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Dec 30, 2019 · The now Duchess of Cornwall was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington, England, and educated in England, Switzerland and France. Here are four photos of Camilla Parker Bowles young and preparing for her future days as a royal.
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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.
Nov 15, 2019 · Over the decades, the 72-year-old Duchess of Cornwall has overcome quite a lot of scrutiny in the public eye — but well before the drama of her affair with Princes Charles began in the late...
Nov 9, 2022 · October 1980. Getty Images. 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...
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.
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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.
Nov 7, 2023 · BORN: July 17, 1947. BIRTHPLACE: London, England. SPOUSES: Andrew Parker Bowles (1973-1995) and King Charles III (2005-present) CHILDREN: Tom and Laura. ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer. Young...