Tom Parker Bowles says Harry is wrong
Prince Harry is wrong - Queen Camilla 'married for love': Tom Parker Bowles hits back at Duke of Sussex's suggestion that his mother 'played the long game' to marry King Charles for the crown
- Queen Camilla's son hit back at Prince Harry for scathing attack on Her Majesty
- Tom Parker Bowles lambasted the controversial Prince for his scathing words
Published: 01:51, 21 April 2023 | Updated: 01:51, 21 April 2023
Queen Camilla's son has hit back at Prince Harry for suggesting Her Majesty was 'dangerous' and a 'villain' who 'played the long game' to get her hands on the crown.
Tom Parker Bowles lambasted the controversial Prince for the comments aimed at his mother.
Although Harry's ghostwritten mudslinging memoir Spare has flown off the shelves, it has courted a number of scandals since publication.
Parker Bowles told The News Agents podcast: 'I don't care what anyone says -- this wasn't any sort of end game. She married the person she loved and this is what happened.'
Harry claimed in Spare, which was published in January, that his father's wife leaked stories about the Royal Family to the media to bolster her image.
Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles has hit back at Prince Harry for suggesting Her Majesty was 'dangerous' and a 'villain' who 'played the long game' to get her hands on the crown. Pictured: Prince Harry and Tom Parker Bowles in 2008 near Hungerford
Parker Bowles (pictured on Thursday) told The News Agents podcast: 'I don't care what anyone says -- this wasn't any sort of end game. She married the person she loved and this is what happened'
Queen Camilla was left 'hurt' by Prince Harry's comments about her in Spare, close friend Lady Lansdowne has said
Then-Prince Charles and The Duchess Of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, pose in the white drawing room for the official wedding group photo following their earlier marriage at The Guildhall, at Windsor Castle, on April 9, 2005, in Berkshire
Camilla's son has defended her against the comments Prince Harry made about her in his memoir
He added she had 'sacrificed him' in order to improve her reputation and accused other palace sources of briefing the press about his wife Meghan.
The coronation will be the first time Prince Harry will see his stepmother since the Queen's funeral, in which time he released his damning book and saw his and Meghan's Netflix series air.
Despite the decision for him to attend alone while Meghan remains with the couple's children in California, it is feared the ceremony will be an awkward affair due to the anger still felt by members of the Royal Family in the wake of Harry's bombshell memoir.
The coronation will be the first time Prince Harry will see his stepmother since the Queen's funeral, in which time he released his damning book Spare (pictured) and saw his and Meghan's Netflix series air
Despite the decision for Harry to attend alone while Meghan remains with the couple's children in California, it is feared the ceremony will be an awkward affair due to the anger still felt by members of the Royal Family in the wake of Harry's bombshell memoir
Pictured: Harry stands beside Meghan as she sheds a tear from her left eye at the state funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
The Duke of Sussex claimed he and Prince William 'begged' their father not to marry Camilla
In Spare, he wrote of Camilla: 'I have complex feelings about gaining a step-parent who I thought had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar.'
Harry also said that he and his brother William had 'begged' their father not to marry Camilla because they feared she would become their 'wicked stepmother'.
In another blow, Harry described Camilla as 'dangerous' and a 'villain' who left 'bodies in the street' in her desire to change the public's perception of her.
Spare has sold 1.43 million copies across all formats - hardback, audio and e-book - since its publication
At the time, there was no word on how the new Queen felt but an aide has now told The Sunday Times: 'It was not stamping of feet or gnashing of teeth - it was much more of an eye-roll response.'
Lady Lansdowne also spoke to the paper and said: 'Of course it bothers her, of course it hurts. But she doesn't let it get to her.
Her philosophy is always, ''Don't make a thing of it and it will settle down - least said, soonest mended.'''
Since Harry published his scathing memoir, the Duke of Sussex's popularity has plummeted.
He is now one of the least popular royals, alongside his similarly controversial wife Meghan Marke and his uncle Prince Andrew.