Report: Camilla worries about her role as William and Kate take on more

The banquet also brought a public show of support for Prince William: King Charles praised his eldest son and called him his “successor.” William, 44, and Charles, 77, appeared together as the Waleses have taken on a higher profile, including William’s recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show and Kate’s visit to a children’s hospice earlier this month.

An unnamed source quoted in the report said Camilla accepts that Charles needs to hand over some responsibilities, but believes William and Kate have been too quick to step in. The source alleged that Camilla fears they are trying to push her out and claimed she was concerned Kate had excluded her from meetings. The report also attributed to the source the view that Camilla resents the attention Kate receives; these claims were not independently substantiated.

The article points to signs that have fuelled speculation about tensions between the royal couples. In July, William and Kate’s official social media account did not publicly mark Camilla’s 79th birthday, and a summer photo roundup from the couple featured neither Charles nor Camilla. The report also says relations between Charles and William have reportedly been strained over Harry’s return to the UK.

Camilla became Queen after Charles’s coronation in 2023. Her position has long been shaped by scrutiny of her relationship with Charles and the enduring public regard for the late Princess Diana. On Gabriela Peacock’s Don’t Judge Me podcast, Camilla’s son Tom Parker-Bowles recalled the treatment his mother faced in the 1990s, saying: “Just because everyone's being nice now doesn't mean we don't remember back in the 90s when it was all pretty nasty.”

The report says Charles’s cancer treatment, now reportedly reduced, has added to uncertainty about the monarchy’s future. It also says Kate announced in January that her cancer was in remission. A source portrayed Kate as focused on her work rather than competing with Camilla, while saying she does not intend to hold herself back as she and William take on more public responsibilities.