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On 8 September 2022, Charles became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with Camilla as queen consort. Charles and Camilla's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.
- 1970: Charles and Camilla meet. Camilla 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.
- 1973: Camilla marries another. While Charles was away, Camilla resumed a relationship with a former beau, Andrew Parker Bowles. The British Army major, who’d also briefly dated Charles’ sister, Princess Anne, became engaged to Camilla in 1973.
- 1978: A friendship (and maybe more) thrives between Charles and Camilla. Camilla’s marriage to Parker Bowles didn’t end her friendship with Charles. The two continued to be seen in public, and as the years went on their friendship deepened.
- 1981: Charles marries Diana. In what was dubbed the wedding of the century, the Prince of Wales married Diana on July 29, 1981. The young and popular princess seemed a perfect match for Charles, complete with an aristocratic pedigree that Camilla lacked.
Jan 26, 2024 · Queen Camilla was crowned alongside her husband King Charles in May 2023. Find out more about the royal's journey from her young life to her special day here…
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- 1970: Prince Charles and Camilla meet. Prince Charles met Camilla in 1970 when they were introduced by a mutual friend, Lucia Santa Cruz. In The Duchess: The Untold Story, author Penny Junor wrote that Charles was immediately smitten.
- 1971: Prince Charles and Camilla split. In 1971, Prince Charles joined the Royal Navy, and the grueling schedule and time away from home put his relationship with Camilla in turmoil.
- 1973: Camilla marries Andrew Parker Bowles. While Prince Charles was in the Caribbean serving in the Royal Navy, Camilla got engaged to Parker Bowles — incidentally, a former boyfriend of Prince Charles' younger sister Princess Anne.
- 1978 or 1979: Prince Charles and Camilla begin an affair. According to Junor, Prince Charles and Camilla reignited their physical relationship around 1978 or 1979 — and Camilla's husband was said to be fully aware of what was happening.
May 1, 2023 · Six years later, their decades-long love story reached its climax when they were wed in Windsor, with Queen Elizabeth II’s consent. Camilla, who became known as Her Royal Highness the Duchess...
Feb 5, 2024 · On May 6, 2023, both Charles and Camilla assumed additional royal responsibilities and sovereign titles following a historic coronation ceremony, taking on their next chapter together officially as king and queen. In 2024, the king and queen were met with a new challenge.
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Apr 27, 2023 · She is the love of Charles's life, his confidante since they were young and his wife of 17 years. And now, she is his Queen Consort. The public has got used to seeing Camilla by her husband's...
