Truth About Camilla Parker-Bowles Attacking Queen Elizabeth II In 'Drunken' Fight Rumor
Did Prince Charles' wife Camilla Parker-Bowles really attack and throw a glass of wine at Queen Elizabeth II while she was drunk? This is the latest rumor from tabloid Globe, but there is absolutely no proof supporting the claim.
The tabloid released an outrageous story this week titled "Drunken Camilla's Brawl With Queen," claiming that Camilla was so angry that she assaulted Queen Elizabeth while intoxicated. The report, which claims to have gotten its information from a "top royal courtier," said that the Duchess of Cornwall allegedly "threw a glass of red wine" at her mother-in-law and even "ripped a treasured pearl necklace" off the monarch's throat.
The tabloid's unnamed insider claimed that Camilla got very drunk after imbibing on several gin and tonics and finishing off a bottle of wine at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. According to the questionable tipster, she and Queen Elizabeth began arguing after she got drunk.
"[Camilla] leapt to her feet, stormed across the room to where Her Majesty was sitting, and threw her wine right in the queen’s face," the so-called source claimed. “Camilla grabbed Her Majesty by the throat, ripping away a priceless pearl necklace that once belonged to Queen Victoria.”
The tabloid's source further alleged that Prince Andrew had to pin Camilla to the floor just to stop her from attacking his mother. Camilla was reportedly then "confined to her quarters with guards at the door" following the incident. The duchess was reportedly put on a sort of house arrest as she would be "monitored and controlled" so the incident wouldn't happen again.
However, as Gossip Cop pointed out, none of these events actually happened. The tabloid provided no proof backing up their outrageous claims aside from a statement from an unnamed "source" and a photo of Queen Elizabeth with a bloodshot left eye on its cover. Globe referred to it as an "eye wound." However, they didn't indicate in their report when this alleged attack happened or how Queen supposedly got the "eye wound."
Outrageous claims aside, Queen Elizabeth has actually been spotted with a red eye multiple times over the past decades. In 2006, the monarch was photographed with a visibly bloodshot eye when she visited Belfast to award the Royal Irish Regiment the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross in Ireland. She was once again spotted with a red eye in Scotland in 2015.
A palace spokesperson said at the time that the Queen's red eye was a "private matter" and refused to divulge any information about it. But the rep assured Daily Mail in 2006 that "nothing happened" to Queen Elizabeth II and that she was "not suffering any discomfort" due to the bloodshot eye.
But while the palace did not explain her red eye, the incidents were also not connected to Parker-Bowles.
Another inconsistency that makes Globe's story far from believable is that it claims Camilla was confined to her rooms in Buckingham Palace. However, she and husband Prince Charles reside in Clarence House.
The story's claim that Camilla would only be permitted to go outside for a few events also seemed bogus as the Duchess of Cornwall had been attending several royal engagements since the start of the year.
On Jan. 16, for instance, Parker-Bowles stepped out to attend an event at the University of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's oldest universities. She also participated in a litter pickup with children a week later and stopped by a center for elderly Jewish people in London on the same day. Earlier this week, Camilla also accompanied Prince Charles as they attended a dinner for the British Asian Trust.
This is not the first time that Globe has released outrageous stories about the royal family. In December last year, the tabloid also claimed that Queen Elizabeth II "collapsed" after Duchess Meghan Markle allegedly triggered a royal family war during the holidays. However, this report had also been debunked.
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