“They doubted his fitness to rule”: What is the ‘tampon’ scandal that made Prince Charles blush?

“I would just like to live in your pants.” In 1993, a very explicit telephone conversation between (then) Prince Charles and his then-mistress Camilla Parker Bowles set the world in turmoil. Some 30 years later, however, the scandal causes fans of ‘The Crown’ can relive the whole thing in the fifth season of the series. But what exactly is the ‘tampon’ scandal about? And how are the reactions? “She just thought it was sick. ”

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