A man from Australia has been claiming that he is the son of King Charles III and his wife Camilla since 2005. Simon Dorante-Day has made headlines after sharing photos of Camilla, her son Tom Parker Bowles and himself to prove that he is a royal.
Dorante-Day, 52, was born in Gosport, near Portsmouth, in April 1966, and was adopted at 18 months old by British couple Karen and David Day.
He believes that King Charles III and Queen Camilla are his biological parents. Mr. Dorante-Day shared a photo of himself on Facebook (above) and claims he looks like Camilla. He has now petitioned the High Court to have Charles and Camilla submit to a DNA test to prove they are his true parents.
He now lives in Queensland, Australia, where he has spoken a number of times about his “outlandish belief that he was placed for adoption by the then 18-year-old Camilla Shand. Prince Charles would have been 17 at the time Simon was conceived”.
Dorante-Day has been been making these claims ceaselessly in the hope that he will be acknowledged by the couple that he is convinced are his royal parents. Indeed, when he heard the news that Queen Elizabeth died in September he immediately felt that he had lost his “likely grandmother.”
“I think the comparisons between myself and Tom Parker Bowles [Camilla’s son] are some of the most interesting,” he said. “I believe that we share the same mother, Camilla. And while we have different fathers, you can see so many similarities – they’ve always been very obvious to myself and many of my supporter,” he says.
That’s not all, he also believes that there is a strong resemblance to “Camilla’s brother, Mark Shand. That’s another one that often stops people in their tracks.” Still not enough, he has made a collage of the royal family and sees a resemblance between his son, who is half Maori, and Queen Elizabeth as well as numerous members of “his” family.
Dorante-Day had previously told 7NEWS.com.au that he has done thorough research and has evidence that proves his royal links.
“But it’s important for people to know that my belief that Charles and Camilla are my parents isn’t based on photos.
“I have a lot of research that backs up my claims, a lot of evidence. And I want people to remember that my case has spent a long time in the courts, trying to find a resolution, and my legal battles are still continuing.”
He adds, “I’ve always wanted to know who my real parents were. And I think that is where all this started – just the search to find my real parents….The thought that it could be Charles and Camilla didn’t come into it until much later on – for years I was simply searching for my parents…But then eventually, all the evidence just kept on coming back to Charles and Camilla.”
This “research and evidence” has been labeled “outlandish” by numerous experts, and for people other than his supporters, it is hard to see the resemblances that he claims as being compelling.
