Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles slams 'appalling' treatment of William, Harry
Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles has spoken out about Prince William and Prince Harry and the "appalling" treatment he says they have endured.
During an interview with The Telegraph in the UK, 49, Parker Bowles spoke out about the royal brothers and their experiences with paparazzi.
He said he's witnessed his own mother endure less-than-ideal treatment at the hands of photographers trying to capture an unsavoury photo of her.
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Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles has spoken out about Prince William and Prince Harry. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
"My mother being screamed at to try to get a reaction. Pushing, jostling. It was horrific, and you are protective of your mother," he said.
Parker Bowles said there would be countless paparazzi at the gates of their home watching them do "normal" things such as eating breakfast, saying he considered it "barbaric."
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"I learned a long time ago not to put my fat fingers into the world of William and Harry," he continued.
He also spoke of witnessing paparazzi treatment of his mother Queen Camilla. Getty
William and Harry grew up watching their mother battle paparazzi until her untimely death in a car crash in Paris in 1997. Getty
"But it was appalling what they went through. I've had a billionth of what they've had to go through but hell, I sympathise."
William and Harry grew up watching their mother battle paparazzi until her untimely death in a car crash in Paris in 1997.
At the time, Princess Diana was being chased by paparazzi on motorbikes, although fault for the accident was laid on driver Henri Paul who was found to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time.
Tom Parker Bowles with William and Harry at the wedding of Charles and Camilla. Getty
Prince William was reportedly forced to ask paparazzi to stop following then-girlfriend Kate Middleton during the early stages of their relationship.
The couple wed in 2011.
Prince Harry has often spoken out about his fears for his family at the hands of the paparazzi, including accusing them of causing a "near catastrophic" accident during an outing in New York in 2023.
William reportedly asked paparazzi to stop following then-girlfriend Kate Middleton. UK Press via Getty Images
Prince Harry has often spoken out about his fears for his family at the hands of the paparazzi. Getty Images for 2022 Robert F.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not expected to join the royals for Christmas at Sandringham this year.
Instead they will celebrate the festive season at their home in Montecito in California with their children Archie, five, and Lilibet, three.
Parker Bowles said he has been invited to celebrate Christmas with the royals but didn't confirm his own plans.
"For the past 15 years, it has been: I go back to my ex-wife's house, sit in my tracksuit bottoms, go to the pub while the beef's in, then try to get my children to watch The Wild Geese. Classic," he said.
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Tom Parker Bowles said he has been invited to celebrate Christmas with the royals AP
"So this would be a bit different."
Parker Bowles recently spoke out about his mother's health after Queen Camilla took some time out to recover from a chest infection. King Charles has also been battling cancer throughout 2024.
Camilla later said she'd had pneumonia.
Parker Bowles was asked about his mother's health during an appearance on The Go To Food podcast.
King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sandringham. Getty
He said there was "no great conspiracy theory" and that his 77-year-old mother was "tough".
Host Freddy Clode asked him: "Most pressingly, how is your ma doing? Because she was a bit under the weather. Is she going to be in full recovery mode for silly season?"
Parker Bowles said, "I think so, I think, yeah, these things go around...these bugs".
Parker Bowles was asked about his mother's health during an appearance on The Go To Food podcast. Getty
He said there was "no great conspiracy theory" surrounding Queen Camilla's condition, adding, "I think ... she did the [Australia and Samoa] tour and she caught some kind of awful bug and then before she was well again, [she] worked too hard as she's one to do."
Clode said, "She's going to be able to enjoy the run into Christmas," to which Parker Bowles added, "She's tough".
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