LIZ JONES: I've become a Camilla fan...
because she reminds me of Diana By Liz Jones Published: 12:15, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 12:31, 14 June 2024 e-mail 22 View comments It was like watching a scene from Mean Girls: the First Ladies of France and the United States holding hands, kissing and hugging during the 80th commemoration ceremony of D-Day. Quite a contrast with Queen Camilla who, joining President and Brigitte Macron at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, adopted a rather more formal approach. Presented with a hand of friendship, by Brigitte, Camilla withdrew her gloved paw rather rapidly.
Besides, Camilla was there to comfort others, not hob nob – accepting a white rose from a veteran, for example, and hugging a small fan. Queen Camilla's emotions are etched on her face at a D-Day anniversary event last week, beneath a glorious hat by Philip Treacy Princess Diana breaks down in tears on a visit to Liverpool's Ashworth Hospice in 1992 The moment that sealed her new place in our hearts was when, hearing the testimonies of veterans during the D-Day event, she was moved to tears. Her face crumpled.
The reaction on social media was of unanimous awe: ‘They’ve been through so much together,’ said one typical commenter. ‘How human are our King and Queen?’ asked another. ‘She was probably thinking of her own father, too.
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