An Australian man who claims to be the secret son of King Charles III and Camilla has shared details of his latest legal bid to prove his royal paternity.
Simon Dorante-Day has made headlines around the globe with his case, which he says is the result of more than 30 years of research (see list at bottom of page).
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“My grandmother, who had worked for the Queen, told me outright that I was Camilla and Charles’ son many times,” he said.
Now, in an interview with 7NEWS.com.au, Simon has revealed how he plans to take the King and Queen to court if they embark on a tour of Australia, as planned, in 2024.
Palace insiders have revealed that Charles and Camilla are still committed to travelling to Australia in October, despite the monarch’s cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
Simon, 58, says that the royal visit is the perfect opportunity for him to instigate legal proceedings in a bid to have Charles and Camilla submit to a paternity test.
He says he and his wife, Dr Elvianna Dorante-Day, have been working tirelessly in the background to prepare for their next court battle.
However he says he’s determined to keep the details of his new challenge close to his chest.
“What [legal action] am I going to do this time? Well, I’d be a very silly person that when he comes into the same jurisdiction as me not to do something,” Simon tells 7NEWS.com.au.
“But I think I’d be even sillier to let that cat out of the bag right now.”
He added: “You know, there’s always something going on in the background here at our place. It never stops. People think just because it goes quiet on Facebook, [the case] is quiet, but it doesn’t. We’re hammering in the background.”
Simon says one of the main reasons he’s decided to not share details of his legal bid at this point is that he’s concerned that authorities will interfere with his efforts.
Over the years, the Queensland father has made several legal attempts to compel a DNA test from Charles and Camilla.
Prior to the royal pair’s visit to Australia for the Commonwealth Games in 2018, Simon says he was approached by a Queensland government representative and asked to steer clear of Charles and Camilla.
“I made a move in the Family Court to have a meeting with them, get the Family Court to order them to have a meeting with us in private while they were here,” he says.
“And that got shut down for reasons that I could very easily argue.
“So I’d be silly to let that cat out of the bag right now, because that’s what happened last time — the word got out about what I was doing and then people were able to manipulate themselves and the rules.
“What usually happens is that I get contacted, and they do it a number of ways. They did it when I was working for the government.
“I got a phone call and it was asking what my movements were when they were coming to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games. [They said],‘We’re not going to tell you to stay away but you’re not going there are you?”
“And basically, I got sort of clamped down in the office in Hamilton while everybody else went down and watched the Commonwealth Games.
“Now, what if I wanted to go and watch the Commonwealth Games? I could have gone, freedom of movement isn’t restricted.
“The next time they try that we will take legal action because I am tired of being pushed around by the Australian Government and even the Queensland Government in relation to how we live and what issues that we want to pursue.”
Simon says he’s convinced he will one day find out the truth about his paternity, and is determined to gain DNA evidence from Charles and Camilla legally.
“I’m 100 per cent confident that I will have the answers to this and the truth out there,” he says.
“I’m not doing all this to be a Facebook character. And I’ve had to learn to do this and objectionably at times, because we were private people.
“These accusations that I’m doing this for money? Yeah, right, okay. And I’m doing it for fame? None is true.
“All we want is the truth. All we want him to do is tell the truth, and her, Camilla as well. They both need to own up.”
The case
Simon Dorante-Day has provided these claims to support his belief that he is Charles and Camilla’s son.
- Dorante-Day was born on April 5, 1966, in Gosport, Portsmouth, in the UK.
- At the age of eight months, he was adopted by a local couple named Karen and David Day. His adoptive grandparents, Winifred and Ernest Bowlden, had both worked for the Queen and Prince Philip in one of their royal households. Ernest Bowlden also received an Imperial Service Award.
- Dorante-Day’s grandmother told him many times that he was Camilla and Charles’ child. “She didn’t just hint at it, she told me outright,” he said.
- Dorante-Day’s research has shown him that Charles and Camilla first became close in 1965. He claims months later, in the lead-up to when he was born, Camilla disappeared from Britain’s social scene for at least nine months, while Charles was sent to Australia.
- A historian has claimed the hospital where Dorante-Day was born – as listed on his birth certificate – didn’t deliver a single baby during the decade he was born. It’s further believed that the names the parents listed on his birth certificate were “fictitious”.
- Dorante-Day said he has recollections of being taken to houses around Portsmouth as a little boy. There, he would spend time with the woman he believes was Camilla, while protection officers and his adoptive parents waited outside.
- Dorante-Day said his first and middle name – Simon Charles – were given to him by his biological parents. “My adoptive mother told me that it was a condition of the adoption that my name – Simon Charles – stay the same, my middle name stay the same,” he said. “Charles and Camilla had a close friend called Simon at the time.”