Laura Lopes

The Queen Consort 's son has insisted Camilla did not have " any sort of End Game " to become Queen.

Speaking on The News Agents podcast, Tom Parker Bowles said His Mother " Just Married the person she loved".

His remarks counter allegations by The Duke of Sussex, who wrote how Camilla played " the long game" with a campaign aimed at marriage and " The Crown ".

Camilla will be crowned alongside King Charles at the on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London.

Mr Parker Bowles told hosts Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel : " I think change happens but I don't care what anyone says - this wasn't any sort of End Game .

" She married the person she loved and this is What Happened . "

Asked if it was weird to think of Camilla as " The Queen " Mr Parker Bowles, who is a food writer and critic, said: " Not really because she's still our mother. I say 'our' but not The Royal 'we', speaking for My Sister and me. She's our mother. "

Mr Parker Bowles, and his sister Laura Lopes , are Camilla's children from her marriage to retired British military officer Andrew Parker Bowles.

Camilla divorced Mr Parker Bowles in 1995, and later married Charles in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall in April 2005

Prince Harry made headlines at The Beginning of the year for what many saw as a scathing attack of his stepmother's character.

In interviews to promote his memoir, Harry called Camilla a " villain" and spoke of bodies being " left in the street" during her image rehabilitation.

He described how he and his brother, Prince William, not to marry her, saying: " He didn't answer.

" But she answered. Straight away. Shortly after our private summits with her, she began to play the long game.

" A campaign aimed at marriage, and eventually The Crown , with Pa's blessing we presumed. "

Asked if His Mother would be anxious ahead of The Coronation , Mr Parker Bowles said it was " tough" to take on such a role during The Ceremony but " she's never complained".

" I think anyone would be anxious on an occasion of this sort of importance in terms of the historical. And yes, I think I'd be terrified if I had to sort of walk out wearing ancient robes. . " He Said .

Mr Parker Bowles's youngest child, Freddy Parker Bowles, will take part in The Ceremony as a alongside his cousins Gus and Louis Lopes, and Prince George , The King 's grandson.

Anti-monarchy group Republic is reportedly set to protest at The Coronation by lining The Procession route and gathering in Trafalgar Square .

Asked whether he was worried about the demonstrations, Mr Parker Bowles said: " We Live in, thankfully, a Free Country . . If people want to protest that's their right to do so. "

Source of news: bbc.com