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Royal photographer sparks outrage by saying Camilla is 'NICER' than Diana ever was

Royal photog Arthur Edwards, 81, who has documented Queen Elizabeth II for 45 years, shared his experiences in a recent interview

While Princess Diana remains one of the most popular British royals of all time, photographer Arthur Edwards has claimed that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is "nicer than the Princess of Wales."

Royal photog Arthur Edwards, 81, boasts the unique privilege of documenting Queen Elizabeth II for 45 years and has described her as an enduring source of inspiration as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee on the throne this year. MEAWW previously reported how the 96-year-old monarch was featured in the April 2022 issue of Vogue magazine wearing a crown and necklace in her early years as the Queen of England. She appeared on the magazine cover alongside "Hollywood royalty" Anya Taylor-Joy, commemorating more than 70 years of her reign.

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"Diana has been dead for 25 years, so people's memories are slipping, and they've embraced Camilla," Edwards told Stellar magazine. "You know what? Camilla is nicer than Diana. Easier to get on with," he continued, adding, "Diana used to have her moods, and when she died, she wasn't talking to her mother or Sarah Ferguson because of silly rows. You don't get that with the Duchess."

It's worth noting that Edwards has been a fan of Camilla for the longest time. "I’m so pleased that the Duchess is Cornwall will be our next Queen," he tweeted in February, sharing a photo with the Duchess. "This lovely lady is a joy to work with. Besides supporting Prince Charles Camilla tirelessly carries out many engagements here and overseas," he added.

This comes shortly after Camilla's interview with son Tom Parker Bowles in You magazine, in which she said her kitchen skills were limited and she had a friendly rivalry with her husband, Prince Charles, over the fruit and vegetables that they grow. The Duchess described her culinary style as "nothing too mucked about, or fussy or fiddly" and said she learned to cook by watching her mother Rosalind Shand in the kitchen growing up. "One of my earliest memories is podding those peas and beans with my mother, an accomplished cook," she said. "I learned from my mother. I've never followed a recipe in my life." She reminisced, "On Friday nights, we were allowed to choose our dinner. I always went for frozen chicken pie, much to my mother's despair."

The Duchess said she often visited London's top restaurants in the sixties, including Alexander's on King's Road, one of her favorites. "I remember how excited I was when I first ate prawn and avocado at Alexander's... The combination seemed impossibly exotic," she recalled. Camilla said her family spent summers on the island of Ischia, near Naples, which "instilled a lifelong passion for Italian food." However, she didn't take credit for her restaurant critic son's refined palate, saying she was "never the most adventurous of cooks."

Instead, the Duchess focused on simple, healthy food when her children were growing up in Wiltshire. "My cooking is about good ingredients. Nothing too mucked about, or fussy or fiddly. Lots of tarragon chicken, scrambled eggs and bacon, and chicken casserole. There were always roasts on Sunday," Camilla told the magazine. "The children ate a lot of cheese on toast. We had a kitchen garden... so we ate seasonally before it became en vogue. That's just what you did in the country back then," she added.