WILLIAM TELLS 'I WANT CAMILLA TO BE QUEEN!

The prince finally acknowledges his stepmother's rightful place in the royal family

Ever since he was a teenager, Prince William has shared what can only be described as an "uneasy" relationship with his stepmother Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

After all, he was old enough to understand - and be drawn into the tragic marriage breakdown between his parents, in which Princess Diana infamously described Prince Charles' mistress as the "third person in our marriage, so it was a bit crowded".

A source says 39-year-old Wills' frostiness toward Camilla "thawed somewhat" after she married his father in 2005, but they've never been best friends.

"Wills accepted that Camilla is who his father chose, and who he's always been in love with," says the insider. "But he always held her at arm's length, and she never tried to push him on that. William's at least been more warm than [Prince] Harry, who glowered at her in silence unless he was pushed into conversation."

FUTURE KINGS MEET

But now, as the monarchy prepares to enter a new era, with 73-year-old Charles at the helm, things are going to change between the royal family's most senior members.

Woman's Day understands that after the Queen, 96, made it known via an unprecedented statement that Camilla had her full support to be known as Queen Consort when Charles accedes, the two future kings sat down for a father-son heart-to-heart.