He has turned a small legal battle about privacy into public questioning of his entire role. He has opened up a huge can of worms.

This is Camilla's biggest challenge in six months of marriage. She has got to make the Americans love her.

It is extraordinary how well she has done for a novice.

They certainly don't want to be drawing comparisons with the star-studded Diana and Charles visit in 1985.

The homeless! ... This morning I was having breakfast at a place called Lori's Diner (in San Francisco) and some mad woman was pounding on the window, yelling at us. And there are millions of men panhandling me. It's actually quite astounding.

Diana had the combination of status and sex appeal which made her more starry than a movie star. Camilla scrubs up well but it takes an army of make-up artists and dress designers. Diana had it naturally.

She knows exactly how to handle Charles. She 'mummies' him and makes sure to never outshine him like Diana did.