Prince William And Prince Harry ‘Pleaded’ With King Charles Not To Marry Camilla: ‘Just Don’t…’
Prince Harry earlier wrote in his memoir that he and his brother Prince William were skeptical about the idea of King Charles' marriage to Camilla.
Prince Harry and Prince William were not supportive of their father King Charles marrying Camilla, the Duke of Sussex wrote in his memoir ‘Spare’. King Charles and Queen Camilla celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9 but Prince Harry earlier wrote in his memoir that he and his brother were skeptical about the idea of their marriage.
Prince Harry said that they were resistant to the idea of their father getting married after King Charles’ divorce from their mother Princess Diana in 1996. Princess Diana died in a car crash in 1997.
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Prince Harry wrote that he and Prince William were worried about the scrutiny that the marriage would bring towards them.
What Prince Harry Said About King Charles Marrying Camilla
Prince Harry wrote, “Willy and I agreed that Pa deserved better. Apologies to Teddy [the King’s childhood teddy bear], Pa deserved a proper companion. That was why, when asked, Willy and I promised Pa that we’d welcome Camilla into the family. The only thing we asked in return was that he not marry her."
He added, “You don’t need to remarry, we pleaded. A wedding would cause controversy. It would incite the press. It would make the whole country, the whole world, talk about Mummy, compare Mummy and Camilla, and nobody wanted that. Least of all, Camilla. We support you, we said. We endorse Camilla, we said. Just please don’t marry her. Just be together, Pa."
Prince Harry also slammed Camilla as he wrote that she “began to play the long game, a campaign aimed at marriage."
Charles and Camilla announced their engagement in February 2005 and tied the knot in April that year.
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