Queen Elizabeth Drunkenly Called Camilla ‘That Wicked Woman,’ Book Says

A new biography by British investigative journalist Tom Bower recently wrote that Queen Elizabeth once called Camilla Parker Bowles “that wicked woman” after a few martinis.

In an excerpt published in the Daily Mail, the author claims that Charles — who carried on an affair with Camilla during his marriage to Princess Diana — confronted his mother about welcoming Camilla into the royal family during the summer following Diana’s death in 1997. At this point, she’d had several martinis.

“To Charles’s surprise she replied forcefully: She would not condone his adultery, nor forgive Camilla for not leaving Charles alone to allow his marriage to recover,” Tom writes in Rebel Prince: The Power and Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles.

The Queen even called Camilla “that wicked woman,” and said, “I want nothing to do with her.” Charles “tearfully” then called Camilla to inform her of his mother’s response. The couple ultimately wed in 2005.