{"id":365231,"date":"2025-08-22T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365231\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:00:15","slug":"queen-camilla-opens-up-about-terrible-issue-she-king-charles-are-facing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365231\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Camilla Opens up About &#8216;Terrible&#8217; Issue She &#038; King Charles Are Facing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen Camilla says she and King Charles III are battling a \u201cterrible\u201d issue this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On August 21, the 78-year-old Queen was on a solo visit to the Ebor Festival in York, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/851586\/queen-camilla-reveals-terrible-battle-with-summer-wasps-at-kings-norfolk-estate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hello Magazine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hello Magazine<\/a> where she revealed that she and her husband are dealing with a \u201cterrible\u201d wasp infestation at King Charles\u2019s Norfolk estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Camilla shared the update to Harry and Seline Silk, of Knavesmire Nectar, also revealing that her bees at her private home in Wiltshire have been giving her trouble because of the way they are swarming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Camilla and Charles have been enjoying a quiet summer at the family\u2019s Balmoral estate in Scotland and may even be avoiding Sandringham Estate in Norfolk due to the wasp issue. According to Hello, on 18 August, the King issued a warning to visitors of the royal residence, informing them of an ongoing wasp infestation on the grounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPlease be aware that wasp activity is currently high in this area. Thank you,\u201d a notice on the site read.\u00a0A beekeeper was also photographed on the estate in a full sting-proof suit, presumably on site to manage the wasp population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles and Camilla are avid beekeepers. Charles\u2019 bees at his Highgrove residence produce a \u2018Royal Garden Honey\u2019 that can be purchased from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highgrovegardens.com\/collections\/food-drink-preserves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Highgrove Gardens website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Highgrove Gardens website<\/a>. The king also keeps beehives at Clarence House and Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The King\u2019s daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2798816\/royal-family-summer-hobbies\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:revealed her beekeeping hobby;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">revealed her beekeeping hobby<\/a> in 2021 when she brought a jar of honey from her beehives while visiting children at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Before you go, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/photos-queen-elizabeth-ii-prince-172500539.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to see the best photos of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip over the years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/photos-queen-elizabeth-ii-prince-172500539.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img alt=\"Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/b6194ee0716528fecab00e5cdc77405c.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.sheknows.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SheKnows&#039; Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SheKnows&#8217; Newsletter<\/a>. 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