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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Why Queen Camilla Is a "Stranger to Self-Pity" After Difficult Health Battles and Public Criticism

Queen Camilla wearing a pink hat and coat and smiling at the camera on Commonwealth Day 2025.

After what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging years of her life, Queen Camilla not only faced personal illness, but also the weight of husband King Charles III's cancer diagnosis. Yet, true to form, she's remained a pillar of strength—a woman who, as one palace source puts it, is "not known for wallowing."

Speaking to the Mirror, one Buckingham Palace insider explained that The Queen—who was forced to cancel multiple engagements at the end of 2024 and early 2025 due to a lingering bout of pneumonia— is "a stranger to self-pity."

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