Queen Camilla has taken on huge responsibilities within the Royal Family during the last few years. In essence, she’s gone from hated to loved, and when King Charles and Kate Middleton received their respective cancer diagnoses, she and Prince William became the de-facto face of the monarchy.

Camilla and William have known each other for many years, with the former entering the latter’s life after his mother, Princess Diana, passed. In the beginning, the young boy had understandable difficulty accepting his father’s “new” love.

These days they have a healthy, loving relationship. Camilla will never be a mother to Prince William, yet she is nonetheless above him in the hierarchy. That said, one royal expert is now claiming the queen is “afraid” of her stepson and his influence.

Queen Camilla and Prince William have a long history together. While the future king and his brother, Prince Harry, most likely didn’t know anything about their father’s affair with Camilla when they were young, they surely know all about it today. The brothers went through a massive tragedy during their childhood when their mother, Princess Diana, passed away.