Camilla, the Wicked Stepmother?

Affairs rarely leave anyone smelling of roses.

I absolutely agree that Charles and Camilla are meant to be together, if he didn't know what "in love" meant, it's obvious to me that he now does.

Nano14

Judging by the 'facts' on this thread, methinks that some of you have been watching that famous work of fiction, 'The Crown'.

But it made great TV, I think most of us recognised it was only based on events and every conversation was dramatically created, after all who would really know what went on behind closed doors.

As for Diana, she was damaged long before she married Charles, and yes, she did grow to be very manipulative and bitter and unwell.

Years of lies and verbal abuse has forged a strong bond

You only have to see the King and Queen (consort) together to see the connection along with how much love and respect they have for each other.

When you look back at footage of Prince Charles and Diana the connection is not visible.

1,000’s of people divorce for a multitude of reasons, 1,000’s go on to find the one and lead very happy lives, the royals are no different in this respect.

Where would he burst out with - I am in love ?

Charles’ reply “Whatever in love means?” would suggest to me that he had not really been in love with Camilla, Diana or anyone else.

If you have been in love, you know it.

Diplomat

I am and always will be in the Diana camp.

Ohhh that's not very diplomatic Diplomat! 😁

Well from what I can see of Camilla,
I really warm to her. Her eyes twinkle, she smiles easily & she laughs freely. I think she's very attractive and a great asset to the UK.
Ps, I'm not Royalist but Camilla is an asset to them for sure. 🙃

Diplomat

I am and always will be in the Diana camp.

camp ?

I'm not in anyone's camp
I did feel sorry for both of them, I think they both tried, it didn't work out. They moved on.
All in the glare of publicity.

I am and always will be in the Diana camp.

When asked about his relationship with Camilla he could have said much but chose - non negotiable

Whatever in love means🙄

Charles is an over thinker/philosophiser, and I think when he threw out “Whatever love means?” on the spur of the moment, it was as if he was asking the interviewer for an intellectual discussion on the nature of the state of being in love.

It came back to bite him in a big way, as we know…

Diana was welcomed , she grew up with the royal family,

I agree.

Diana was a lamb to the slaughter, conned by "The Firm". Her life and death were truly tragic.
Of course, Charles should have been allowed to marry Camilla in the first place. Then we'd have been spared the unsavoury details of their adulterous affair.
Thank goodness the royal family learned its lesson and welcomed Catherine Middleton as Prince William's wife.

Ooh that is a bit mean.

Quote mrsgreenfingers56 Thu 28-Nov-24 15:28:22
I still think of Camilla as the other woman with a crown on her head and very hard to think of her as Queen. Having had a marriage breakdown due to adultery it really rattles very hard indeed with me. Maybe time I moved on I know.I

It must bring painful memories, I am so sorry,

Hurt people hurt people, as the quote says, and yes, there are an awful lot of us/them around.

Sadly many innocent people are hurt by people with frailties ,
she hurt many people but that’s life

I still think of Camilla as the other woman with a crown on her head and very hard to think of her as Queen. Having had a marriage breakdown due to adultery it really rattles very hard indeed with me. Maybe time I moved on I know.

Yes, I'd call it that.

frailty?

As I said, it didn't impact me.
Given Diana's age, and her frailty, I suppose you'd call it, I rather saw her as a victim.

There will always be men willing to take advantage.

My sympathy is with the wives , I really cannot understand how a woman can speak of the hurt she suffered when her
husband had an affair yet play a part in inflicting that hurt on
another woman. James Gilbey and James Hewitt were not married