King Charles and Queen Camilla have long shared one of the British royal family’s strongest relationships despite years of intense public scrutiny. Yet the couple reportedly prefers spending weekends apart, and royal experts have now explained the reason behind their unusual arrangement.
Royal expert reveals why King Charles and Queen Camilla spend weekends apart
On the August 4 episode of Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential, royal experts Rebecca English and Robert Hardman answered some of the biggest questions fans have about the monarchy. One of those fans asked why King Charles and Queen Camilla choose to spend their weekends apart. The experts claimed that this arrangement has been in place since they tied the knot back in 2005.
After her divorce from her first husband, Queen Camilla allegedly bought the Ray Mill House in Wiltshire. It is now a safe haven for her. At this house, she spends time with her family free of royal inhibitions.
Meanwhile, King Charles dwells at Highgrove or somewhere else. Rebecca English pointed out that this arrangement worked because the King and the Queen are no strangers to spending their time apart.
She explained, “They live quite independent lives, and I don’t think it affects their relationship at all. [Ray Mill] is a real bolthole for her. It’s very informal. She has the children over. She has the grandchildren over, whereas the King can potter around his gardens doing his dry stone walling at Highgrove. He can do his own things.”
Meanwhile, Hardman said that Ray Mill is the place where Queen Camilla has an identity beyond the Queen. In her private abode, her grandchildren do not have to follow the formalities of the royal family.
He said, “Her grandchildren need to have somewhere that they feel is theirs, where they can run around. If her grandchildren want to run around in Windsor or at the Palace, it’s like, ‘Oh, don’t knock that vase over, you can’t kick a ball in there!’ When they’re at Granny’s house, it’s Granny’s house.”
