Princess Anne has allegedly confronted Camilla at the coronation dinner in a tense exchange over her new title.
Princess Anne has allegedly confronted Camilla over her new title at a tense coronation dinner. The regal banquet was held at Buckingham Palace on the eve of the coronation and was attended by other members of the Royal Family and dignitaries. The Princess Royal is alleged to have told her sister-in-law that her title is Queen Consort and not Queen, according to Princess Diana’s dressmaker, David Emanuel.
He claimed that the topic of Camilla’s new title is “highly charged” and that “a lot of people are unhappy” that she will be referred to as Queen rather than Queen Consort. Camilla was reportedly confronted by Anne as the designer said the “whole situation” is “very difficult” amid allegations that not everyone is willing to accept her new title.
Speaking to Dan Wootton on GB News, Mr. Emanuel, who designed Princess Diana’s wedding dress in 1981, elaborated on the alleged tension between the pair. “I heard that there was a Coronation dinner with which obviously the King and Camilla were there,” he said.
“Apparently the Princess Royal said, ‘You’re not Queen, you’re the Queen’s consort’
“I understood from Her Majesty the Queen, she said she should be Queen Consort. Now suddenly she’s now going to be Queen.
“And it’s very difficult because a lot of people have told me they were unhappy about it.” During the Coronation, Princess Anne will feature in the procession as the “Gold-Stick-in-Waiting”, a position historically handed to someone entrusted with the personal safety of the sovereign.
As a “personal aide-de-camp” to His Majesty, she will travel on horseback behind the new King and Queen after they are crowned at Westminster Abbey. Charles and Camilla ride in the Gold State Coach back to Buckingham Palace, Anne will lead the larger procession featuring 6,000 armed services personnel. The privilege dates back to the 15th century in Tudor times, when two officers – a Gold Stick and a Silver Stick – were placed close to the sovereign to protect them from danger.