Meanwhile, critics reserve their strongest venom for Charles’s second wife, Camilla, who Diana nicknamed “the Rottweiler.” That’s a pity because Camilla is funny, smart and, above all, a good match for Charles. She grounds him in a way Diana never could.
He’s noticeably relaxed in her presence. She’s got an oddball sense of humour that more than matches that of Prince Charles. Get them near food or drink and they turn into a royal double act, as happy to pull pints of beer in a pub as drink them. The same applies to sharp weapons. “Behave yourself,” warned Camilla as she brandished a large knife near her husband at a winery in Australia.
What really sends Diana acolytes into a tizzy is the idea that Camilla, the “other woman” during Charles and Diana’s marriage, may end up with the title of queen instead of the compromise moniker of “princess consort.” Two years ago, 35 per cent of Britons wanted Camilla to pass on the regal title “out of sensitivity to Diana,” the YouGov polling firm reported. Now, only 14 per cent believe she should get the ultimate title of Queen.
I like Camilla a lot. The whole mess was stage managed by others and completely out of the trio's (Charles, Diana, Camilla) control.
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Good article marking the anniversary of Title IX.
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