Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 74, married Prince Charles, 73, in 2005, and in turn became stepmother to Prince William, 39, and Prince Harry, 37. She is also a parent of two children of her own – Laura Lopes, 43, and Tom Parker Bowles, 47. Much has been said over the years about the relationship between Camilla and Prince Charles’ two sons. There is a lot of speculation over the Princes’ loyalty to their mother Princess Diana and if this has impacted their relationship with Camilla, positively or negatively. The “complicated” nature of William and Harry’s relationship with their stepmother stem from events that happened before they were born.
Charles and Diana divorced in 1996 and Camilla is the woman with whom Charles had an affair whilst married to their mother, the late Princess Diana.
The situation proved complicated for everyone involved, including William and Harry, and remained as such after Diana’s death in 1997.
Lucy Shrimpton, parenting expert and founder of The Sleep Nanny spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about the Duchess of Cornwall’s role as a…