Queen Camilla's Son Sends Prince Harry A Message In New Book 1 Year After 'Spare' Release, Royal Expert Says
Queen Camilla's son, Tom Parker Bowles, is writing a book, but it's going to be different from Prince Harry's memoir.
Tom is releasing a new book titled "Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III." He is likely to touch on the monarchy in his work. But unlike the Duke of Sussex, Tom is not as critical toward the British firm.
Phil Dampier, a British journalist and royal correspondent for The Sun for nearly three decades, weighed in on Tom's book. According to him, it's going to be very different from the controversial "Spare."
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"Tom is very much supporting and celebrating the monarchy and would never do anything to damage it," Dampier told The Sun's Fabulous. "He is sending a message that you can talk about the monarchy in positive terms and not denigrate it as Harry did in 'Spare.' Harry washed his dirty linen in public and that is something Tom would never do."
The royal expert added, "He is the complete opposite [of] Prince Harry whose book was one long 'poor me' moan."
Queen Camilla has two children from her previous marriage with retired British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles -- Tom and Laura Lopes. Dampier expected Tom's book to be as "discreet" as him, even if he could share controversial details.
"Tom Parker Bowles has always been the soul of discretion where the royals are concerned, which can't have been easy for him," Dampier continued.
"As a journalist, he is inevitably a natural gossip and he must have been privy to so many secrets over the years, like when his mother was going to marry Charles, and so many bits of inside information that others would kill for. But he has remained discreet and would obviously never do anything to upset his mother, who trusts him totally."
Dampier expects Tom's book to sound more professional and not a personal rant about his life, given that he is an experienced writer and journalist.
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"He's a good writer, and it should be an interesting book, but I wouldn't expect any tittle-tattle about personalities, he will just concentrate on the food and drink," the expert added.
"It can't have been easy for him over the last thirty years or so, firstly seeing his mother vilified by the press and public and then watching her thrust into center stage. But he and his sister have taken it with good grace and humor and seem to be without any airs and graces, which takes after both their parents."
In Prince Harry's book, he dished personal details and encounters between him and his family. He detailed a physical altercation between him and his big brother, Prince William, and called King Charles a "cold" father. He also shared the text exchange between his wife, Meghan Markle, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, over the bridesmaid dresses.
"Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III" will hit shelves on Sept. 26.
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