Queen Camilla has once again found herself at the centre of royal family drama but this time for her coronation antics, a royal expert has claimed.
Tensions have risen between Kate Middleton and Camilla following a row over the coronation guest list, which reportedly had “twenty Parker Bowles’” but only “four Middletons”, author Tom Bower claimed.
The Princess of Wales wanted to invite more of her family to the historic event but was blocked from doing so by Camilla, who wanted her children and grandchildren to take centre stage during the coronation.
While Kate’s brother and sister attended, they were not allowed to bring their partners to the coronation, which was said to have infuriated her.
Only Kate’s parents and two siblings were in attendance for the May 6 ceremony, while even Camilla’s ex-husband made the cut for the coronation invite list.
The tension then culminated in an incredibly awkward moment during the coronation where Middleton refused to curtsey to her stepmother-in-law as she left Westminister Abbey with her recently crowned hubby.
If you look at the Coronation footage, as the King and Queen leave the thrones and head for the exit of Westminster Abbey, you’ll see that everyone bows and curtsies to the King and no one moves a limb, a muscle, when Camilla passes,” Bower told UK TV program Dan Wootton Tonight.
“And that’s because they were angry with Camilla.”
Bower said it had been “absolutely noticeable” to everyone that nobody curtsied to Queen Camilla.
Matters were only made worse at the next day’s Windsor concert, where William made “no reference to Queen Camilla” during his speech to the public.
The Prince of Wales spoke fondly of his father and late grandmother and thanked the nation’s service workers in the short speech but notably left out any acknowledgment of Camilla.
“So, there is a tension there,” Bower said.
