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Prince William facing awkward Christmas as his step- sister Laura Lopes is set to attend

Prince William recently revealed his surprisingly low-key Christmas plans, which involved walking his dogs and relaxing at home. However, the Prince of Wales might end up having a slightly awkward festive holiday, after all. Unfortunately for the Prince, it's been confirmed that Queen Camilla's children, Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes, are set to attend Christmas at Sandringham.

Amid reports that Prince William would snub Christmas if his step-brother, Tom, attended, one report provided evidence of a potential rift between William and his step-sister, too. In an excerpt from Katie Nicholl's 2010 book, William and Harry, shared by The Sun, it's revealed, "William and Laura used to have terrible fights over who was to blame for their broken homes."

The excerpt continued, "William would blame Camilla for all the hurt she had caused his mother [Princess Diana], which would send Laura into a rage... Laura was not having any of it. She would take a hard line and fire back at William, 'Your father has ruined my life.'"

As for why Prince William isn't a huge fan of Tom, a Daily Beast report explained, "The Waleses have often not attended Christmas Day lunch at the 'big house' at Sandringham, preferring the informality of a relaxed lunch at Anmer Hall, and they are unlikely to attend this year, especially if Queen Camilla again invites her son Tom Parker Bowles."

The report continued, "William doesn’t much like Camilla, despite having made peace with his father’s choices, and is made nervous by Tom’s somewhat louche lifestyle."

In an interview to promote his new book, Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III, Tom opened up about his famous step-brothers. "I learned a long time ago not to put my fat fingers into the world of William and Harry," he told The Telegraph."But it was appalling what they went through. I've had a billionth of what they've had to go through but hell, I sympathize."

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by Anonymousreply 12December 24, 2024 2:53 PM

Tom is an annoying fop, too.

by Anonymousreply 1December 24, 2024 6:33 AM

truly gripping

by Anonymousreply 2December 24, 2024 6:40 AM

Everyone hates William.

by Anonymousreply 3December 24, 2024 6:46 AM

I'm going to beat his bald ass like a cheap drum!

by Anonymousreply 4December 24, 2024 6:58 AM

[quote] I'm going to beat his bald ass like a cheap drum!

[quote] —LL

On second thought, maybe I WILL attend Christmas at Sandringham!

by Anonymousreply 5December 24, 2024 7:01 AM

R5 Sorry, spare, it's supposed to be a WHITE Christmas this year!

by Anonymousreply 6December 24, 2024 7:08 AM

Experience Tom Parker-Bowles's foppery for yourselves here. Seems he has a bit of a caviar theft racket going back when British Airways used to serve it in First.

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by Anonymousreply 7December 24, 2024 8:11 AM

It’s all made up.

by Anonymousreply 8December 24, 2024 8:14 AM

I hope that Laura beats William's ass!

by Anonymousreply 9December 24, 2024 9:49 AM

Blah, blah, blah blah of course he stays uptown rather than downtown my dahling. He's got the life. I'm sure the whole Charles/camiler scandal did make their lives hell. William is probably a babyfied pompous man. It must be nice to do nothing but travel all over the world and stay in luxury hotels. He seems like a nice enough fellow, though.

by Anonymousreply 10December 24, 2024 12:49 PM

They are said to get along quite fine now. Laura's kid was in William's wedding. She stays out of the press and keeps a low profile. It is supposedly Tom that William gives wide berth to as the latter is cozy with the press (much more so as the press can no longer rely on Harry for leaks) and also profits off the monarchy.

by Anonymousreply 11December 24, 2024 12:56 PM

Laura Lopes?

Is her father Portugese?

by Anonymousreply 12December 24, 2024 2:53 PM
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