For King Charles, Queen Camilla was never up for debate — she was "non-negotiable."The claim comes from British author Catherine Mayer's new book, "Divide & Rule," which explores history's most misunderstood royal wives ahead of Queen Camilla's July 17 birthday.A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace told Fox News Digital they don’t comment on books.ROYAL FAMILY FACES BACKLASH FROM CRITICS AFTER QUEEN CAMILLA HOSTS J.K.ROWLINGKing Charles and Queen Camilla attend the traditional Easter Sunday service at St.
George's Chapel on April 9, 2023, in Windsor.Camilla's rise as a royal wife is being examined in Catherine Mayer's new book, "Divide & Rule." (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)According to Mayer, multiple anonymous friends of the monarch said Charles "deemed Camilla's role in his life a 'non-negotiable,'" resulting in "painstaking" efforts to rehabilitate her public image."I think the non-negotiability was the point after the divorce and, of course, after Diana's death," Mayer told Fox News Digital.
"He understood that this was the one woman who could really sustain him.And I think he felt the need for that kind of support, and Camilla has clearly always been prepared to do that.""Divide & Rule" by Catherine Mayer is out now.
(HQ)"This is, in many ways, one of the most unlikely love stories you can imagine," said Mayer."There were a lot of people who bought into the idea of the fairy-tale marriage between Diana and Charles.
It was only when it imploded so spectacularly that they were forced to recognize that wasn't the truth of what had happened.And Camilla, at that stage, was seen as the other woman who had destroyed that relationship."WATCH: WHY KING CHARLES ALWAYS CAME BACK TO QUEEN CAMILLA: AUTHOR"I personally don't think the relationship between Diana and Charles could ever have worked," Mayer continued.
"But that doesn't mean I don't think Diana was very badly treated....
[It's] terrible what happened to her.But with Camilla, you only need ...