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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.
The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. It was the first coronation held since Elizabeth II's coronation in ...
- Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Meet
- Charles and Camilla Are in Separate Marriages
- Charles and Diana Announce Separation, Camilla and Andrew Parker Bowles Divorce
- Charles and Camilla Officially Rekindle
- Elizabeth Says Her Wish Is For Camilla to Be Known as Queen Consort
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla Are Crowned
- February 2024: King Charles III Is Diagnosed with Cancer
Then-Prince Charles met Camilla Shand in the early 1970s. The two were reportedly introduced by a mutual friend at a polo match in Windsor Great Park. "She was totally unfazed by all the trappings of monarchy. And also she had a wicked sense of humor," said Robert Jobson, an ABC News royal contributor. After a brief dalliance, Charles and Camilla w...
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 was born in June 1982. Two years later, Prince Harrywas born in September 1984. Charles and Diana's relationship quickly became rocky, and according to C...
In December 1992, Charles and Diana announced their separation and officially divorced a few years later in 1996. Camilla and Andrew Parker Bowles announced their divorce in 1995. The same year as Camilla's divorce, Charles and Camilla attended a party together for a mutual friend, and the pair were reportedly seen dancing together. Diana was tragi...
Charles and Camilla moved into Clarence House, a royal residence in Westminster, London, in 2003. The couple announced their engagement two years later -- 35 years after they first met -- and were married in a civil ceremony on April 9, 2005. Following their marriage, Camilla gained the title of Duchess of Cornwall, and not the Princess of Wales ti...
In February 2022, Elizabeth announced it was her "sincere wish" that Camilla take the title of queen consort when Charles took the throne. Elizabeth died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Charles subsequently ascended to the throne, becoming King Charles III, and Camilla officially adopted the title of queen consort...
Charles and Camilla, who will use the title Queen Camilla, were crowned on May 6 in a historic coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Both of Charles' sons, William and Harry, attended the coronation.
On Feb. 5, 2024, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles has cancer. "During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted," Buckingham Palace said in a statement. "Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer." On the day the news was announced, Charles started "a sched...
May 6, 2023 · The Coronation did not formally change the King's status. Charles became King of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms in September, when his mother Elizabeth died after 70 years on the throne.
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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 7, 2023 · King Charles and Queen Camilla's relationship has been considered controversial. ( Reuters: Hannah McKay ) Charles married Diana Spencer, who became Princess Diana, in 1981.
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May 4, 2023 · May 4, 2023. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on their wedding day.Tim Graham/Getty Images. In 2005, King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales married his longtime love, Camilla Parker ...
