By Molly Claire Goddard
11:43am PST, Feb 5, 2026
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According to
ITV News royal editor and expert
Chris Ship,
Queen Camilla is the most laid-back member of The Firm. "She's by far the easiest and most welcoming member of the royal family to work with," he told
The Mirror.
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As
King Charles III underwent chemotherapy for his ongoing cancer battle, Queen Camilla stepped in to handle his responsibilities. "What's astonishing is that while the King was off-duty having cancer treatment and
Prince William and
Kate Middleton had taken a backseat to deal with her [cancer] diagnosis, it was Camilla who single-handedly ran the royal family," Chris Ship said.
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Despite Queen Camilla's alleged role in the end of King Charles III's marriage to Princess Diana, the 78-year-old has since redeemed herself in the public's eyes. "She kept the show on the road for months, which is remarkable when she was called the most hated woman in Britain in the mid-1990s and had to hide under a blanket in the back of a car when she went out," Chris Ship said.
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Queen Camilla previously opened up about the mental toll the public's vitriol for her over Princess Diana. "It was horrid. It was a deeply unpleasant time, and I wouldn't want to put my worst enemy through it. I couldn't have survived it without my family," she said in a 2017 interview via
The Mirror.
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Longtime royal photographer
Joshua Brandwood also raved about Queen Camilla after she received online
hate. "Saddened to see some truly abhorrent comments about Her Majesty on my last post," he wrote on X. "Every time I've had the privilege of photographing her, she's been nothing but gracious and kind. I genuinely couldn't say a bad word about her."
