“I don’t think she will ever be truly loved”

Today, the public view of Camilla is completely changed. According to public relations expert Luana Ribeira, the queen has performed a “PR miracle”, though that doesn’t necessarily mean that she has won the hearts of the public.

“I’m not sure Queen Camilla will ever fully win over the hearts of the people,” Ribeira told GB News. “The mere fact there even is a Queen Camilla is a PR miracle of sorts when you consider the vehement feelings the British public had about her during the 1990s.”

She added: “Queen Camilla is the kind of straight-talking, no-nonsense person who is never going to make people dewy-eyed at the sound of her name. I don’t think she will ever be truly loved by the British public but I think she has earned their grudging respect.”

Moreover, Ribeira advised Queen Camilla on how to win over the public, which is to continue “exactly as she is.”

“Queen Camilla has proved herself to be a loyal and devoted partner, even during the years she was demonised as Britain’s most hated woman.

“She has shown us that she isn’t going anywhere and she will continue to show up and carry out her duties, regardless of what people may think about her. This ‘keep calm and carry on’ spirit is a crucial part of her redemption arc.”

While Queen Camilla’s way to the royal summit has been filled with adversity, she’s benefitted from the great support of her husband and most of the Royal Family. Then, of course, there’s the one person who always has stood by her no matter what has happened: Annabel Elliot.

Camilla and Annabel grew up together in Sussex. As the Express reported, they were described as “perfect” and inseparable. They attended the same schools throughout their childhood and the same Pony Club events as they grew up. As they got older they also became party buddies.

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By all accounts, Camilla and Annabel followed each other wherever they both went. Later in life, they married their respective husbands in the same year and even had children simultaneously. Needless to say, they went on lovely family holidays together and created unforgettable memories with their family.

Annabel has kept herself out of the spotlight throughout the years, though her family has been in the public eye. Recently, she decided to speak out as the new BBC1 documentary, Charles III: The Coronation Year, was released. It turns out that Camilla and Annabel’s close sibling bond is finally getting some attention, with Annabel describing Camilla as King Charles’ “rock” during many tough and challenging years.

“She is his rock, and I can’t actually emphasize that enough. She is somebody who is completely loyal, and she isn’t somebody who has huge highs and lows,” Annabel, who works as an interior designer, said in the documentary.

The queen’s sister added: “He brings to her everything. I’m not talking about all of this, but you know he has such a knowledge and interest in so many different things which she wouldn’t really have been open to if she hadn’t met him. They are their yin and yang really, they really are polar opposites, but it works brilliantly.”

Richard Jackson, Bishop of Hereford, one of the two Bishops Assistants to Queen Camilla for the coronation, added: “I think what struck me particularly is how extraordinarily affectionate they are. They’re clearly a very close family of all the generations, and in a sense, you felt you were part of a family occasion as well as a royal occasion and a national occasion.”

“It was quite a moment”

For more than 30 years, Anabel has run her show, Annabel Elliot Interior Design and Antiques, in Dorset. In 2014, she was named the fifth most influential female interior designer in the UK.

Annabel has also worked closely with King Charles. She was first employed to work on Charles’s house Llwywormwood, in Wales, which he bought in 2006.

According to The Telegraph, Annabel Elliot was given more than $380,000 for her work between 2005 and 2008. Some politicians thought it was a matter of cronyism, but that’s not how Charles viewed it.

“There was no tender. The Prince knows her and likes her work. Annabel Elliot is an established interior designer,” a Clarence House spokesperson said at the time.

Queen Camilla and the Royal Family members travel the country week in and week out, meeting members of the public and learning more about what is happening in the country. However, despite Camilla having many aides and advisers, Annabel is constantly at her sister’s side, advising her on all matters.

When King Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey, Annabel was, of course, present, supporting her sister, who was to become Queen.

The documentary Charles III: The Coronation Year gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look. Annabel watched Camilla heading to Westminster Abbey to be crowned, and grew visibly emotional.

Along with Fiona, the Marchioness of Lansdowne, Camilla’s close friend, Annabel had the formal role of Lady in Attendance to the Queen during the coronation.

“When I thought back to being two years old and watching the Queen’s Coronation on a tiny black and white television and there goes this golden coach with my sister in it. I can’t explain the feeling because it’s so surreal. This cannot be happening. It was quite a moment,” Annabel said.

“Going into the Abbey, I think I had that nervousness all the time, she’s quite a bit smaller than I am. I’m feeling: ‘Is she going to be all right?”

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