Camilla has revealed how she keeps her marriage to Prince Charles strong, her anxieties for her grandchildren, and her secret Wordle addiction.
In a new tell-all interview with British Vogue, the Duchess of Cornwall revealed a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse at her royal existence.
The 74-year-old, who has spent most of her life in the public eye, opened up about her life and how she keeps her connection with the future King going.
Despite their extremely hectic schedules, she and her spouse always strive to make time for each other, she told the magazine.
Camilla admits that managing work and marriage isn’t always easy, but she and her 17 years husband make time to ‘sit down together and have a cup of tea and discuss the day.’
She said: ‘You know when we go away, the nicest thing is that we actually sit and read our books in different corners of the same room.’
She told the magazine that the first few years of her relationship with the prince were “not easy” because of the public’s negative reaction.
She told Vogue: ‘I was scrutinised for such a long time that you just have to find a way to live with it. Nobody likes to be looked at all the time and, you know, criticised. But I think in the end, I sort of rise above it and get on with it. You’ve got to get on with life.’
Her popularity has grown in the nearly two decades, and the Queen announced earlier this year that she wants her new daughter-in-law to be Queen Consort when Charles becomes King.
Camilla gave the interview ahead of her 75th birthday later this year, telling a photographer that she was sorry he had to photograph a “old bat.”
She values family, and her Clarence House desk is adorned with images of loved ones, including one of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day.
Camilla has five grandchildren from her son and daughter, Tom and Laura, whom she had with her ex-husband, in addition to her royal step-grandchildren.
She claims to spoil her grandchildren, who range in age from 12 to 14, but admits to being surprised by them at times.
‘The girls are beginning to get into clothes and make-up and, you know, it’s rather frightening when you see them, coming out with pierced ears and a lot of new make-up and funny-coloured hair and stuff,’ she said.
She went on to say that she compares her Wordle score with her granddaughter every day, and that she enjoys it because it “tells you how brilliant you are,” boasting that she had previously received a score of two.
During the interview, she also discussed the work that domestic violence organizations that she supports perform to assist women who are in violent relationships.
‘I think we all know somebody who it’s happened to,’ Camilla said.
‘I was hearing it too often, from friends who knew friends, and I thought maybe I ought to look into it to see if there was somewhere for me to help.
‘There’s been such a taboo. People can still love the people that abuse them, and feel such guilt and such shame that they think it’s their fault, so they bury it.
‘It becomes a sort of terrible hidden secret.’
Camilla said she would keep supporting domestic abuse charities following her ascension to Queen Consort because ‘you can’t desert things that you’re in the middle of’.
She went on to say that as a feminist, she enjoys seeing women build confidence before they ‘fly the flag’ for their gender.