“They have been practicing long enough … it makes me feel very old,” he joked.

Meanwhile, Camilla, the queen consort, was also elated with the news.

“It’s brilliant, isn’t it?

King Charles blue eyes

It’s absolutely wonderful,” she said.

In apost-engagement interview, Kate shared that her father-in-law-to-be was “very, very welcoming and very friendly.”

Charles allegedly felt that William and Kate’s “rising popularity” didn’t bode well for him.

King Charles, Kate Middleton, and Prince William

Flash forward to 2022, and we have another claim made by a different author.

In October 2022, royal expert Katie Nicholl released a new book titled “The New Royals.”

“Her star immediately eclipsed her husband’s, causing early fractures in their relationship.

The diligent, sensitive, and status-conscious Charles found it hard to understand.

As one might imagine, the incredible media attention that has surrounded Kate Middleton is similar.

Nichollwritesthat Charles “was sometimes irritated that Kate’s frocks got more media attention than his good works.