Queen Camilla breaks silence on smoking habits during latest appearance

Queen Camilla has finally set the record straight regarding her smoking habits.

The Queen joined King Charles on Wednesday evening for a glitzy reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the Film and TV charity, of which Charles has become patron.

They both welcomed directors, actors, TV presenters, stunt performers and costume designers, however, Camilla left early as she is still recovering from a chest infection.

However, during the event, the monarch’s wife chatted to various celebrities, including actress Emily Mortimer.

The two women talked candidly about Emily’s mother, Penelope, who the Queen knows personally.

According to the Mirror, Emily told Camilla: “Penny sends her love.”

The Queen then asked how she was, to which the actress replied: “Oh, she’s still smoking as much as ever.”

Camilla then qipped: “Oh she’s still on the fags?” before being asked by Emily: “Oh have you quit the fags?”

The Queen replied: “Oh yes, I quit 20 years ago.” Emily then congratulated Her Majesty.

Queen Camilla has long had a reported reputation for being a smoker and a gin fan. However her son, Tom Parker Bowles, dismissed those claims back in September.

During an interview with The Times for his new book, Cooking and the Crown, the stepson of King Charles talked about the “inaccurate” perception that the Queen likes to drink gin and smoke.

He said: “”If anyone ever meets my mother, they always… I mean, a son would say this, but she’s someone I love going to have dinner with.

“And I go for a walk with her in Scotland. You’re always going to have your rows, differences of opinion. It would be very odd if we agreed [on] everything. Creepy. I certainly would annoy her sometimes.

“Oh, you know she has that reputation of drinking gin and smoking? Never drunk a glass of gin in her life. Doesn’t smoke.”