rocky romance. Charles III and Queen Camilla weathered very public scandal Before becoming official royal couple.
Charles was under strict scrutiny as a mother Queen Elizabeth IIof apparent heir When he met Camilla (née Shand) in 1970. The pair dated before the Prince served in the Royal Navy. She was engaged when he returned home Andrew Parker Bowles.
Camilla married Parker Bowles in 1973 and has two children. Tom with my daughter in 1974 roller 1978.
Camilla stepped forward, and so did Charles. tie a knot with Princess Diana 1981. prince william and prince harrywhich arrived in 1982 and 1984 respectively.
Charles and Camilla finally started seeing each other while still married to Diana and Parker Bowles respectively. After their divorce, they made their relationship public, but it took years before their romance gained royal approval.
“It was terrible. It was a very unpleasant time and I didn’t want my worst enemy to go through it,” Camilla said. daily mail May 2017. “I couldn’t survive without my family.”
The pair tied the knot in 2005 and she assumed a role as a member of the royal family.
Charles and Camilla rarely quarrel with each other in public, but they’re not without their moments of affection. About her work as a royal, he told CNN in 2015, “But I think she’s great for the way she’s approached these things.”
Despite the pressures that come with their positions within the institution, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall know how to keep things light. “It’s always nice to have someone who understands and wants to encourage you,” he explained. “I get teased for being too serious, but it all helps.”
In February 2022, seven months before she died, queen elizabeth When Prince Charles ascended the throne, he announced that Camilla would take the title of queen consort.
“When the hour is full, my son charles I know you would give him and his wife Camilla if you were to be king the same support you gave me‘” the monarch shared in a statement at the time. “And it is her sincere hope that when the time comes, Camilla will continue in her own faithful service and become known as her Queen Consort.”
over it Mistake of the Queen In September 2022, both Charles and Camilla assumed new titles.
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