Queen Camilla braces for battle while Prince Harry seeks peace

“She has no intention of starting a scene, but she’s not going to pretend everything is fine and play nice with Camilla. She has told Harry she refuses to be a punching bag any longer – especially for someone she believes has spent years trying to destroy her reputation,” the insider added.

According to palace insiders, Camilla is running around the palace after her cancer-stricken husband assured her status would remain solid – even if he dies and Prince William, 43, takes the throne while she is still alive.

But Camilla, 78, is said to be seething that sentimental Charles, 77, is even considering mending fences with red-haired renegade Harry, who, along with Markle, left life as working royals in Britain in 2020 to pursue fame and fortune in the UK. To take the star’s home state of California.

Sources said the couple’s walkout from the palace did not bother Camilla as much as Harry’s devastating story: Savewhich depicted the current Queen as a detractor who planted stories in the press to bring down the Sussexes and make her own star shine.