A royal author says reports that Prince Harry and Prince William warmed to Camilla are untrue: 'They tolerated her at best'

• Prince Harry and Prince William never warmed to Camilla, according to a new book by Tina Brown.
• According to "The Palace Papers," reports of them getting along with her were a PR myth.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has appeared at multiple royal engagements alongside her stepsons, Prince William and Prince Harry, over the years. But according to the book, "The Palace Papers" by Tina Brown, released on Tuesday, the princes never warmed to her.

Brown spoke to more than 120 sources for the book, who she said were close to senior members of the royal family.

According to the book, Prince Charles hired Mark Bolland, a public relations executive, in 1996 to help improve his image after his divorce from Princess Diana. Brown wrote that Bolland was a "strong ally of Camilla" and that part of his job was to help her "win acceptance" from the public through his relationship with the tabloids.

"One carefully managed myth peddled by Bolland was that the boys had warmed to Camilla. But they tolerated her at best," Brown wrote.

"In his early thirties, Harry was still complaining bitterly to friends that Camilla had converted his old bedroom at Highgrove, Charles's Gloucestershire estate, into an elaborate dressing room for herself," she added.

Charles and Camilla met in the early 1970s and dated for a short period before ending their relationship. Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973 and Charles married the late Princess Diana in 1981.

Charles and Camilla started having an affair during the 1980s, something which the prince publicly acknowledged after separating from Princess Diana in 1994.

During an interview with documentary filmmaker Jonathan Dimbleby in 1994, Charles was asked if he had been "faithful and honorable" during his marriage.

He responded: "Yes, absolutely. Until it became irretrievably broken down, us both having tried."

On April 9, 2005, Charles and Camilla tied the knot in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall. William and Harry were in attendance. Although the Queen and Prince Phillip were not at the ceremony, they attended the reception at Windsor Castle, according to The Sun.

In February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II announced her wish for Camilla to be given the title "queen consort" when Charles takes the throne.

Christopher Andersen, a royal author and commentator, told Us Weekly that Harry and William were "completely blindsided" by the announcement.

Kensington Palace declined to comment when contacted by Insider. Clarence House and representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.