Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have been busted in an awkward display towards the athletes at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, and royal fans are NOT happy.
Camilla was spotted by cameras showing indifference to the athletes, officials and artists that featured in the extravagant ceremony.
Prince Charles officially opened the Games on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a speech addressed to the entire Commonwealth.
‘Over the years these ‘Friendly Games’ have shown the potential of the Commonwealth to connect people of different backgrounds and nationalities,’ Charles told the crowd.
On several occasions, the live broadcast captured the 70-year-old flicking through a Games program with little regard for the live action.
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Fans were so confused that the word ‘Camilla’ was trending across Twitter.
Cheer up Camilla, they've still got a Sizzler at mermaid Beach on the GC#GC2018 pic.twitter.com/rt6Cvy8e3W
— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) April 4, 2018
Camilla flicking through a magazine and Charles daydreaming about himself actually being king!
— Wullie G (@w_rangers) April 4, 2018
Could they honestly look more bored shitless?😂 #CG2018
Camilla bored with this opening ceremony, as is the rest of the world *flicks through ceremony booklet* #GC2018
— 🍔🍟🥤 (@tjmatagi) April 4, 2018
My goodness doesn’t Camilla look bored? #GC2018
— Andrew (@AndrewPatrick_) April 4, 2018
I mean Camilla couldn’t look more bored if she tried. You’re the second wife we don’t like, don’t ever forget that #gc2018
— Matthew Dunn (@drmdunn1) April 4, 2018
I can’t get over Camilla being bored during this speech & reading instead 😂 #openingceremony #gc2018
— Jen Maree (@seren14dipity) April 4, 2018
The bizarre moment of boredom has been branded as ‘disrespectful’ my many Australian fans.
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Georgia Mars is a Digital Content Editor at New Idea Magazine. As a self-professed celeb expert, Georgia claims to know everything about everyone! When she's not digging deep for the next big celebrity scoop, you can find Georgia catching up on the latest reality TV.
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