By Molly Claire Goddard
12:29pm PDT, Oct 27, 2025
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Photographer
Joshua Brandwood took to X to share
a photo of Queen Camilla during her visit to Vatican City. "A beautiful photograph of Her Majesty Queen Camilla, captured during Their Majesties' visit to the Vatican today by the talented Chris Jackson," he captioned the snap. But not everyone echoed his positive sentiment. "Wicked witch," one social media user wrote in the comments section. "She's a horrible and obnoxious person as well as a marriage wrecker. She's got a check to call herself a Christian," a second person claimed about the former Duchess of Cornwall and her alleged romantic involvement with
King Charles III while he was still married to
Princess Diana. "If Satan took a bride!" a third person chimed in, referring to Camilla's all-black ensemble. "Oh, there's no beauty in that face," a fourth penned.
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Joshua Brandwood returned to X to defend Queen Camilla. "Saddened to see some truly abhorrent comments about Her Majesty on my last post," he wrote. "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."
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla spent three days in Italy, where they met Pope Leo XIV for the first time since his election to the papacy.
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In accordance with papal protocol, Queen Camilla wore a black outfit and veil because she is not Catholic. Only royal women who practice Catholicism are allowed to wear white while visiting the Pope.
