The Surprising Friendship Between Joan
Joan Rivers climbed to the top of the comedy ladder, leading to actresses, people on the red carpet, the rich and powerful, and even pinch of caustics targeting their own lives. In addition to bringing her success, her no-holds-barred humor helped Rivers form a surprising friendship with Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. This friendship has been going on since 2003 until Rivers’ life came to an end in 2014.
Charles calls Rivers ‘Miss Potty Mouth’
In 2003, on a painting holiday in the south of France, River and Charles were introduced by mutual friends. The heir to the British throne and the Brooklyn-born comedian was a great fit. Rivers later told People magazine, “We sat next to each other at a dinner party and got together. She is dear.”
During his career, Rivers told jokes about the royal family, including a jib, which meant that Charles’ ears meant that he wouldn’t need a paddle to play ping-pong. Fortunately, Charles loved comedy, counting between his favorite Monty Python’s Flying Circus and comedian Peter Sellers, and so no joke stood in the way of his developing connections. In fact, Charles enjoyed Rivers’ humor so much that he gave her the nickname “Miss Potty Mouth”.
After meeting Charles, the prince also became friends with the prince’s longtime love, Camilla. Like Charles, Camilla enjoyed River’s humor, exploding with laughter when Rivers offered to throw her a lingerie shower before the couple’s wedding. On April 9, 2005, River was at Windsor Castle to celebrate the wedding of Charles and Camilla, one of only four Americans in attendance
Rivers became a staple in royal events
In addition to being a guest at Charles and Camilla’s wedding, Rivers attended other royal events. In 2008, Prince’s 60th birthday celebrations included the “We Are Most Amused” comedy gala, where Rivers performed.
At another time, River announced dinner at Buckingham Palace, “I just want to say that this is for all of you who marry their husbands in the room for their money.” The Prince laughingly said that the River said, “I know who you are and Charles also knows, because I have pointed you all out to him.”
Rivers once brought his fellow comedian Kathy Griffin as a guest to a two-night royal gathering: one evening at Windsor Castle at Buckingham Palace. There, Griffin saw genuine affection between his friend and the prince. In his book Celebrity Run-In, Griffin wrote of Charles, “seeing how thrilled he was to see Joan on the night that he was so moved.”
Rivers Elizabeth II were also gifted rivers. It was a glorious moment in Rivers’ life – and something he would never have expected without his friendship with Charles.
Charles allowed the rivers to scatter the ashes of his best friend at his house
Their friendship went beyond demonstrations and charity dinners. Rivers visited Balmoral Castle on another painting holiday and was a guest at the Prince’s Highgrove’s country estate. On a Highgrove trip, he asked Charles if he could scatter the ashes of his best friend Tommy Corcoran. Charles agreed, another indication of how he valued the rivers.
In 2010, Rivers gave New York Magazine a window into this friendship by talking about Prince’s Christmas gifts, which often include two exquisite tea leaves: “One year I took a picture with my Christmas tree and wrote, ‘ How can you send me two t-shirts when I’m alone? And I sent a picture of myself to the cemetery.
Charles never directly accepted these photos, leading him to wonder if he should send regular thank you notes instead – until he heard, from a mutual friend Through, that each year the prince eagerly awaited the response of the rivers.
Yet even the rivers followed some limitations of the imperial protocol. In 2013, Charles’ first grandson, Prince George, was born, with Rivers admitting that she backed away from advising the prince about life as a grandparent.
Rivers calls Charles ‘charming’ and ‘humorous’ and thinks he is ‘irreplaceable’
Rivers once portrayed his level of royal friendship as “the inner-circle, not the outer-inner circle”. This did not prevent him from being a consistent and vocal defender of Charles. “He’s so charming, so humorous.
All the passions that made everyone laugh for him – organic food, architecture, talking flowers, we’re all into those things now,” she said in 2011. “He is so ahead of his time, and I think he will be a very good emperor. He is a very clever person and I believe him.
Charles calls Rivers ‘Miss Potty Mouth’
In 2003, on a painting holiday in the south of France, River and Charles were introduced by mutual friends. The heir to the British throne and the Brooklyn-born comedian was a great fit. Rivers later told People magazine, “We sat next to each other at a dinner party and got together. She is dear.”
During his career, Rivers told jokes about the royal family, including a jib, which meant that Charles’ ears meant that he wouldn’t need a paddle to play ping-pong. Fortunately, Charles loved comedy, counting between his favorite Monty Python’s Flying Circus and comedian Peter Sellers, and so no joke stood in the way of his developing connections. In fact, Charles enjoyed Rivers’ humor so much that he gave her the nickname “Miss Potty Mouth”.
After meeting Charles, the prince also became friends with the prince’s longtime love, Camilla. Like Charles, Camilla enjoyed River’s humor, exploding with laughter when Rivers offered to throw her a lingerie shower before the couple’s wedding. On April 9, 2005, River was at Windsor Castle to celebrate the wedding of Charles and Camilla, one of only four Americans in attendance
Rivers became a staple in royal events
In addition to being a guest at Charles and Camilla’s wedding, Rivers attended other royal events. In 2008, Prince’s 60th birthday celebrations included the “We Are Most Amused” comedy gala, where Rivers performed.
At another time, River announced dinner at Buckingham Palace, “I just want to say that this is for all of you who marry their husbands in the room for their money.” The Prince laughingly said that the River said, “I know who you are and Charles also knows, because I have pointed you all out to him.”
Rivers once brought his fellow comedian Kathy Griffin as a guest to a two-night royal gathering: one evening at Windsor Castle at Buckingham Palace. There, Griffin saw genuine affection between his friend and the prince. In his book Celebrity Run-In, Griffin wrote of Charles, “seeing how thrilled he was to see Joan on the night that he was so moved.”
Rivers Elizabeth II were also gifted rivers. It was a glorious moment in Rivers’ life – and something he would never have expected without his friendship with Charles.
Charles allowed the rivers to scatter the ashes of his best friend at his house
Their friendship went beyond demonstrations and charity dinners. Rivers visited Balmoral Castle on another painting holiday and was a guest at the Prince’s Highgrove’s country estate. On a Highgrove trip, he asked Charles if he could scatter the ashes of his best friend Tommy Corcoran. Charles agreed, another indication of how he valued the rivers.
In 2010, Rivers gave New York Magazine a window into this friendship by talking about Prince’s Christmas gifts, which often include two exquisite tea leaves: “One year I took a picture with my Christmas tree and wrote, ‘ How can you send me two t-shirts when I’m alone? And I sent a picture of myself to the cemetery.
Charles never directly accepted these photos, leading him to wonder if he should send regular thank you notes instead – until he heard, from a mutual friend Through, that each year the prince eagerly awaited the response of the rivers.
Yet even the rivers followed some limitations of the imperial protocol. In 2013, Charles’ first grandson, Prince George, was born, with Rivers admitting that she backed away from advising the prince about life as a grandparent.
Rivers calls Charles ‘charming’ and ‘humorous’ and thinks he is ‘irreplaceable’
Rivers once portrayed his level of royal friendship as “the inner-circle, not the outer-inner circle”. This did not prevent him from being a consistent and vocal defender of Charles. “He’s so charming, so humorous.
All the passions that made everyone laugh for him – organic food, architecture, talking flowers, we’re all into those things now,” she said in 2011. “He is so ahead of his time, and I think he will be a very good emperor. He is a very clever person and I believe him.
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