We know that "never complain and never explain" exits only in theory.
If they wanted to modernise, they would just have a press secretary who briefs the media on the record, but no, they act like a medieval court fuelled by gossip and backbiting.
Camilla and Charles have not employed an ex-editor of the Daily Mail for shits and giggles. Of course this is the official line, through "sources" and people "close" to the King. It's how Charles operated throughout his marriage breakdown with Diana, it's how, through the dark and effective arts of Mark Bolland, Camilla got to the point where she is now -- I give you Her Fragrant Majesty, Queen Camilla and not HRH, Camilla , The Princess Consort.
You would have to be blind not to see that the Royal family is in bed with the tabloids, and with the Daily Mail in particular.
It was really important that they feed a BIG story to kill off the criticism Charles got over his unwise meeting with Ursula VDL. I expect to see, in the next days, Kay, Jobson, Tominey and all the Usual Suspects writing about what an agonising decision this was for Charles, but how he still loves his son, really, really loves him, loves him so much that this decision hurts him more than it hurts Harry and Meghan...
Andrew won't play ball though, so expect to see the always game Lady Victoria Hervey on the talk show circuit talking about how jealous the King has always been of his brother Andrew, and how this is all driven by jealousy, before she lands a permanent gig on GBNews, of course!