Brandreth wrote in his 2005 book ‘Portrait of a Love Affair’: “The attraction between Charles and Camilla was immediate and mutual, and passionate.”
Half a century on, the 74-year-old Duchess has slowly won over the British public and is now the 10th most popular member of the Royal family, with a higher approval rating than the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Prince Charles was said to have been instantly captivated by Camilla, with her ‘unaffected’ dress sense and down-to-earth manner according to royal insiders.
The Prince of Wales told Brandreth he loved how Camilla “wasn’t brittle or pseudo-sophisticated”, but really fun.
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