A man who claimed to be the "love child" of King Charles III and Camilla Parker-Bowles has penned a letter to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Simon Charles Dorante-Day, from Queensland, Australia, has made headlines around the world with his claim that he is the illegitimate son of the monarch and Queen-consort.
The 58-year-old was adopted from Portsmouth, UK, at eight months old. According to him, he could have been conceived by the King and Queen Consort during a trip to Australia in 1965.
If Dorante-Day's allegations are true, this would have made Camilla 18 and a young Prince Charles merely 17.
The man, who has contacted several legal professionals about bringing a paternity case against the King, once wrote a letter to the late Queen requesting that she demand her eldest son participate in DNA testing.
According to 7News, the father-of-nine revealed the details of the letter after the late monarch passed away in September 2023.
"I've kept the contents of the letter confidential until now, but with her passing, I think it's appropriate to share my last correspondence with her," he said. "When she passed away, I was disappointed that she had died without responding to my message. That was my first thing - just sad because that window of opportunity has closed."
In the message to the Queen, Dorante-Day explained that he reached out to her after approaching Queensland’s Governor General Dr Jeanette Young about his case.
"I take the liberty of approaching you via the Governor’s Office however, given the position with which my family and I find ourselves, we feel this action is justified," he penned, adding that his appearance was changed during his childhood due to a series of medical procedures.
"I can certainly understand, and to some degree forgive, actions that have been taken in the past in relation to my existence, but I cannot forget what has occurred," the letter continued. "These actions I believe were undertaken to conceal my true identity."
Dorante-Day alleged that his adopted grandmother - who had worked for the Queen - had told him directly that Charles and Camilla were his birth parents.
"Furthermore, over the years of residing with the Day family, my adopted grandparents Winifred and Earnest Bowlden often spoke about the time they worked for the Royal household," he said.
"Then on my last visit to the United Kingdom in 1998, my adopted grandmother Winifred told me herself, that my birth parents were your son Charles and his wife Camilla," he added.
The letter concluded with a plea from Dorante-Day to the late Queen, asking for her help in resolving this alleged paternity issue.
"It would be naive of me to think you are not aware of my claims. Nor that you have not been following events to date. Subsequently, you will all be aware of the actions I have recently commenced and the level of attention this has already received," he said.
"I am writing on behalf of my family and I to ask for your assistance in coming forward and resolving this issue and stopping this global assault. May God give you the strength to come forward," he added.
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