Queen Camilla raised eyebrows for her recent interaction with Princess Kate Middleton as the royals met with President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, in the U.K.
Camilla, 77, was caught on video in what appeared to be an awkward exchange with Kate, 43, while greeting Melania, 55, at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, September 17.
In footage shared via social media, the Princess of Wales walked over to speak with Melania, who was already engaged in conversation with Camilla. Kate and Melania seemingly shared niceties and smiled at each other before Camilla appeared to shoo her daughter-in-law out of the way.
Royal watchers claim that the queen told Kate to “move” and then swept her hand to motion that Kate move along. Kate then walked away toward husband Prince William and Trump, 79, who were speaking with King Charles III.
“It looks like Camilla moved her purse to her other hand. Isn’t that a sign to move along?” one user wrote via X.
Other users, however, claimed that Camilla was ushering Kate out of the way because the horse and carriages were arriving and would be stopping close to where she was standing. “It has nothing to do with being shooed away,” one viewer commented via X.
Later in the video, the carriages do in fact come into frame and walk near the entire family and their guests. The royals and the Trumps can then be seen standing in a line so the horses can approach.
After Queen Camilla married King Charles III in April 2005, his two sons eventually came around to the idea of having a stepmother. While the king previously dated Camilla as a teenager, they ultimately married other people. Charles, for his part, wed Princess Diana in 1981 and welcomed sons Prince William and Prince Harry in […]
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William, 43, and Kate were the first to meet Donald and Melania on Wednesday as they arrived by plane on the Windsor Castle grounds.
The foursome were photographed smiling as they walked to greet the king, 76, and Camilla outside Victoria House.
Much has been written about the first time Prince William met Camilla Parker Bowles in 1998. The two were introduced by William’s father, King Charles, at his Clarence House residence when William — then 17 and studying at Eton — headed home for a weekend break. “She was shaking like a leaf,” royal expert Christopher […]
Following the awkward exchange between Kate and Camilla, the carriages took everyone to Windsor Castle. Camilla rode with Melania in the Scottish State Coach, while the Prince and Princess of Wales rode with Warren Stephens, the U.S. ambassador to the U.K., and his wife.
Wednesday’s greeting kicked off Donald and Melania’s official state visit in England. Throughout their first day, the president and his wife visited St George’s Chapel where they laid a wreath atop Queen Elizabeth II‘s grave.
There was also a military flyover and an intimate tea. Wednesday’s festivities will end with a state banquet held at Windsor Castle.
