Camilla hated the idea of being queen, slammed royal protocol: author

Camilla once loathed the idea of being queen — and she had a few choice words for her husband.The claim was made by royal author Tom Quinn in his new book, “Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants.”Quinn spoke to hundreds of former and current palace staff members to learn what it’s like to watch over the House of Windsor.Fox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.A spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital, “We don’t comment on such books.”“Camilla definitely didn’t want to be queen because she’s intelligent enough to know that once you become queen or a senior member of the royal family, you are constantly under the microscope,” Quinn told Fox News Digital.“And I think Camilla, right back in the 1970s when she first met Charles, decided, ‘I don’t want to marry.’ Not because she didn’t love him.I think she would’ve liked to marry him. “But apparently, she said, ‘I’m not going to be able to cope with being queen.

I don’t want to be queen because it’s too much focus, too much attention on me.’ She enjoyed being able to have a private life away from the limelight.But Charles refused to give up.”A member of staff claimed to Quinn that Camilla “hated the idea of being queen.” The unnamed aide claimed that Camilla would regularly say to Charles, “Can’t we get away from all this protocol? It’s all bollocks.” But Charles, who “hates swearing,” would reply, “You’re going to do it [become queen] for me, darling.”Quinn claimed to Fox News Digital that even after Camilla married Charles in 2005, she was always worried about taking on the title of queen.After long being recognized as a mistress, the now 77-year-old was eager to enjoy a quieter life without the scrutiny.“Everything is focused on what you do,” Quinn explained.

“You’ve got the press, which, in the U.K., is sometimes very intrusive on the royal family.You’ve got the media in general, you’ve got the wo...