Queen Camilla Reportedly Keeps Prince William in Check When He's "Disrespectful"

Insiders say she'd make "subtle jabs" at him to remind him of his place.

King Charles and his relationship with his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, has been put under a microscope for decades now. With the death of Princess Diana, royal rifts making headlines, and Harry's memoir all adding a layer of mystery to the generally private life of the monarch, royal insiders are saying that a surprising person has managed to keep things smooth between father and son—at least for Harry and Charles, that is. Queen Camilla reportedly keeps William in check with subtle reminders, author Robert Jobson writes in his new book, Catherine, The Princess of Wales: The Biography, The Mirror reports. Apparently, when King Charles was still Prince Charles, William would sometimes get a little too big for his Saville Row-tailored britches.

One incident that Jobson recalled involved William and his wife, Catherine Middleton, asking to join Charles and Camilla's security convoy to leave Windsor Castle. However, they made the older royals wait and in what Jobson calls a "subtle" jab at William, Camilla told Charles to leave the Cambridges behind.

"When Charles was kept waiting several minutes for the couple, Camilla insisted they go without them," Jobson wrote. "As William and Catherine emerged, all they could see were the blue flashing lights of the motorbikes disappearing in the distance."

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond notes that in recent months, Camilla and William have grown "much closer."

"They have been left, almost literally, nursing the crown while the king and the princess recover," she told OK!. With the two of them doing the heavy lifting as King Charles and Kate recover and rest, they've spent more time together and have divvied up the royal appointments on the docket.

"Times of adversity often bring people much closer together. For all the progress that has been made in cancer treatment, it is still a scary thing," Bond added. ""And while Camilla and William put on a brave face for the world (and no doubt for their spouses, too), there may be times when they confide in one another about how they are dealing with it all."

She went on to say that William and Camilla have gone through multiple family milestones together, including the death of his grandparents. That, she insists, can bring people together like nothing else.

"When the late queen died, William spoke of how [Camilla] had been at his side at 'the happiest moments' and 'saddest days of his life,'" Bond finished. "Now, Camilla is sharing some of those times with him and it must surely cement their relationship."

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