Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles has opened up about his own experiences with paparazzi harassment while expressing deep empathy for his royal stepbrothers Prince William and Prince Harry. During a recent interview,

Prince William is ready to deck the halls with drama this Christmas. He's reportedly angling to avoid Tom Parker Bowles while thumbing his nose at tradition.

Prince William and Prince Harry have yet to find common ground amid their royal rift, but their formative years were very similar—and difficult to deal with. According to one member of the royal family,

Queen Camilla's son, Thomas Parker Bowles, addressed "conspiracy" theories about his mother's recent illness. In November, it was announced Camilla was diagnosed with a chest infection.

After the publication of his new royal cookbook, Tom Parker Bowles has revealed quite a few tidbits about growing up with Queen Camilla as his mother, and in a new interview with the Telegraph, he made a rare comment about his stepbrothers,

Tom Parker Bowles expressed sympathy for Prince William and Harry, drawing from his own experiences. He described the media's treatment of the brothers as appalling and acknowledged the emotional toll it must have taken on them despite facing lesser challenges himself.