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Nov 9, 2022 · Olivia Williams as Camilla and Dominic West as Charles in The Crown Netflix. Yes, the conversation between Charles and Camilla that has been since immortalized as “Tampongate” actually...
- Eliana Dockterman
- 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 · On May 6, 2023, both Charles and Camilla assumed additional royal responsibilities and sovereign titles following a historic coronation ceremony, taking on their next chapter together officially as king and queen. In 2024, the king and queen were met with a new challenge.
- Jessica Sager
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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.
The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (later King Charles III and Queen Camilla) took place in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall, on 9 April 2005. The ceremony, conducted in the presence of the couple's families, was followed by a Church of England Service of Prayer and Dedication at St George's Chapel.
May 4, 2023 · In 2005, King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales married his longtime love, Camilla Parker Bowles. The marriage of the then Prince Charles and Camilla was the culmination of a...
Mar 22, 2024 · King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles met for the first time in 1970 at a polo match and started dating. They broke things off when Charles went off to sea. Camilla married Andrew Parker...
