Does Prince William Still Have a Problem With Queen Camilla?
Prince William’s decision to relieve Camilla Parker Bowles’ sister Annabel Elliot of her role as interior designer-in-chief of the Duchy of Cornwall has shone a rare shaft of light on the fraught relationship between the prince and his stepmother’s family, a tense matter usually kept out of the limelight.
For nearly two decades, the British press have largely ignored the strong whiff of nepotism involved in the appointment of Annabel, 75, Queen Camilla’s sister, as the head of interior design for the Duchy of Cornwall. The Duchy is always the current Prince of Wales’ private estate; this means that it was formerly the property of the then-Prince Charles and now belongs to William.
The apparent favor shown to Elliot has long been rumored to have never sat well with William and it is unsurprising to many who know him that he moved so quickly to shift her off the books. Annual accounts published last week revealed she was paid nothing in the 2023-2024 financial year.