Prince Harry and Prince William’s Relationship With Camilla

When Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall married their father, Charles, Prince of Wales, in 2005, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex gained a stepmother. After Queen Elizabeth II announced that her sincere wish was for Camilla, the wife of Prince Charles, to become queen after he was crowned king, many eyes were on Charles' sons.

Camilla had previously formed relationships with both William and Harry before becoming an official member of the British royal family.

William and Harry's complicated relationships with their stepmother stem from events that occurred before they were born. Camilla is the lady Charles fell in love with before marrying Diana, Princess of Wales, their mother, in 1981. From the beginning, Charles and Diana's marriage was turbulent.

The situation got more complicated when Charles and Camilla began having an affair despite the fact that they were both married to other people.

Diana was frightened of the unpredictability and changes that life brings to the royal family, and it was evident to her even before the wedding day that Camilla Parker Bowles had won the heart of her future husband.

Without a doubt, the situation was difficult for everyone involved, including William and Harry, and it remained so following Diana's death in 1997.

Many are wondering how this affected the young princes and whether they ever really accepted her as a stepmother?

After decades of hidden love, Charles and Camilla married in St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in 2005, and their children attended the intimate wedding instead of their parents.

We've seen William and Harry in Camille's company several times since then, and while there's always been the respect expected of English royalty, there's never been an excessive intimacy.

What are the princes' feelings toward Charles' wife and the future queen, as we found out recently?

In 1998, a year after Diana's death, Charles' heir met his future stepmother for the first time.

When William arrived at the St. James's Palace apartment where the two of them lived, Charles went out and left them alone for half an hour. After that, Kamila just said, "I need a drink," and everyone seemed pleased with how the meeting went.

They met up again, a few days later, for lunch, and then for tea numerous times after that. Camilla would occasionally visit London and contact William for breakfast.

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker first confirmed their relationship in the early 2000s, when they appeared together at an event three years after Lady Diana's death. They were not seen with William and Harry until 2001.

During the first years of Charles and Camille's marriage, there were a lot of family conflicts until everyone got used to it. At the time, William did not have a strong connection with his father.

From time to time, Harry showed his fierce temperament.

After marrying Prince Charles, Camilla told her family and close friends that she had discovered the unexpected side of the Charming Prince.

Prince William is "happy" these days, according to the British media, since the Queen wants Camilla to be the consort queen when Charles takes the throne. However, it is believed that it was not easy for William during all these years.