Queen Camilla is likely to get “spoilt” rotten today by King Charles as the couple are expected to celebrate her birthday privately, according to a former royal staffer. The Queen turns 78 today and Buckingham Palace have released a new picture of her to mark the occasion.

But the royal couple are not expected to mark the celebration publicly and opt for something more private instead. Paul Burrell, who used to be Queen Elizabeth’s footman before becoming Princess Diana’s butler until her death in 1997, opened up about how the King may treat his wife this year. Mr Burrell said that Charles will likely “spoil” Camilla, but they will celebrate her birthday “privately” with a party, possibly at Clarence House.

He also said that they might go to one of their “favourite” places to dine out, The Ritz.

The former royal staffer said on behalf of Slingo: “I think privately, the King will give her a party at Clarence House or Birkhall and they’ll have people go up to Scotland.

“He likes to give her jewellery. I think he’ll give her something special. He may have had something commissioned for a birthday. He’s very spoiling, the King, and he will make sure that all attention is on Camilla. He likes to remind her that she’s Queen. He likes to remind her that this is given by him for her service over the years to him, and this is his reward to her.

“I don’t think there’ll be any public celebrations because it’s not a milestone birthday. Everything will be behind closed doors. Maybe they’ll go back to the Ritz again because that was a milestone when they first stepped out together.”

However, Mr Burrell admitted that dining out “isn’t easy” for the royals, saying that they have to be in a private dining room somewhere that can provide the “security and lockdown they need”.

He explained: “Dining out for the Royals isn’t easy. They have to have a private dining room.

“And their favourite places are the Ritz and Claridges because they can provide the security, the lockdown they need and that purple corridor, that special place that they can move to and from without too much interaction with the public or the press.

“Because when they get dined out, they like it to be private. So that’s why those two places can offer them security and accommodations, which will be a smooth passage for them. Because they just can’t walk into any old restaurant, could they?

“No, it will be exactly far too difficult for them. It will be uncomfortable for them and it will be uncomfortable for the people dining with them.”