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May 4, 2023 · A timeline of King Charles and Camilla’s tumultuous relationship proves that sometimes royals get their own fairy-tale ending. 1970: When Prince Charles and Camilla First Meet
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Time, divorce, and death haven't lessened fascination with...
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May 30, 2024 · Charles and Camilla got their happy ending 35 years after they first met—and despite his marriage to Princess Diana. ... Camilla Shand is born on July 17th, making her 16 months older than her ...
- Jillian Mackenzie
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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.
Feb 5, 2024 · A then-32-year-old Charles married Princess Diana, who was 18 at the time, in the summer of 1981. The couple announced that fall that they were expecting their first child together. Prince William ...
May 1, 2023 · People believed for years that Camilla Shand was the unwanted interloper in Prince Charles’ and the late Princess Diana’s relationship. In 2022, more than 50 years after they originally met ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Camilla, in addition to not having a royal lineage, had also engaged with other men before meeting Prince Charles — notably British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles, who would later become her ...
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Apr 9, 2024 · Circa 1970: They meet. Reports about the couple’s first meeting vary slightly, but it is believed that Prince Charles met Camilla Shand at a polo match at Windsor Great Park in 1970, per the BBC ...
