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From their marriage until Charles's accession, she was known as the Duchess of Cornwall. 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.
May 1, 2023 · With her husband’s accession to the throne, Camilla has become Britain’s new Queen, taking on a new and more prominent role alongside King Charles III.
May 6, 2023 · Queen Camilla’s family came out to support their matriarch at the coronation service for her and King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday. The queen is a mother of two, grandmother of five and step-grandmother of five.
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May 6, 2023 · King Charles and Queen Camilla have been crowned on a historic day of pageantry, capped by cheering from crowds in front of Buckingham Palace. Thousands packed the Mall despite the rain,...
May 6, 2023 · King Charles and Queen Camilla received a Royal Salute and three cheers from military personnel as they returned to Buckingham Palace.
- 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 · King Charles III and Queen Camilla crowned: Highlights from the coronation. Crowds cheered the royal couple after a ceremony steeped in tradition at Westminster Abbey, where monarchs have...
