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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.
May 7, 2023 · So why did Camilla become Queen, and why was Prince Philip never king? Here's what you need to know.
Apr 8, 2024 · At King Charles’s coronation in May 2023, Camilla officially became Queen Camilla. This was a change from her original title as queen consort, which she had received when Queen Elizabeth died.
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- 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 · When Prince Charles becomes King, his wife, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, will become Queen. Because the wife of the King is the Queen, right? Well, not always. In the UK the legacy of...
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Sep 8, 2022 · Camilla's new title was set in motion in February 2022, when Elizabeth decreed during festivities marking her seven decades on the throne that the Duchess of Cornwall should be known as Queen...
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6 days ago · Following the death of Elizabeth on September 8, 2022, the duchess assumed that title as Charles became king. In his inaugural address, Charles III acknowledged his wife’s “loving help” as well as her “loyal public service.” On May 6, 2023, she was crowned Queen Camilla after the coronation of King Charles III.
