Camilla, the Queen Consort ‘s father, Bruce Shand, reduced King Charles III to tears when he confronted him about their extramarital relationship, a royal insider claimed. The King and his now-wife rekindled their relationship in the mid-1980s when they both were married and had children with different partners. Mr Shand is said to have told Charles to “show some honour and decency” and end his romance with Camilla after recordings of their private phone conversations emerged.
A royal insider said: “Camilla’s dad never liked or respected Charles — and even told him to leave her alone.”
The confrontation between the pair is believed to have taken place after “a tape recording of an intimate phone call between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles has been played to the Daily Mirror.”
Speaking to RadarOnline, the insider continued: “At a private meeting, Shand scolded Charles for ruining his daughter’s life, reducing the prince to tears.
“Shand ordered Charles to man up and show some honour and decency. He reminded the prince he was sleeping with another man’s wife, which was a disgrace to the monarchy and his role in the Church of England.
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“He told Charles Camilla’s husband was the better man.”
Camilla divorced her husband Andrew Parker Bowles in 1995, and Prince Charles followed two years later with his divorce from Diana, Princess of Wales.
Mr Shand later begrudgingly accepted his daughter’s relationship with the King and grew “very fond” of Charles.
He also continued to vocally defend Camilla from any attempts of vilifying her for her relationship with her now-husband.
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The Queen Consort last year spoke about the pivotal role her father played in instilling in her and her younger siblings a love for reading, and in inspiring her to turn to books during the coronavirus pandemic.
She said: “I think it certainly came from my father, he was probably the best-read man I’ve come across, anywhere. I mean, he devoured books.
“And so he read to us, as children. He chose the books and we listened.
“And I think… the love of books was ingrained in us, because, you know, it was there from such an early age.”
Major Shand died aged 89 in 2006 after battling cancer. He was survived by daughters Camilla, the Queen Consort and Annabel Elliot, and son Mark Shand.
