Like all famous personalities, King Charles III has had his share of slip-ups. The King of England‘s most famous and humiliating moment was no fault of his own.
His private and steamy conversations with Camilla, Queen Consort, where he was talking about his desire to be her tampon, were recorded and leaked to the media.
King Charles faced another embarrassing situation, this time involving his two sons, Prince Harry and Prince William, and a reporter, who hinted that Camilla Parker Bowles, was his mistress because he cheated with her while he was married to Princess Diana.
In 2005, King Charles was on holiday in the Swiss Alps with his sons when BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell asked him several harsh and unflattering questions about his soon-to-be wife.
The journalist asked King Charles how he felt about the fact that Camilla Parker Bowles was given the tag “the other woman.”
His Majesty, frustrated by the negative question, gave a worthy answer to defend his lady love. He responded by saying: “I’m very glad you heard of it anyway.”
Visibly angered by the line of questioning, King Charles turned away from the cameras and told Prince Harry and Prince William: “Bloody people. I can’t bear that, man. He’s so awful. He really is.”
King Charles still had his microphone on, and therefore, all the reporters and photographers who were present heard the shocking comment.
Prince William worked quickly and cleverly to draw attention away from his father’s blunder with a lighthearted and silly confession.
The Prince told the journalist: “As long as I don’t lose the rings. I have one responsibility, and I’m bound to do something wrong.”
The BBC royal correspondent spoke about the incident and revealed that King Charles, until this day, has not apologized to him for the rude remark.
Witchell said the disrespectful comment only confirmed that he was doing a proper job as an unbiased reporter: “There has never been an apology, and why should there be? He was probably quite right. You know, awful man.”
He continued: “You could take the view that it was the best thing that happened to me because it showed that it is our job as BBC journalists to report fairly and accurately, but not to seek approval. We’re not there to be liked.”
King Charles’s former press secretary Paddy Harverson explained that he did regret the unfortunate remark and added: “Nicholas was in the firing line when the Prince expressed his general frustration at the paparazzi, and it boiled over at the first person to ask a question. It wasn’t personal. He does regret saying it. He really didn’t mean to take it out on Nicholas.”
King Charles is a man who occasionally lets his guard down.
