The phone call that took place in 1989 more than confirmed that Charles had engaged in an affair with Camilla while still married to Diana. Meanwhile, it also proved that Camilla had cheated on her husband, Andrew Parker Bowles.
In the beginning, Camilla was, unsurprisingly, not particularly popular among the public, nor was she a favorite of Queen Elizabeth.
Camilla had to endure “torrents” of mistreatment from the public
In 2018, investigative author and journalist Tom Bower claimed that, at first, Queen Elizabeth II didn’t want any interaction with Camilla. King Charles is said to have confronted his mother, telling her to “soften her antagonism” so he could live freely with Camilla. That, however, didn’t sit well with the queen, who reportedly lashed out at Charles.
I don’t think Charles realised how awful it was for her. He was often away on engagements and working hard for the country and Commonwealth, and at the time, Camilla didn’t have protection officers because she wasn’t part of the Royal Family. But when Charles finally realised, he did get protection for her, which he paid for himself.”
Camilla became increasingly popular among the public as the years went by. Even so, Angela Levin suspected she “must still bear the scars of it all.”
Queen Camilla – health issues
For years, Camilla has been raising awareness about osteoporosis. She first became the president of the Royal Osteoporosis Society in 2001. The queen made her first donation to it in 1997, and the reason why she is very dedicated to osteoporosis has to do with her family history.
As the Mayo Clinic describes, osteoporosis “causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a break.” Moreover, the site describes that osteoporosis-related breaks “most commonly occur in the hip, wrist, or spine.”
“Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn’t keep up with the loss of old bone,” it says.
