Experts share details of Queen Elizabeth’s dislike of Charles’ mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles Queen Elizabeth scorns Camilla for bringing monarchy to ‘brink of ruin’ Queen Elizabeth has always had problems with Camilla Parker-Bowles over her relationship with her then son Prince Charles which could have destroyed the monarchy. According to a royal biographer, it took Charles “eight years” to convince everyone, especially the Queen, to let him marry Camilla. Further exploring why Elizabeth “hated” Camilla, royal author Christopher Andersen, “The Queen particularly loathed Camilla because she threw a spanner in the works.” “Because of Camilla, the monarchy was brought to the