The Queen is 'trying to get the blessing from her son' says panelist

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The Queen and the Royal Family have been reported to have refused to entertain the possibility of then-Camilla Shand joining royal folds when she started a romance with Prince Charles in the early 1970s. The pair broke off their relationship as the Prince of Wales left for naval training for eight months, during which time Camilla married her first husband Andrew Parker Bowles. The View host Sara Haines suggested Her Majesty’s decision to confirm the Duchess of Cornwall will take on the title of Queen Consort when Charles is King is an attempt to “get the blessing” of her son after questioning her suitability five decades ago.

Ms Haines said: “The Royal Family did not want Charles with Camilla, although he loved her, before Diana because she didn’t have a title and had dated several men before Charles.

“I think that maybe she’s trying to get the blessing of her son years later.”

The View host also questioned fellow panellist Sunny Hostin for suggesting Camilla was the sole contributor to the breakdown of the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales.

She continued: “She knows she forced him to do this and probably Charles was just as eager to get out of that marriage [with Diana]. 

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“I think he broke the marriage, not necessarily just Camilla.”

Public opinion appeared to be split following Saturday’s announcement confirming Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall will be known as the Queen Consort when Charles ascends to the throne.

Newsweek royal correspondent Jack Royston argued members of the British public would struggle to accept Camilla holding that position because of her still being viewed as a key factor in the breakdown of the Wales’ marriage in the 1990s.

But GMB host Richard Madeley hit back at the suggestion, noting Prince Charles was not the only member of that union to have had extra-marital affairs.

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Mr Madeley said: “Why is it you think, that people have that sort of one-sided memory of what happened all those years ago?

“Because let’s be honest, Diana’s hands weren’t clean in terms of having extra-marital affairs, she had a number.”

The Princess of Wales was herself linked to several affairs during the duration of her marriage, which ultimately collapsed and led to a separation in 1992.

The couple then engaged in a tit-for-tat war of words redubbed War of the Waleses.

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The Queen is believed to have ultimately stepped in and ordered the couple to divorce in 1996, with the breakdown becoming official only two months before Diana’s death in 1997.

She was dating Egyptian film producer Dodi al-Fayed at the time, and he died in the car crash that killed Diana in Paris.

Prince Charles maintained his relationship with Camilla behind the scenes until 1999, when the duo made their public debut by attending a birthday party in honour of Camilla’s sister.

The pair married at Windsor Guildhall in April 2005, with Prince William and Tom Parker Bowles serving as witnesses for their respective father and mother.

The Queen did not attend the ceremony as the Church of England which she heads did not at the time recognise marriages between divorcees.

She did however organise a dedication for Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall at St George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle.

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