A man who has claimed to be the "love child" of King Charles III and Camilla Parker-Bowles has shared the latest twist in his royal paternity case amid Queen Elizabeth II's death.
Simon Charles Dorante-Day, 56, from Queensland, Australia, has made headlines around the world with his claim that he is the illegitimate son of the newly-crowned monarch and Queen-consort.
The engineer has now alleged that earlier this year, he wrote a letter to the late Queen asking her to prompt her eldest son to get a DNA test.
Dorante-Day disclosed to 7NEWS that he is also contemplating taking legal action against the Royal Family to compel the King to do a test as he received no response from the Queen.
Check out a comparison below:Dorante-Day 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 - that would mean Charles was 17, and Camilla was 18.
Regarding Her Majesty’s death on September 8, the father-of-nine said he’d been dealing with a range of emotions, as she passed away before responding to his private letter encouraging King Charles to submit to DNA testing.
"First thought: Just sad. No response to the letter I wrote to her, and that window of opportunity has closed," he said. "But also, her death brought up some different emotions, some anger."
"Because she’s been across all this and she’s been aware of all this, knows that it’s been going on. And she let that happen. However by that same token, now I’m looking to the future and I’m thinking - 'Well I’m not dealing with her anymore, I’m dealing with him.' So there’s that element of it too," he added.
Dorante-Day’s wife Elvianna chimed in and said that perhaps the late Queen didn't know how to respond to her husband's claims but insisted that he will still be "going after his father".
The would-be royal said that despite losing his potential grandmother, he is not deterred and is even more willing to take his own justice against his alleged father.
Dorante-Day stated that he had discussions with a judge about the "legal standing" of King Charles and the monarchy, and explained that a potential court case against Camilla is feasible because her family isn't "above law".
"There has been a discussion in there between a judge and myself and his barrister about the legal standing of Charles, and whether the monarch is protected by the law or is above the law," he said.
“And the answer to that was no - they told me that we don’t see any reason why he is. And secondly, Camilla and her family are certainly not above the law. So that argument’s already been had and settled," he added.
Dorante-Day described Prince William being named Prince of Wales after the King's proclamation as a "kick in the face" and that he feels dismissed.
"I don’t want to feel that way, but I do. I just think, the least Charles can do is give me an answer - acknowledge me. He gives William a title like that, well where’s my answer? Where’s my DNA test? If you are not my father, then prove you’re not."
"I’ve said it before, it’s OK for William and Harry - yes, they lost their mother," he said, adding, "But I never even knew mine. I never had that opportunity. And this just seems to rob it further."
Also, Dorante-Day said that he and his family are mourning the death of the longest-reigning British monarch not just because of her death but also the "loss of opportunity" to resolve his matter.
"So, despite the lost opportunity of getting to personally hear her version of events, and the great sadness we all feel at her passing, on a personal and public scale it will be business as usual," Dorante-Day added.
