It’s a grim time or the royal family, with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle departing the ranks of the senior royals, amid talk of the young royal’s growing estrangement from dad Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
WATCH: Camilla caught off guard when asked about Meghan and Harry
So it was a bizarre scene overnight when a strangely jolly Camilla visited Prospect Hospice in England to celebrate the institution’s 40th anniversary.
Camilla, who is president of the hospice, awkwardly tried on a pair of virtual reality goggles, which are used to transport patients to a relaxing woodland setting. Joking with staff during her test ride, the royal face was temporarily obscured by the device.
Camilla’s awkward hijinks continued as she helped unveil a painting, and she was seen enthusiastically wielding a knife during a cake cutting.
Prince Charles was nowhere in sight at the appearance, following an outrageous report in the US press that he is supposedly planning to cut Camilla out of his will amid mounting tensions between them.
American magazine Globe outrageously claims Camilla is ‘beside herself with rage over the snub’ and ‘threatening to spill shocking royal secrets’ over the supposed threat to dump her from Charles’ will- but the 71-year-old heir is said to be indifferent.
According to the source, Charles allegedly wanted to divorce Camilla years ago, but he bided his time and put up with her antics, fearing she would become a loose cannon. But it seems those days are gone.
‘Charles is done with the stiff-upper-lip attitude he’s followed most of his life and plans to even the score by changing his will,’ alleges the source.
‘Up until now he’s kept his anger and grudges in check publicly. But he plans to laugh in his grave when his will is read.
‘Now, he’s wielding his $1.3 billion fortune as a sword of vengeance. Charles is leaving Camilla nothing. She’s furious and griping constantly,’ they add.
Camilla and Prince Charles have reportedly struggled to gain their footing as a couple – largely due to the fact that they had engaged in an affair while Charles was still married to the commonly adored Princess of Wales, Diana.
Globe’s source also claims that Charles is planning to only leave Prince Harry only a third of what he would normally leave him, following his son’s exit from the royal family.
‘The rest will go to William and Kate and their kids. That will certainly put a crimp on Meghan’s money grab,’ the source concludes.
The palace has yet to comment on Globe’s outrageous claims.