“We had this enchanted childhood.
“We didn’t have nannies.
All our friends growing up would immediately be drawn to my mother.
She was completely straightforward and one of the warmest, kindest people.”
“I was one of the very lucky ones.
I think it was a very simple childhood,” she said.
“The awful thing is, I suppose I thought life was always going to be like that … As far as I remember it was perfect.”
Spoiler alert: It doesn’t end well.
Asked by editor Mark Hedges, “Have you had a discussion about the buried teddy bear?”
In the rose garden.”
And, naturally, Annabel has yet to forgive her older sister for such a betrayal.
“Certainly not,” she said when asked if all was forgiven.
“It still rankles to this day.”
“Nobody in those days knew anything about osteoporosis.
It can’t be that painful,'” Camilla said of her mother’s experience.
It affects your stomach and lungs, so her breathing became very bad.
She couldn’t eat much food and was in agony the whole time."
She gave up in the end."
“I couldn’t really go anywhere …
It was a deeply unpleasant time and I wouldn’t want to put my worst enemy through it.
Mark went out into the Gramercy Park area thereafter to celebrate.
By about noon the following day, he was pronounced dead.
The reality is quite the contrary, however.
Charles and Annabel haven’t just been linked by professional collaborations, however.
“He always likes to be completely involved and know what’s being suggested.
He’s looking at every piece of material ‘What’s this for?’
‘Is that for a chair?’
‘Where’s that sourced from?’
‘Has it got nylon in it?’
He doesn’t like duvets.
“We’ll argue …
So we’ll definitely have a good, healthy [debate].
He doesn’t just agree or disagree.”
The project wasn’t all bad, however, and Annabel praised her brother-in-law for his precise taste.
“He will look at everything.
His eye for detail is quite extraordinary,” she said.
Both Camilla and Annabel sported short, blonde haircuts that featured swirling curls pinned to the side.
It wasn’t just their styling that was the same, either.
Annabel Elliot’s husband, Simon Elliot, died after battling an undisclosed illness.
Simon died on March 8, 2023, at the age of 82.
Annabel and Simon too traveled to Balmoral and spent time with the newlyweds.
Will Camilla’s sister get a royal title now that Camilla is queen consort?
Anyone who considers themselves a royal watcher knows that titles are a big deal.
The short answer is no.
