Mr FitzWilliam told RoyallyUs: “There’s absolutely no doubt that if you look at the way [Camilla]’s developed her charity work, she has taken on much higher profile relatively recently.
“Topics such as domestic violence, abuse, rape, these she has done extraordinarily well in, in tackling these and in being supportive, as well as osteoporosis and animal welfare and literacy and so forth.
“But I think she’s, there’s a great deal of respect for her publicly a certain amount of affection.”
On Wednesday, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall met veterans of the Falklands war during a reception to mark the 40th anniversary of the conflict on board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The couple were greeted by the president of the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 (SAMA82), Commodore Jamie Miller, and received the royal salute from a Royal Navy guard of honour accompanied by an army band on the jetty at Portsmouth Naval Base.
As they arrived on the ship, they were met by the carrier’s commanding officer, Captain Ian Feasey, and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
Charles and Camilla then had a chance to meet veterans of the Falklands war, serving personnel and their families during a reception in the carrier’s vast hangar.
The reception concluded with a flourish by buglers and the royal couple were given “three cheers” as they signed the visitor’s book before leaving the ship.
