Mr Hardman says that friends “were also reminded of an inner toughness that they had seldom seen since the dark days of the 1990s”, when Queen Camilla was central to the demise of then Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage.
He writes: “Since the Sussexes departure from the United Kingdom, Queen Camilla has found herself cast as the dangerous villain of the piece by Prince Harry.
“With her on the way to being Queen Consort there was going to be people or bodies left in the street,” he told the USA’s 60 minutes.
“For her part Queen Camilla was content to let it pass. There was to be no selective briefing on the matter, no friends given the nod to voice sadness or disappointment or set the record straight.
“After nearly two decades as a member of the Royal Family she works on the basis that the public have a pretty good idea of what they are getting.”
He added: “Her response to noises off from California would be business as usual with a smile and without a word.”
Meanwhile Queen Camilla is busy stepping into a new role as the face of the monarchy in her “own admirable way,” according to a royal historian.
While King Charles and Princess Kate are recovering from their respective surgeries, Queen Camilla will be busy conducting royal engagements.
Daily Express US spoke to Marlene Koenig, author of the blog Royal Musings, who said: “She is the support. She is not the star of the show. Charles is the sovereign. She is the consort. She’s his Queen.”
Ms Koenig added: “She’s going to go out there and represent him and do what she does in her own admirable way, and she has such a great way with people.”
“There are crowds for her. There has — certainly — been a change in the wind.”
