Camilla-Queen Consort?

Still. It answering the question Anniebach! Saint Charles is it ?

Kate1949 I just don’t understand why you find Diana’s affairs
acceptable, what of the wives of the men she had affairs with ?

Still not.

Lucca no, not St. Charles , but to have the grandmother he had he certainly has my sympathy.

Ooh, why Annie?
Do tell!

I’m guessing he had two grandmothers. Still not attributing any blame !!!

Philip’s mother was certainly a character, but I’m guessing that Annie is referring to the Queen Mother?
I’ve no idea really

My Nan described them all as ‘no better than they ought to be’.

Annie I don't find Diana's acceptable. However, I do find them understandable. Someone I know was in the position where she found herself in a similar situation. She was broken and fell into the arms of the first man who showed her some attention.

Diana's affairs

When our present Queen is no longer with us that will be the last of royalty as we know it.
They have destroyed the whole concept with their behaviour.
There is so much hypocrisy now.

Anniebach

Lucca no, not St. Charles , but to have the grandmother he had he certainly has my sympathy.

Watched the programme about the Queen Mother last night. I know she and Charles were extremely close. Apparently although she obviously loved him dearly, it was one way in which she could still retain a great deal of influence over the monarchy. She was aware of his sensitive and shy nature, very similar to her late husband, and she tended to indulge him, whereas the DofE and the Queen wanted to ‘toughen him up’ a bit, in readiness for what the future held for him.

No wonder Charles was a troubled little boy.

The Queen Mother was a "steel magnolia" - seemingly kind and motherly on the outside, but hard and unforgiving on the inside, as shown by her lifelong anger and bitterness against Edward and Wallis.

I agree with what you say about her Calendargirl

Calendergirl yes, a little boy age 4 becomes heir to the throne, a sensitive little boy with a grandmother who had to leave centre stage , no longer had control over her elder daughter . Charles had a tutor until he was 8

The Queen and Phillip buggered off to Malta leaving him with his grandmother

‘Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man’

They’re all just flawed humans with immense amounts of privilege. Nothing wrong with having flaws but it shows they should never be elevated above the rest of us in the way they are.

Anniebach

Calendergirl yes, a little boy age 4 becomes heir to the throne, a sensitive little boy with a grandmother who had to leave centre stage , no longer had control over her elder daughter . Charles had a tutor until he was 8

The Queen and Phillip buggered off to Malta leaving him with his grandmother

‘Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man’

Yes, ditto for Diana whose mother left when she was aged 6 and she mothered her 4 year old brother when they cried themselves to sleep at night.

Kate isn't this often half the problem - and why I'm very glad that my ancestors were not warlike enough to claim the throne and be sitting on it today. We do only know what we read in the often distorted,headline grabbing press. Princess Anne was depicted as rude, uncooperative etc. for years because she told reporters to 'naff off'; now she is regarded as Saint Anne for the amount of work she does. Edward didn't have the kindest coverage in his youth but now seems to be treated a little better. Stories of arrogance often come from ex staff members - who knows if they left willingly, or were sacked and want to lash out - or get fat fee for their revelations? All smoke and mirrors, isn't it?

If we have a monarchy, which we do, I think Camilla should be crowned Queen, when the time comes.

The royals will so as they've always done, which is exactly what they want.
No input needed from the public.

The Queen and Philip buggered off to Malta leaving him with his grandmother.

They must have left Anne too. I only realised they went to Malta without their children quite recently. How cold hearted that was, and selfish. It is often said it was their only normal time as a married couple before Elizabeth became Queen. Well leaving two tiny children for two years is not normal in my opinion, it’s cold hearted.

I’m just emailing my children to apologise for being cold hearted and selfish by leaving them with their grandmother when they were little, so DH and I could have a holiday. I wonder what they think about it.
I bet no one else on GN ever did that.
I wonder

My opinion is that the Queen has been a great monarch, always taken her role seriously to the detriment of her own personal feelings. I don’t feel Charles will command anywhere near the same respect. I think after the Queen dies, regardless of what role Camilla is given, the Royal Family will eventually be abolished.

Yes it is Rosina.

Buttonjugs*

With their behaviour they are abolishing themselves!!!

History will be repeated. George 5 was king but the people adored Edward Prince of Wales He abdicated , George 6 wasn’t
welcomed , then came Elizabeth and Margaret.

Charles ,when king , we will have William perhaps Prince of Wales and the people will be won over again.