On Wednesday, Queen Consort Camilla discussed a topic near and dear to her heart during a visit to the recently opened Royal Osteoporosis Society offices.
King Charles’ wife joined a reception with invited guests to celebrate the work of the Royal Osteoporosis Society. The charity is very important to her because her mother tragically passed away from the disease in 1994 at the age of 71.
Camilla’s grandma lost her battle with the illness in 1986.
The Queen Consort Camilla remembered the most moving memories of her mother’s fight with osteoporosis in a 2021 interview with Gloria Hunniford for the BBC to commemorate World Osteoporosis Day.
She recalled how a friend of hers once entered the building simply to give her a hug, breaking one of her ribs in the process. That is how horrible it was.
Camilla continued by describing how her late mother Rosalind Shand’s alleged age-related shortcomings. “My mother, I believe, visited just about everyone you could imagine, and they all apologized for her age by saying, “Sorry, you’re old.” We simply observed her shrivel up in front of us “She spoke.
Camilla and the rest of her family were also impacted by the disease. It was awful, she said. Because we were ignorant of the situation, we at some point wondered, “Well, is she making a big deal out of all this?”
But Camilla continued, “sometimes when she moved or you touched her she genuinely screamed,” indicating how awful her mother’s health was.
Since then, Camilla has put in a lot of effort to spread the word about the disease and is now a Royal Osteoporosis Society ambassador.
She thinks that education is crucial. When we are young, I believe we all believe we are immortal, didn’t she say? “I believe I would prefer to see more young people receive an education. I’d love to see more young people comprehend it instead of simply thinking, “Poor old bats, that’s what’s going to happen to us when we get old,” you know. However, genuinely comprehending what occurs and how they may prevent it”
Gloria continued by asking Camilla if she was concerned about her family’s future. She said, “I believe my daughter’s generation is receptive. “Just grandchildren are receiving it. But they’re starting to become teenagers, you know. I would display images of my mother both before and after she was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I would force them to look at pictures and warn them, “Look, that’s what will happen to you if you don’t take care.”
