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- Queen Camilla is born. Camilla Rosemary Shand (pictured left) was born on July 17, 1947, in London, England, to Bruce and Rosemary Shand. Her father served in the British Army before going into business, and her mother was the daughter of a baron.
- Queen Camilla meets King Charles. Camilla met then-Prince Charles in 1970 through a mutual friend, and the two hit it off immediately. "He loved the fact that she smiled with her eyes as well as her mouth, and laughed at the same silly things as he did.
- Queen Camilla marries Andrew Parker Bowles. Charles and Camilla parted ways, and she reconnected with Andrew Parker Bowles (who was coincidentally a former boyfriend of Charles' sister, Princess Anne), whom she first met in the late-1960s.
- Queen Camilla and King Charles stay friends. Though she was off the market, Charles and Camilla remained friends. Here, they leave the Royal Opera House together on Valentine's Day in 1975.
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.
- 6 May 2023
- Camilla Rosemary Shand, 17 July 1947 (age 76), King's College Hospital, London, England
- 8 September 2022 – present
Nov 15, 2019 · What Camilla Parker Bowles Was Really Like Before She Became a Duchess There's so much about the Duchess of Cornwall's childhood that no one knows. By Kayla Keegan Updated: Nov 15, 2019 6:29 PM EST
Apr 24, 2022 · The journey from Mrs. Parker Bowles to the Duchess of Cornwall wasn't an easy one. After details of their extramarital relationship were revealed in the 1992 memoir, Diana: Her True Story, Camilla and Charles' reputations took a drastic nosedive and they both became a target of disdain in the British media.
Dec 30, 2019 · In 1952, the Duchess of Cornwall (left) was the cutest 4-year-old bridesmaid (that’s what they call flower girls in the U.K.) at the wedding of Jeremy Cubitt and Diana Du Cane at Saint Mark’s Church. Just look at the concentration on her face!
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Nov 9, 2022 · Camilla Parker Bowles, played by Olivia Williams, features prominently in The Crown's fifth season. Here's a look back at Camilla's real-life youth, and her path to Queen Camilla.
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May 17, 2022 · Documentaries. Camilla: From 'marriage wrecker' to the respected Duchess of Cornwall. A new documentary tells the epic story of Camilla before Charles — a tale of love, betrayal and...
