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Few people talk about Andrew Parker Bowles any more, but they should. Whoever it was who introduced Camilla to her former husband is chiefly responsible for where she is today; King Charles’s wife and Queen Consort.

My thoughts have been with Camilla this week as the new series of The Crown is about to air. One of the worst canards of this series is its depiction of her as a scarlet-taloned temptress who spent years scheming to ensnare another woman’s husband, ruining the life of Princess Diana.

In fact, the opposite is true. I know, because I was there. I had a ringside, front-row seat in the velvet- cushioned stalls.