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Camilla's public profile 'cost Prince Charles a lot of money'

Prince Charles is rumoured to be taking over the throne from Queen Elizabeth any day now and he’s reportedly doing everything he can to make sure Camilla is in the public favour when he does.

According to Princess Diana’s former private secretary, Patrick Jephson, the Prince has being going above and beyond to boost Camilla’s profile.

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It comes as the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death draws nearer and the details of Prince Charles and Camilla’s affair have been dragged up all over again.

Prince Charles reportedly doing everything he can to make sure Camilla is in the public favour when he takes over the throne. Photo: Getty Images
Prince Charles reportedly doing everything he can to make sure Camilla is in the public favour when he takes over the throne. Photo: Getty Images

“It’s not the palace…but advisors to Prince Charles, who over many years have crafted a systematic, sustained and expensive campaign to rehabilitate Camilla’s reputation and make her suitable to be the next Queen,” Patrick Jephson told The Today Show.

“This is linked, of course, to a pretty vile campaign to publicise a bogus psychiatric diagnosis that Princess Diana had a personality disorder.

“This may have cost the Prince a lot of money, paying for PR spin doctors."

Mr Jephson also revealed that Princess Diana actually confronted Camilla over her affair with Prince Charles when they bumped into each other at a party.

“You've got everything you ever wanted. You've got all the men in the world fall in love with you and you've got two beautiful children, what more do you want?,” Diana claimed Camilla said to her in tapes released in 2004 by NBC television.

It comes as the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death draws nearer and the details of Prince Charles and Camilla’s affair has been dragged up. Photo: Getty Images
It comes as the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death draws nearer and the details of Prince Charles and Camilla’s affair has been dragged up. Photo: Getty Images
Camilla and Charles have perhaps one of the most well-known relationship timelines in history, having met in 1970 and marrying over 30 years later. Photo: Getty Images
Camilla and Charles have perhaps one of the most well-known relationship timelines in history, having met in 1970 and marrying over 30 years later. Photo: Getty Images

"So I said, 'I want my husband'. And I said, 'I'm sorry I'm in the way ... and it must be hell for both of you. But I do know what's going on. Don't treat me like an idiot."'

Camilla and Charles have perhaps one of the most well-known relationship timelines in history, having met in 1970 and marrying over 30 years later.

The Prince married Diana in 1981 and according to unconfirmed reports, Charles and Camilla began their affair in 1986.

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