Moment Princess Anne 'confronted' Queen Camilla over title at royal dinner
Apparently Anne didn't want to call her "queen"Queen Camilla and Princess Anne were allegedly involved in a “big showdown” ahead of Charles’ coronation.
The Princess Royal, who turned 75 on August 15, was apparently unhappy with her sister-in-law using the title “Queen”. The claims were made by Princess Diana’s former dressmaker, David Emanuel, during an interview on GB News.
Princess Diana’s dressmaker, David, made an appearance on GB News in 2023, where he discussed the then rapidly approaching coronation.
One hot topic that arose was Queen Camilla. At the time, her title was a point of contention for many royal observers.
It was a matter that sparked a great deal of controversy and one that David admitted was “highly charged”.
Was Camilla ‘confronted’ by Princess Anne?
“I understood from Her Majesty the Queen that [Camilla] should be Queen Consort, now suddenly she’s ‘Queen’?” David seemed baffled by the apparent title change.
“That’s what were we were sold on weren’t we?” David then asked, also claiming that “a lot of people have told me they’re unhappy about it”.
Before her death in 2022, Queen Elizabeth II said it was her “sincere wish” that Camilla would be known as “Queen Consort” when Charles became king. After Her Majesty’s death, Camilla’s title was changed to “Queen Camilla” ahead of the king’s 2023 coronation.
Another person that was apparently unhappy with Camilla’s title was Princess Anne.
According to David, she went so far as to confront Camilla about it in “a big showdown” at a dinner.
He said: “I heard that there was a coronation dinner. Obviously the king and Camilla were there and apparently the Princess Royal said: ‘You’re not Queen, you’re the Queen’s Consort.'”
You’re not Queen, you’re the Queen’s Consort.
“Wow,” gasped a shocked Dan Wootton, who was interviewing him. “That’s a fascinating revelation. She said this to her face?”
“Oh yes,” David confirmed, insisting that his story was not simply gossip, but something that he has heard from “quite a few sources”.
“It was a big showdown,” he claimed.
Royal Insider has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
‘Tension’ between Queen Camilla and Princess Anne
Of course, the sisters-in-law already shared an interesting past.
Anne is believed to have dated Andrew Parker Bowles, Camilla’s ex husband, before they were married.
In light of the claims about Camilla’s title of queen, David then speculated that the coronation would be “emotionally charged”.
“So you can imagine that in the Abbey, it’s going to be so emotionally charged,” David said. He then drew attention to the guest list: “You’ve got Diana’s sisters, the Spencers will be there, Camilla’s children will be there.”
“And what are they all thinking?” He finished up by asking. “What is the country thinking?”
Princess Anne and Queen Camilla’s friendship
Despite David’s previous claims, we are sure Anne and Camilla share a solid friendship.
In fact, just last November, the two sisters-in-law stepped out together for a public engagement.
They attended the University of London’s Foundation Day, where Anne, as Chancellor of the University of London, awarded Camilla with an honorary doctorate of literature certificate.
Former royal butler Grant Harrold has attested to Camilla and Anne’s bond, telling us on behalf of OLBG: “Camilla gets on with her sister-in-law really well, they’re very close and good friends.”
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