In what was dubbed the wedding of the century, the Prince of Wales married Diana on July 29, 1981. “He knew Camilla was flattered by the prince’s adoration, but he didn’t think she was in love with him - and he knew perfectly well Charles could never marry a divorcée,” Junor wrote.Īlso, during his birthday party in 1978, the Prince of Wales met a young woman would play a pivotal role in his future: Lady Diana Spencer. HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are seen together in late 1979 before his marriage to Diana. “The Duchess: The Untold Story” makes the claim that by “1978 or early 1979,” the friends rekindled their romance for a time and further states that Parker Bowles wasn’t concerned about it. Junor explained, “It seemed to him particularly cruel, he wrote in one letter, that after ‘such a blissful, peaceful and mutually happy relationship’, fate had decreed that it should last a mere six months.” Getty ImagesĬharles, reportedly, still loved Camilla.Īccording to Junor’s Camilla biography, Charles was left heartbroken when he learned his former flame was promised to another. Camilla Shand and Major Andrew Parker-Bowles pass through the Guard of Honour after their wedding at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, July 4, 1973. By July of that same year, the couple wed - but not without opposition to their union. The British Army major, who’d also briefly dated Charles’ sister, Princess Anne, became engaged to Camilla in 1973. While Charles was away, Camilla resumed a relationship with a former beau, Andrew Parker Bowles. While it’s believed they began dating shortly after that meeting, it seemed to be only a short fling, as they parted ways a few months later when the prince joined the Royal Navy in 1971. During their introduction, Santa Cruz poked fun at their ancestors’ connection: Alice Keppel, Camilla’s great-grandmother, per Brittanica, had been a long-term mistress of King Edward VII. Penny Junor’s biography of Camilla, “The Duchess: The Untold Story,” states that the two fell in love in 1971 after being introduced by a mutual friend, Lucia Santa Cruz. In “The Diana Chronicles,” author Tina Brown claims Camilla made a good first impression with the prince by fawning over his horse. 1970: Charles and Camilla meetĬamilla Shand was 23 when she met the eligible British heir, 22, at a polo match in 1970, just one year after Charles’ investiture as the Prince of Wales. So how did it all happen? For a complete rundown, from first meeting to first scandal and from marriage to the throne, take a look back at the history of the royals’ romance. Long before the couple shared their romance publicly, they carried on an off-again, on-again love affair that overlapped with their respective past marriages to Princess Diana and Andrew Parker Bowles. Scroll through our gallery to see photos of Camilla over the year.Before becoming Charles’ wife in 2005, Camilla spent years as his partner. Here, Camilla is seen with her dad Major Bruce Shand at her home in Wiltshire in 1992. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022, Charles became King and Camilla became Queen Consort, but her title was changed to Queen with the Coronation ceremony. Camilla and Andrew divorced in 1995.Ĭamilla and Andrew reunited and made their public debut as a couple in 1999, and they eventually got married in 2005. Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, two years before her death in 1997. The affair became public knowledge in the 90s. Andrew and Camilla had two children during their marriage, and Charles eventually married Princess Diana in 1981.ĭuring Charles and Diana’s marriage, the then-Prince of Wales began to have an affair with Camilla, while she was married to Andrew. In turn, her family was close with the Royal Family, and she even reportedly met Charles in 1971, and they dated briefly, but the relationship ended before Camilla rekindled her romance with Andrew Parker Bowles, who she married in 1973. Camilla has been close to the Royal Family for years, and she has also been in the public eye, and the subject of some controversy in the past.Ĭamilla’s father was a British Army officer and her mother was a member of the English Aristocracy. Camilla Parker Bowles will officially be crowned Queen during the Coronation alongside her husband King Charles during the ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
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