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Camilla cancels royal tour

Oct 08 01:55pm

Camilla, the woman critics once dubbed 'the laziest woman in Britain' has decided to end her royal tour of East Asia early because it is 'too hot'.

Camilla and her husband Prince Charles are due to go on a high-profile trip to Japan, Brunei and Indonesia later this month. However, senior royal aides have admitted that Camilla has cancelled the final leg of the journey - including a visit to a local rainforest - as it would be ‘too arduous'.

This isn't the first time Camilla has found the royal life overwhelming. The Duchess almost fainted during a trip to India in 2006 and the Queen, who is 82 years her senior carries out almost twice as many engagements as the Camilla each year.

Despite Camilla's cancellation, sources maintain that she is still ‘very committed' to the tour and simply needs the time at home to ‘catch her breathe' before Remembrance Day and Prince Charles' 60th birthday celebrations commence.

Charles and Camilla's $616,000 trip commences on October 27. The royal couple is to spend 4 days together in Japan before Charles heads to Brunei for two days and Camilla makes her way back to Britain.

Charles and Camilla will be travelling on privately chartered flights with a 15 person entourage, including a private secretary, hairdresser and 2 body guards for Camilla.

Despite this, officials insist that this is the most cost-effective and green way to travel between the three countries in 10 days.

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1. wfm000@y7mail.com - Oct 09 05:03pm

Just another reason why she's so disliked. A hairdresser? oh for the "horses' mane of course. She needs to take a leaf out of the Queen's book.

2. julianne1460 - Oct 09 05:28pm

I think she should have stayed at home what she is doing is not a commitment or helping anyone. Dianna was committed and helped .I would like her share of the $616,000 just to pay off my morgage.That would be helping someone.Then i could help my children and a few charity's for the rest of my life.

3. dundonp_99 - Oct 10 09:19am

camilla wants all the benefits, tax free money, clothes, jewels, parties grand homes ,contacts of being a royal without the work involved

4. isacssonl - Oct 10 09:42am

The two 'C's are amazing! So much money for so much life with so much shame, and so useless! Give them real job committments so I can feel proud to be english again.

5. myrnaisabelle - Oct 10 04:12pm

I think Camila is very lazy. I really can't stand her. M

6. camelsarefun - Oct 10 04:21pm

Well said isacssonl!!! Couldn't have said it better myself!!!! (except I'm not English!!!!

7. tjrozelle - Oct 10 04:33pm

In this global economic crisis why is money being wasted on these two people. He is not a reigning monarch and she isn't a royal. They are not role models for the rest of us. Let them use their own money and use the same mode of transport for their holiday. What purpose or good will either achieve

8. verdibee - Oct 10 07:12pm

I'm not a Camilla fan, but I am the same age as she is and I wouldn't be doing a 3 country tour in 10 days for all the tea in China. I think it is preferable for her to cut the tour short than to embarass everyone by fainting on the job, and the Queen has been doing this all her life.

9. blueboy6962000 - Oct 16 01:35am

well she is an OLD girl now...

10. brian_thompson32 - Apr 13 05:37pm

I dont really understand the purpose of the royal family for Australians. I understand the Queen as her role as Head of State and as part of the checks and balances in a parliamentary democracy. But i dont understand what the Heir apparent and his wife or the rest of the family are there for?