- . . . the Queen . . . is worried that it could tarnish the monarchy.
Posted on 02/26/2005 7:35:11 PM PST by quidnunc
The Queen has "distanced" herself from the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker Bowles because she believes that her son is putting personal gratification before duty, royal courtiers have disclosed.
The courtiers also say privately that the Queen is "lukewarm" about the marriage and is worried that it could tarnish the monarchy.
Buckingham Palace announced last Tuesday that neither the Queen nor Prince Philip would be attending the civil marriage ceremony at Windsor Guildhall on April 8 because they wanted to keep the occasion "low key".
The announcement, however, was widely interpreted as a snub even though the Palace said that the Queen and other members of the Royal Family would attend the service of dedication afterwards at St George's Chapel. The Queen is also giving a wedding reception at Windsor Castle.
The courtiers said yesterday that Prince Charles's private office had been outmanoeuvred by Buckingham Palace and that Sir Robin Janvrin, the Queen's private secretary, had tried to protect her from becoming involved in a "town hall marriage" which demeaned her own status. One said: "Robin is very clever. As soon as he sensed controversy, he did what he always does and wrapped the Queen in cotton wool to make sure that she didn't get damaged by events.
The courtier said that Sir Robin's intervention was symptomatic of the Queen's long-standing concern over Charles's relationship with Camilla.
"The problems of the past week go back many years. The Queen believes that the Prince of Wales has put his own gratification and interests before duty by pursuing his relationship with Camilla, and she can never forgive that."
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George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the present queen's mother) did the monarchy proud during WW II in general and The Blitz in particular.
The Present Queen's mother was also a Queen Elizabeth? How is the current Queen then not Queen Elizabeth III?
I think the "source" of the information (not necessarily the newspaper) should be highlighted in every thread title.
She believes what? Cammila for "pleasure"?
Boy do I feel sorry for Prince Phillip.
The queen M=mother was a queen consort, not a queen royal
When they speak of the princess royal they're talking about Princess Anne rather than the wife of one of her brothers.
I suspect that Camilla is not well. Charles is marrying her because she may not be around very long. Could be wrong. We'll see.
Diana was a tramp. Case closed.
Why can't ordinary americans elect the President? Why do the electors have to go to college?
Because her mother wasn't the monarch. Her father was. Just like the husband of the current queen isn't the king.
OK. I apologize for the last post. The Schism between the East and West churches is a complicated matter, and did not completely occur in 1054 (the date usually used). Reasons for it were poilitical as well as spiritual. Perhaps more political.
I don't know off-hand how big a role the Catholic Church's rejection of married priests around this time affected the Schism (the Orthodox obviously disagreed).
I suspect it was hardly the major cause of the split, but one of those thorny issues driving the two sides apart.
Is that more accurate?
The Queen has gone beyond the looking glass.
The thought of having people like that as my "friends" makes me shudder.
The Queen might have objected to Charles marrying Camilla in 1972. She comes from what is considered by royalty as a 'bad stable' i.e family. Her married great-grandmother was the mistress of King 'Casanova' Edward VII, and claimed at one time that her daughter was actually the king's. This would have made Charles and Camilla some kind of cousins if it had been true. Camilla's grandmother was involved in a lesbian society scandal. Only her mother seemed to live a quiet life. Camilla herself started an affair with Charles because of her great-grandmother being Edward VII's mistress. By the way, that lady was a great society beauty, which Camilla is not, and was invited by Edward VII's accomodating wife (Queen Alexandra) to be at his deathbed.
Such are the weird ways of the monarchy.
Camilla has never been a moral woman, and Charles is known within the Royal Family to be a very weak man. They deserve eachother.
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