<p><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/camilla-parker-bowles/”>Camilla Parker Bowles</a> and her husband, King Charles III, have had nothing short of a tumultuous relationship since first meeting in the 1970s. Charles’ mother, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeths-funeral-what-time-how-watch-united-states.html/”>the late Queen Elizabeth II</a>, reportedly did not see Camilla as fit to be queen, and therefore didn’t encourage Charles’ relationship with her. Of course, as history knows, Charles could never let go of Camilla, and despite marrying Princess Diana, he ultimately engaged in an affair with Camilla that led to their 2005 marriage.</p>
<p>Now, Camilla’s son has come to her defense, saying there was no “end game” for his mother and that she simply married the person “she loved.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-large”><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1201″ height=”857″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg?w=925&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”King Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Prince Harry look from the Buckinham Palace balcony in 2005″ class=”wp-image-3490056″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg 1201w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg?w=640&h=457 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg?w=768&h=548 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg?w=1024&h=731 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg?w=84&h=60 84w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry.jpg?w=150&h=107 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>King Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Prince Harry in 2005 | Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<h2 id=”h-king-charles-family-didn-t-welcome-his-relationship-with-camilla-parker-bowles”>King Charles’ family didn’t welcome his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles</h2>
<p>Prior to marrying Diana, Charles had fancied Camilla, but Queen Elizabeth wouldn’t have it. Camilla didn’t have the poise and status that the queen wanted for her son’s wife, as Charles was the future king. She supposedly wouldn’t let the relationship come to fruition, so Charles married Diana, with whom he had two sons. And once <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-charles-affair-with-camilla-wasnt-the-only-reason-his-marriage-to-diana-was-a-disaster.html/”>Charles and Camilla’s affair</a> became public, William and Harry weren’t exactly welcoming to Camilla, either.</p>
<p>Harry revealed in his 2023 <em>Spare</em> memoir that he and his older brother, Prince William, “begged” their father not to marry Camilla and that they’d forgive her as long as he honored their request. Of course, he didn’t, and to this day, Harry appears to have resentment toward his step-mother, though he told Anderson Cooper in a <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/entertainment/prince-harry-tom-bradby-anderson-cooper-interviews-intl/index.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>60 Minutes</em></a> interview that he’s always “pleasant” toward her when he sees her.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-large”><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1201″ height=”746″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg?w=925&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles stand and look confused in 1979″ class=”wp-image-3490059″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg 1201w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg?w=640&h=398 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg?w=768&h=477 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg?w=1024&h=636 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg?w=97&h=60 97w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-1.jpg?w=150&h=93 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in 1979 | Tim Graham/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<h2 id=”h-camilla-parker-bowles-son-came-to-his-mother-s-defense-over-her-relationship-with-charles”>Camilla Parker Bowles’ son came to his mother’s defense over her relationship with Charles</h2>
<p>Thomas Parker Bowles, Camilla’s son, is tired of the narrative that her mother was after anything other than love when she married Charles. Camilla’s son recently defended his mother on the “News Agents” podcast, saying she only wanted Charles’ love.</p>
<p>“She’s our mother and I think change happens,” Parker Bowles said, according to <a href=”https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/queen-consort-camillas-son-defends-king-charles-iii-relationship/”>Us Weekly</a>.</p>
<p>“But I don’t care what anyone says; this wasn’t any sort of end game.” Bowles refuses to believe his mother wanted anything more than to be loved by Charles. “She married the person she loved, and this is what happened.” While Parker Bowles isn’t necessarily saying he condones his mother’s affair, he is saying that the perception of her just wanting to be queen is not true.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-large”><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1201″ height=”760″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg?w=925&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Camilla Parker Bowles sits next to her son, Thomas Parker Bowles, in 2014″ class=”wp-image-3490063″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg 1201w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg?w=640&h=405 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg?w=768&h=486 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg?w=1024&h=648 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg?w=95&h=60 95w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camilla-Parker-Bowles-Prince-Harry-2.jpg?w=150&h=95 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Camilla Parker Bowles and her son, Thomas Parker Bowles, in 2014 | Samir Hussein/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
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<h2 id=”h-tom-parker-bowles-defense-comes-as-harry-lashes-out-at-camilla-and-charles-in-court-docs”>Tom Parker Bowles’ defense comes as Harry lashes out at Camilla and Charles in court docs</h2>
<p>Thomas Parker Bowles’ defense of his mother comes at the same time that Prince Harry <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/prince-harry-press-ruin-relationships-court-docs-every-woman-has-her-limit.html/”>revealed in court documents</a> that his father and step-mother were only ever concerned about protecting their own reputations.</p>
<p>“With hindsight, I now understand why staff at Clarence House were being so unhelpful and were seemingly blocking our every move … As they had a specific long term strategy to keep the media (including NGN) onside in order to smooth the way for my stepmother (and father) to be accepted by the British public as Queen Consort (and King respectively) when the time came, and anything that might upset the applecart in this regard (including the suggestion of resolution of our phone hacking claims) was to be avoided at all costs,” Harry’s statement read, according to <a href=”https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-blames-palace-quest-camilla-queen-consort-phone-hacking-lawsuit-delay-1796693″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Newsweek</a>. Of course, Harry has been at odds with Charles and Camilla for years, so maybe it’s no surprise he’s alleging they had a relationship with the press in his court documents.</p>