For the past year or so, there’s been a real effort to make King Charles sound like a doting grandfather. While this isn’t the most important subject or biggest royal lie, it’s one which annoys me to no end. Charles doesn’t even like children, nor does he spend much or any time with ANY of his grandkids. It’s even worse than that, because the whole “Charles is a hands-on grandpa” thing was intended for (you guessed it) an audience of one, Prince Harry. Charles wanted to flaunt his closeness with his white grandkids while making a point of shunning his mixed-race grandkids. I recently realized that Charles is significantly breaking a royal pattern here – Charles was coddled by his grandmother, just as QEII was closer to her grandkids than her own children. Charles simply doesn’t give a sh-t about that, he’s too self-absorbed. And Camilla isn’t forcing the issue either – she actually spends time with her grandkids while she stays at Ray Mill, her separate home. Charles just putters around the castle all by himself. But I digress, here’s the latest from Robert Hardman:
Queen Camilla is always supportive of King Charles without overstepping. Robert Hardman, author of The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, tells PEOPLE that Queen Camilla “knows the sort of boundaries” that King Charles maintains.
“She wouldn’t want to be getting into the King’s space with his grandchildren,” he says. “She’s not going to push herself. She’s still very keen to maintain. She’s still got her own family. That’s very important to her, and she appreciates how important it is for him.”
Hardman says that King Charles, 75, is a “doting grandfather” to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. In fact, he is spending “a lot more time at Windsor,” the Prince and Princess of Wales’ home base, “than anyone expected.”
“Normally, he’s often there on a Thursday and a Friday. Obviously, the Waleses are within walking distance of the castle,” Hardman says. “He’s never really had that sort of proximity to the younger family. Now, there’s more overlap.”
Hardman says that Queen Camilla “does bring a sort of unstuffiness” to the royal family.
“She can laugh when there are either adverse headlines or there’s some crisis or something. She’s just an upbeat person,” he says. “I could see her in a real crisis, I think she’d be a great asset.”
Well, that answers some questions I had about Hardman’s sourcing. Big surprise, you mean Camilla comes out of this book smelling like a rose? Who would have thought!! As I said, Camilla actually has great relationships with her two kids and all of her grandkids. She sees them all the time, they come visit her at Ray Mill. And while she’s with her family, Charles just putters around Windsor Castle or Highgrove or Sandringham. You know he’s not calling Adelaide Cottage and asking if he can pop over to see the kids, nor is he inviting his grandchildren around for tea. Oh well!
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, points something out to Prince Louis during the Platinum Pageant on June 05, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.,Image: 697156197, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Ian Vogler / Avalon 
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are joined by Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their Coronation in London, United Kingdom, on 06 May 2023.,Image: 774227092, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Marc Aspland The Times/Sunday Times / Avalon 
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – MAY 07: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince George of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty, Commonwealth Secretary-General are seen during the Coronation Concert on May 07, 2023 in Windsor, England. The Windsor Castle Concert is part of the celebrations of the Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms that took place at Westminster Abbey yesterday.,Image: 774482050, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson / Avalon 
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – MAY 07: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Rishi Sunak, Akshata Murty, Commonwealth Secretary-General and Princess Beatrice of York are seen during the Coronation Concert on May 07, 2023 in Windsor, England. The Windsor Castle Concert is part of the celebrations of the Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms that took place at Westminster Abbey yesterday.,Image: 774482077, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson / Avalon
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(Strictly for editorial use only and available until December 12th 2018) In this handout image provided by Clarence House, HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales poses for an official portrait to mark his 70th Birthday in the gardens of Clarence House, with Their Royal Highnesses Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Willliam Duke of Cambridge, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex, on September 5, 2018 in London, England.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcW1kZYZxe8eaqZ2lkaOsrLXNoJacoJGnuaa%2FvqynnqaUqKy1tcyelrChpJ2sqbXSmK6hoaSarKi%2BwKebpKGUqKy4tMilnJibkaK2rbjAmKCsl5Gsrrp7