Simon Dorante-Day: King Charles and Camilla's 'lovechild' to go to court to get couple to take DNA test
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: A man, who claimed he was the secret love child of King Charles and Queen Camilla, is determined to obtain a DNA test from the royal couple. Simon Dorante-Day, 56, has stood behind his theory for years and spoke out ahead of Charles' coronation, which he called a "waste of money."
Dorante-Day reportedly said that his adoptive grandmother worked for Queen Elizabeth and that she told him on her deathbed that his biological parents were Charles and Camilla. The Australian believed they gave him up to the royal staffers to be raised after his birth in 1966. While historians insist Charles didn’t meet his now-wife until 1970, years after Dorante-Day's birth, he was convinced they have the dates wrong and that he was indeed the royals' secret love child.
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Speaking to 7News, Dorante-Day revealed he was not backing down from his planned court battle against Charles and Camilla, who have allegedly blown off several letters he wrote to start a correspondence. “Him being King doesn’t make me any less his son does it?” Dorante-Day told the outlet, adding, “I’m going to be pursuing what I’m pursuing. I have my proof of where I stand with this. I’ve got no fear in the truth in this. I won’t be the one with egg on my face." He said that he had plans to ask a court to order Charles and Camilla to submit a DNA test.
Dorante-Day was asked if he believed Charles would be treated differently as King. “Do I think it’s going to impede my case with him as King? No, I don’t see it does because as I said, there’s still rule of law - and one of the most basic principles is that no one is above the law,” he responded.
The Australian then trashed Charles' estranged relationship with his younger son Harry. “As a father myself, I certainly wouldn’t have handled it the way he has. He’s left the whole situation to explode," Dorante-Day said. He also responded to critics who said that he was claiming to be the monarch's son for money. “There’s no money in this. You try being a love child, It. It’s not very profitable,” he told the outlet, adding, “And nor should it. It’s about honesty and the truth.”
That said, Dorante-Day also admitted he won't be watching the coronation ceremony. “It’s a historical event, sure - it’s a significant event. But I know I won’t be watching it. I’ve got better things to do,” he told 7News, adding, “As an English person, like up until I was a teenager, I would have loved this - I would have been into all the pomp and ceremony. But from an Australian perspective, I couldn’t give a toss. This is just a waste of money. We could be putting this money towards hospitals, houses, you know. All the homeless people in England are still going to be saying this is a waste of money. And I totally agree.”
The 56-year-old also predicted that Charles’ reign will be “very brief," stating, “I think it’ll be a short and unmemorable reign - they’re the only words I have. I see the struggle of everyday people and the problems that many countries are going through right now. And I just think, how is he going to help?”
