King Charles and Camilla ‘are divorced in everything but name’

Various courtiers also pointed out that Camilla skipped the recent funeral for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the wife of the King Prince Edward, with reference to a bad cause of acute sinusitis, but had no problem putting on a tiara, dress and jewels during a state dinner for Melania and Donald.

In the meantime, Charles had a reunion with Harry, who painted his stepmother a “villain” in his memoirs, in Clarence House.

A courtier said: “Harry had characterized his father as cold when he grew up, and now that Charles is confronted with his own mortality, he probably looks back and sees that he could have treated some things differently.

“The king knows that history cannot be rewritten, but he fought to restore his relationship with Harry before it’s too late.

“But some ask if he, by welcoming his after-born back in the fold, is driving his wife away not so willing to be willing to forgive her stepson for everything he said about her and her husband.”