Queen Camilla and Lady Fiona Lansdowne on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on the day of Charles III’s coronation. (London, May 6, 2023) Getty Images:
The 68-year-old Marchioness was an ever-present during the darkest times for King Charles III’s wife. From Charles and Diana’s divorce to Prince Harry’s latest accusations against his ‘evil’ stepmother, Fiona Lansdowne has been a steadfast shoulder for Camilla Parker Bowles.
If there’s one woman Queen Camilla can count on, it’s Lady Fiona Lansdowne, wife of Charles Petit-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne. For fifty years, their friendship has weathered all storms. And when the former became Queen of England, her old friend was there, as always, supportive.
In January, the 68-year-old Marchesa again rushed to Queen Camilla’s defense when Prince Harry tried in his memoirs to portray his stepmother as “dangerous” and “evil” ready to sacrifice her “on the public altar”. relations”. Lady Lansdowne stepped forward, declaring that Camilla was “wounded” by these personal attacks, in the columns. Times . “Of course it bothers him, of course it hurts. But he doesn’t allow himself to be defeated,” he told the British newspaper. “His philosophy is always the same: ‘don’t make a big deal, it will work out, and the less we talk about it, the quicker the damage will be repaired.’ A philosophy Camilla Parker Bowles has always followed, especially after British tabloids discovered her extramarital affair with Prince Charles in the 1990s.
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Unwavering support
At the forefront of Camilla’s life-shattering crises, Lady Fiona Lansdowne was unexpectedly included in the Six.companionsThese “ladies of company” of Charles III’s wife, responsible for accompanying and assisting the new sovereign on his travels. It must be said that their duet has been working wonderfully for years. They are used to laughing together (Camila has a reputation for great humor), shared everything (or almost). During her divorce from Andrew Parker Bowles, it was she who hosted Camilla for five months at Bowood House, her Lansdowne estate in Wiltshire. When Princess Diana died, she again kept Camilla out of the media spotlight.
However, without the “Tampongate” scandal, this late-night phone call between Charles and his mistress exposed by the British press in 1993, Lady Fiona Lansdowne might have remained in the shadows. But the (very) intimate recording decided otherwise. It has, in fact, shed light on the network of country houses through which Charles and Camilla saw each other. And among them… Bowood, owned by the Lansdownes, where their ten grandchildren visit (while Fiona and Charles Lansdowne never had children, the Marquess has four children from his first marriage to Lady Frances Elliott).
“Very confident and happy”
Although Camilla is seven years younger, Fiona Lansdowne has always been by her side. This professional interior decorator, who is also the godmother of Laura Lopez (Camilla’s daughter), knows how to be a listening ear, lend a hand when she can… In short, she is an unfailing support (and essential when you join Windsor ). clan, isolated from the rest of the world). He helped organize a surprise party at Highgrove for Charles’ 50th birthday and accompanied Camilla on an Aegean holiday in 2007 when she wanted to escape the furore caused by the tenth anniversary of Diana’s death.
“He is a big self-confident person, a joker who sees the glass half full,” explains the old friend, as reported by “First News”. DailyMail: . “But above all, he knows how to laugh at himself. This makes Camila very happy. Camilla has reduced her circle of friends since becoming Queen, but she still has time for Fiona.’
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Source: Le Figaro
