic, said: "Not really because she's still our mother. I say 'our' but not the royal 'we', speaking for my sister and me. She's our mother." |
| Mr Parker Bowles, and his sister Laura Lopes, are Camilla's children from her marriage to retired British military officer Andrew Parker Bowles. | Mr Parker Bowles, and his sister Laura Lopes, are Camilla's children from her marriage to retired British military officer Andrew Parker Bowles. |
| Camilla got divorced in 1995 and later married Charles in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall in April 2005. | Camilla got divorced in 1995 and later married Charles in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall in April 2005. |
| Prince Harry made headlines at the beginning of the year for what many saw as a scathing attack of his stepmother's character. | Prince Harry made headlines at the beginning of the year for what many saw as a scathing attack of his stepmother's character. |
| In interviews to promote his memoir, Spare, Harry called Camilla a "villain" and spoke of bodies being "left in the street" during her image rehabilitation. | In interviews to promote his memoir, Spare, Harry called Camilla a "villain" and spoke of bodies being "left in the street" during her image rehabilitation. |
| He described how he and his brother, Prince William, pleaded with their father not to marry her, saying: "He didn't answer. | He described how he and his brother, Prince William, pleaded with their father not to marry her, saying: "He didn't answer. |
| "But she answered. Straight away. Shortly after our private summits with her, she began to play the long game. | "But she answered. Straight away. Shortly after our private summits with her, she began to play the long game. |
| "A campaign aimed at marriage, and eventually the crown, with Pa's blessing we presumed." | "A campaign aimed at marriage, and eventually the crown, with Pa's blessing we presumed." |
| Asked if his mother would be anxious ahead of the coronation, Mr Parker Bowles said it was "tough" to take on such a role during the ceremony but "she's never complained". | Asked if his mother would be anxious ahead of the coronation, Mr Parker Bowles said it was "tough" to take on such a role during the ceremony but "she's never complained". |
| "I think anyone would be anxious on an occasion of this sort of importance in terms of the historical. And yes, I think I'd be terrified if I had to sort of walk out wearing ancient robes..." he said. | "I think anyone would be anxious on an occasion of this sort of importance in terms of the historical. And yes, I think I'd be terrified if I had to sort of walk out wearing ancient robes..." he said. |
| Mr Parker Bowles's youngest child, Freddy Parker Bowles, will take part in the ceremony as a "page of honour", alongside his cousins Gus and Louis Lopes, and Prince George, the King's grandson. | Mr Parker Bowles's youngest child, Freddy Parker Bowles, will take part in the ceremony as a "page of honour", alongside his cousins Gus and Louis Lopes, and Prince George, the King's grandson. |
| Anti-monarchy group Republic is reportedly set to protest at the coronation by lining the procession route and gathering in Trafalgar Square. | Anti-monarchy group Republic is reportedly set to protest at the coronation by lining the procession route and gathering in Trafalgar Square. |
| Asked whether he was worried about the demonstrations, Mr Parker Bowles said: "We live in, thankfully, a free country... If people want to protest that's their right to do so." | Asked whether he was worried about the demonstrations, Mr Parker Bowles said: "We live in, thankfully, a free country... If people want to protest that's their right to do so." |
| The full interview with Mr Parker Bowles is available on The News Agents podcast on Global Player later. | The full interview with Mr Parker Bowles is available on The News Agents podcast on Global Player later. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| UK Royal Family | UK Royal Family |
| Queen Camilla | |
| King Charles III | King Charles III |
| Queen Elizabeth II | Queen Elizabeth II |