# So, why has Queen Camilla been forced to "step back"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295 "2025-10-26T04:59:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/21 "2025-10-26T16:39:55Z")
Daily Mail has nothing that isn’t paywalled. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/22 "2025-10-26T17:05:29Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > There’s your problem, right there. Get down to the bottom of the “reels”, and there’s some seriously odd AI-slop clickbait. Exactamente. Down here to the South we get these about _ **our** _ celebs. More to the point: if a video post does not contain ANY “recorded from live” footage of someone discussing **the actual thing being claimed** and it’s completely _narrated_, assume it’s click/ragebait. I’d rather waste the time on one of those atrocious Humanity Fuck Yeah sci-fi stories. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/23 "2025-10-26T17:15:07Z")
So as I understand it, Queen Camilla is stealing royal treasures, and intends to ship some of them out of the country to be illegally sold. I also understand that, in the US, the Democratic Party is comprised of “Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals”. It’s amazing what evil lurks in our midst. Although I think we may be looking for it in all the wrong places. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/24 "2025-10-26T17:43:27Z")
I, for one, am convinced that Queen Camilla was also responsible for the Louvre heist. She’s just crazy about jewels. You surely can find a youtube or tic toc video to prove it. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/25 "2025-10-26T17:57:17Z")
I’ve been getting these clearly AI generated clips in my FB feed of people wearing MAGA hats with misspellings like “MAKE MAKE AMERICE GREUT AGAIIN” and saying ridiculous things. Like a middle-aged woman saying “if trump wants my daughters I’ll personally deliver them to him”. Or a guy with a big fat red sweaty face saying “billionaires don’t want our money- they already have enough of it. They just want to help us”. Or an older couple in the park with (presumably) their granddaughter- a little fair haired white girl who’s playing with a black boy her age. The grandpa picks her up and says “come on honey, let’s find you some _ **good** _ kids to play with”. I’m not sure if these stupid clips are supposed to be trolling liberals or conservatives. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/26 "2025-10-26T21:07:30Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I’m not sure if these stupid clips are supposed to be trolling liberals or conservatives. Why not both? If you can get two sets of people screaming at each other, Win! ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/27 "2025-10-26T21:15:13Z")
Indeed. The old-school trolls of USENET loved nothing more than starting wars between various newsgroups. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/28 "2025-10-26T21:35:42Z")
My normally-sensible sister gave me that tidbit a few days ago - Camilla caught stealing jewels, forced to step back, etc. I immediately called BS and showed her there were no reputable news sources backing this story. She agreed that there was no proof this was true. StG ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/29 "2025-10-26T21:53:46Z")
I keep seeing fake posts where trump’s press secretary or some other flunky says something racist about an athlete or some other non-political person, and they let her have it with something so completely devastating, the flunky has to apologize on the spot. Easily proven fake with a quick search (plus, since when would his flunky ever apologize?). ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/30 "2025-10-26T22:31:15Z")
I’m seeing those and also a lot of feel-good short stories. They are about people who begin by saying something like they thought the protests were stupid but then they drove their granddaughter to one and had some amazing interaction and now they see that the left is right about everything. Obviously AI-generated variations on a theme. But the comments show that people do believe these are true heart-warming stories. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/31 "2025-10-26T22:51:50Z")
Glurge has been popular long before AIs and trumply politics came on the scene. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/32 "2025-10-26T23:36:27Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > At 0:18, it says, “news anchors across Britain and America broke the story” that this was announced at “exactly 10:14 am on October 18th, 2025.” Which is all apparently complete bullshit, as the OP can’t find any other verification of this. Man oh man, this is giving me flashbacks to those old spam email alerts: “Microsoft announced today that a major virus may be infecting your computer! If you use the backslash it will freeze your system!” > [@aurora\_maire](#): > > I’m seeing those and also a lot of feel-good short stories. I see a lot of cat rescues kitten from big mean dogs or cat rescues human from something and they’re all AI fakes. Pro tip: If you see the Sora logo anywhere it’s for sure AI. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/33 "2025-10-27T16:57:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Glurge has been popular long before AIs and trumply politics It was popular even before the masses were online. It just was to be found in filler columns in town newspapers or on your local radio station’s wannabe-Paul Harvey’s spot. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/34 "2025-10-27T17:15:04Z")
Yup. Looked at with a skeptical eye, a sizeable fraction of the old _Reader’s Digest_ was glurge. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/35 "2025-10-27T17:37:08Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > As an aside, it is disturbing how AI has invaded the “news.” Not the obvious nonsense like Trump in the jet, but seemingly accurate but bogus reports that can be exposed with just a little searching - knowing most people won’t search. Or even if we do. And then there’s the meta level of trying to discern the BS. Consider a recent report that Stephen King reportedly fell for one such item of fake news. Supposedly Trump had made an announcement that he was not going to invite the winner of this year’s World Series to the White House (because it might be a Canadian team that wins?). King is reported to have attacked Trump on X for not being able to rise above his petty grievances. Now there are three items need to be researched. 1. Whether Trump did in fact say such a thing. 2. If Trump didn’t say such a thing, whether or not there was actually a made up claim that Trump did say that. 3. If the above two are correct, then whether or not King actually did say such a thing on X, or if the whole thing was made up, both Trump’s statements about the World Series champion and King’s reaction to Trump’s alleged statement. Here’s a link to one such site making this allegation. > **[Stephen King's vicious attack on Trump backfires spectacularly after fans...](https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/4315790267444-stephen-king-s-vicious-attack-on-trump-backfires-spectacularly-after-fans-spot-glaring-error)** > > The acclaimed author vented his frustrations on X on Sunday night after he heard that Trump had opted not to invite the winning team from the World Series ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/36 "2025-10-27T18:18:33Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Glurge has been popular long before AIs and trumply politics came on the scene. And gossip. Don’t forget how steeped humanity is in gossip. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/37 "2025-10-27T20:18:15Z")
Data point: I saw a reel on Facebook this morning with fake Princess Anne footage about how she would never curtsy to Queen Camilla. More AI glurge. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/38 "2025-10-27T21:48:53Z")
YT seems to be ripe with those crappy “Review of the 10 best XXXX for 2025” vids … It is evident that an AI robot is reading spec-sheets over floating photos (don’t you hate it when somebody wants to pass a photo for a video) of e.g. 3D printers/AirFryers/E-bikes, and they did not have any of the reviewed printers in hand at all, just shuffling around screenshots of photos. Turns out that XZY is a better printer than ACB, b/c the processor is clocked at 433mhz vs 427mhz - or somesuch nonsense. Normally the channel’s name is a good giveaway (always sounds very polished e.g. “top-click-review-channel) - I hardly fall fot that definition of AI-slop anymore, but hate it more than being rick-rolled. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295/39 "2025-10-28T01:25:31Z")
Look at all the people who have fallen for stories from satirical websites like the Onion, the Babylon Bee, or the Horowitz Report. The Onion actually had to issue a disclaimer after this story appeared, because far too many people thought it was real. > **[Obama's 19-Year-Old Son Makes Rare Appearance At DNC](https://theonion.com/obamas-19-year-old-son-makes-rare-appearance-at-dnc-1819573864/)** > > CHARLOTTE, NC—The first family has turned more than a few heads at this week’s Democratic National Convention, where the president, as he greets delegates and waves to crowds of supporters, is often accompanied not only by his wife and two daughters,... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-has-queen-camilla-been-forced-to-step-back/1024295.md?page=1)