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Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. Camilla was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington in England and educated in England, Switzerland, and
Nov 7, 2023 · Queen Camilla, also known as Camilla Parker Bowles, has been married to King Charles III since 2005. Read about her young life, children, titles, and more.
- 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.
May 6, 2023 · Charles famously wed Diana Spencer, and Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles, with whom she had two children.
May 6, 2023 · Charles’ wife, Camilla, was subsequently named Queen Consort as the couple began a new chapter in a relationship that has spanned more than 50 years. Having first met in 1970, Charles and...
Sep 12, 2022 · But since marrying into the royal family 17 years ago, Camilla has grown into her role as the wife of a future King and senior member of "the Firm".
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May 7, 2023 · Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973 but they divorced in 1995, shortly after Charles gave an explosive television interview admitting to an affair with Camilla. A year later, Charles and Diana were divorced. In 1997, Diana died in a car crash. A global outpouring of grief followed.
