Queen Camilla has 'no animosity' towards her ex-husband's new relationship

Now, the 83-year-old retired army officer has begun a relationship with the former Weakest Link host, Anne Robinson, 79.

Gareth Russell, a royal author, spoke exclusively to GB News to explain how the Queen has reacted to the news about her former spouse.

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He said: "There were reports that she had met Anne Robinson and that she was completely fine with the romance.

"The relationship between the Queen and her ex-husband is a pretty friendly one.

"So I don't imagine there's any animosity there at all."

A friend of Parker Bowles and Robinson previously said: “They have judiciously avoided being photographed together as they both wanted to keep this quiet for as long as possible.

“Annie proudly tells everyone she is the daughter of a market trader chicken-seller and is as far removed from a toff as could be — frankly it beats any storyline The Crown could possibly come up with.

“Annie and Andrew get on splendidly — she makes him laugh, a lot, and he is one of the few people to get away with poking fun at her."

The source also told The Sun: “She loves to joke she’s ‘new money’ — despite the fact she went to boarding school, her father got a double first and she holidayed for part of the summer at The Carlton in Cannes, when not working behind her mother’s stall.

“They were set up by a mutual friend.”

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They added: “Annie remains fiercely independent and while she has staff, who regularly whip up meals for the pair, she’s been impressed with Andrew’s own cooking skills.

“The Brigadier and the Queen of Mean does have a certain ring to it — but there’s no chance of them living together as she’s far too self-sufficient.”

Their romance has been described as an "open secret" by friends.