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Camilla's friend Petronella Wyatt brands Harry a 'hypocrite' for 'nasty potshots' on Queen Consort
'Self-proclaimed feminist' Prince Harry is today facing charges of 'tremendous' and 'breathtaking' hypocrisy for making attacks on the character of his stepmother Queen Consort Camilla.
In an interview to plug his autobiography Spare, which contains a slew of allegations against members of the Royal Family including his father Charles and brother William, the Duke of Sussex sensationally branded the King's second wife a 'villain' and 'dangerous', accusing her of rehabilitating her image at the expense of his.
Later, he appeared to row back the comments by saying that he had 'huge compassion' for Camilla. However, royal sources indicated Charles considers the prince's attacks on the Queen Consort to have crossed a 'red line'.
Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain today, Camilla's friend and journalist Petronella Wyatt blasted Harry's criticisms, accusing the duke - who she called a 'self-proclaimed feminist' - of hypocrisy by 'taking a very nasty potshot at a 75-year-old woman who can't answer back'.
Though she claimed that Charles will be 'devastated' by Harry's charges, Ms Wyatt said that the King 'will forgive his son anything' because he feels responsible 'for the way he's turned out'.
'Self-proclaimed feminist' Prince Harry is facing charges of 'tremendous hypocrisy' for making extraordinary and 'nasty' attacks on the character of his stepmother Queen Consort Camilla in his memoir
Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain today, Camilla's friend and journalist Petronella Wyatt blasted Harry's fierce criticisms of the Queen Consort
'I think Harry is a tremendous hypocrite because he's a self-avowed feminist and yet he takes this very nasty potshot at a 75-year-old woman who can't answer back. So where is his feminism?', Ms Wyatt said.
'If anyone accused Meghan of scheming her way into marriage for the Royal Family... that creates howls from Harry, so why is he doing the same thing to Camilla? And why is he taking absolutely no responsibility for his own mistakes which were not leaked to the Press by Camilla?'
She continued: 'There was one example of a leak by one of her aides that was unintentional, and the aide was immediately sacked. But she has never ever briefed against her... she would never do that, she's a very very kind person, she's very sensitive where both the princes were concerned, and she's completely without ambition.'
Describing Harry's interviews as 'very inflammatory', Ms Wyatt said of the King: 'He adores Camilla and will be devastated here.
'More so than Camilla, because Camilla will rise above it all, and keep smiling, get on with the job. She never indulges in self-pity. But Charles adores her and he will be deeply hurt. However, although they've said it's a red line, I believe that Charles will forgive Harry anything.
'It was said by royal sources that the red line he shouldn't cross was Camilla, he shouldn't attack Camilla.
'But I honestly believe that Charles, who is a very decent man, will forgive his son anything and has a slight guilty complex with regard to the way he's turned out and behaved and perhaps blames himself a little.'
Ms Wyatt told GMB: 'I came to like Camilla very much because she's a very modest, no frills, down to earth person... the absolute opposite of a schemer. She wouldn't know how to scheme, she couldn't even spell it on a Scrabble board. She's genuinely one of the nicest people I've ever met.
'I've had no contact with the Palace, and other journalists I know have had no contact with the Palace.
'The Palace have not said a word, and it's just an example of Harry's breathtaking hypocrisy and his deeming departure from reality.'
Though she claimed that Charles will be 'devastated' by Harry's charges, Ms Wyatt said that the King 'will forgive his son anything' because he feels responsible 'for the way he's turned out'
William and Harry viewing floral tributes to the late Queen at Windsor Castle
As the duke continued a run of promotional interviews, he said he 'would like nothing more' than for his children to have relationships with the Royal Family.
His remarks about his son and daughter came despite the criticism he has levelled at William Charles and Camilla.
In his first print interview about his autobiography, he told US magazine People that Archie, three, and 19-month-old Lili did have a connection with some of the Windsors, whom he did not name, saying this brought him 'great joy'.
He also described his late mother, Diana as his 'guardian angel' and said she is with him 'all the time'.
Bookshops in the UK opened early on Tuesday to offer Harry's book - but queues were sparse after leaks ahead of the publication.
It is being sold for £14, not the recommended retail price of £28, in places such as Waterstones and WH Smith as well as online at Amazon.
Just one person was waiting outside Waterstones' flagship branch in Piccadilly, central London, when it opened at 8am.
Caroline Lennon, 59, who had walked two miles from Bethnal Green in the East End to arrive at 6am, said: 'People will criticise me and say, "What an idiot for liking Harry. What an idiot for queuing up", but I don't care what anyone says.'
Other royal fans had queued for midnight store openings, with a handful waiting outside WH Smith in London's Victoria station to be among the first to buy a copy.
In his interview with People magazine, which featured a flattering photoshoot, Harry said of his book, which was ghost written by JR Moehringer: 'I don't want to tell anyone what to think of it, and that includes my family. This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey.
'It's a raw account of my life - the good, the bad and everything in between.'
William, Charles, Harry, Camilla, Kate, and Meghan leaving Westminster Abbey after attending the annual Commonwealth Service on March 9, 2020
Harry and Meghan arriving at Windsor Castle to view flowers and tributes to the late Queen on September 10, 2022
Adding that he was hopeful for reconciliation, the duke said: 'I would love nothing more than for our children to have relationships with members of my family, and they do with some, which brings me great joy.'
Harry is known to be close to his cousin Princess Eugenie, who has visited him the US.
Archie and Lili are the grandchildren of the King, but live thousands of miles away from the Windsors in California, and the duke has confessed that he has not spoken to Charles in 'quite a while', and is not in text contact with William at the moment.
In his memoir the duke also revealed how the Duchess of Sussex was quizzed by the Queen about her opinion of Donald Trump the first time the two women met, but 'Meg thought politics a no-win game, so she changed the subject to Canada'.
He told how the former Suits star did not recognise the Duke of York, who was holding the Queen's handbag when he joined them, and thought he was the monarch's assistant.
Harry also recounted how a 'way too upset' William rang him to say 'Pa and Camilla's people had planted a story or stories about him and Kate and the kids'.
And the duke sparked shockwaves in an interview with ITV's Tom Bradby when he denied branding the Royal Family racist in his interview with Oprah Winfrey.
He blamed the stance on the British Press, with the claim arising after Meghan claimed an unnamed royal raised 'concerns' about how dark their unborn son's skin might be.
The 407-page book sees Harry expressing his frustration at being the 'spare to the heir', his anger at the UK media, his unresolved trauma over the death of his mother, his mental health struggles, his lonely life before meeting Meghan, and the breakdown of his family relationships.