Camilla’s ‘sanity valve’ escape from Royal life – and King Charles is at the heart of it
A leading royal expert has said Queen Camilla is kept "in the real world" by her roles as a wife, mother and grandmother while she is kept busy by major royal duties
Over the past nine months, Queen Camilla has truly stepped into her role as one of the Royal Family’s most valuable assets. Her journey from being hidden in the shadows to shining brightly in the limelight is one for the history books but, away from the intense public scrutiny, she remains a wife, mother and grandmother first and foremost.
Among all her significant duties and responsibilities, it’s Camilla’s, 77, role as a grandmother that keeps her grounded in “the real world”, according to a leading Royal expert. “Camilla has maintained a small part of her life which is hers and and almost hers alone and I rather admire that” former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK!
She added: “She has her own house where she can put her muddy wellington boots on and a pair of old jeans and and romp around the garden with her grandchildren or just on her own, and just have some peace and calm and quiet. We have to remember that Camilla agreed to get into this extraordinary goldfish bowl of royal life in her mid fifties – an age where most of us are very established in our lives.”
“She has a history, she has a family, she has an independent life and has kept some of that, albeit a very small part, to herself. And I think it’s almost like a sanity valve.”
During a well-earned break after spending some quality time with her loved ones, Queen Camilla made quite the entrance last week as she resumed a jam-packed schedule of Royal engagements. The Queen Consort dazzled observers, clearly keeping King Charles close to her heart while inaugurating the Dyson Cancer Centre in Bath on Tuesday.
Showing genuine care when quizzed about her spouse’s condition amid his health battle, she assured, “Yes he is doing very well”. Her timetable was just warming up, as the Queen proceeded to unveil the new Stonegate Farmers’ HQ, swiftly followed by a glittering 70th anniversary celebration for Book Aid International at St James’s Palace.
Continuing her dynamic week, Thursday saw her grace the English National Ballet’s Mulryan Centre for Dance and wrap things up with an inspection of RAF Leeming in tribute to her appointment as Honorary Air Commodore. With the King hearteningly on the mend, Queen Camilla is embracing her adored role as ‘Gaga’ – the affectionate nickname from her brood.
