Camilla's biographer Angela Levin revealed that Prince Andrew and Princess Anne did not want their older brother to marry Camilla Parker Bowles.

They were against this union for the reason that Camilla was previously married and, moreover, was not from the appropriate family.

Wedding of Camilla and Charles, 2005 / Photo: Associated Press

And Prince Andrew had other personal motives in this regard.

He hoped to persuade his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to deprive Charles of the opportunity to become king, because then the young monarch could become Prince William, and Prince Andrew could be his regent and rule Great Britain.

Andrew, of course, was always Elizabeth's favorite son, and she did not hide it, but he did not consider that the monarch herself could be a long-lived one.

And so it happened, the queen died in the fall of 2022 at the age of 96, having celebrated her 70-year reign in the summer.

Princess Anne, Charles and Camilla / Photo: Associated Press

As express.co.uk writes, Princess Anna, on the contrary, worried about the image of the monarchy.

She questioned Camilla's work ethic and wasn't sure if she could take on the responsibility.

It turned out that even after Queen Elizabeth II gave permission for the marriage of Charles and Camilla, Princess Anne was still for many years against the idea of ​​​​giving Camilla the right to the title of Queen Consort, and this decision was taken by the monarch only in February 2022.

Anna once said that Camille would never become a real queen.

Anne and Camilla's relationship may have been particularly awkward because Camilla was married to Andrew Parker-Bowles, and Princess Anne had an affair with him shortly before he proposed to Camilla.

Camilla Parker-Bowles and Prince Charles / Photo: Getty Images

But time put everything in its place.

Over the years, Princess Anne saw Camilla work diligently for the good of the monarchy and perform royal duties with a sense of duty.

This melted Anna's heart and now she and Camilla get along much better.

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