London – Queen Camilla was once described as the most hated woman in Britain. In the 1990s, it was blamed for the breakup of the current…King Charles IIIthe marriage with the late Princess Diana.
“I mean Camilla was … just inundated by paparazzi, who were quite hostile, and she went through their dust bins, their rubbish bins,” he said. the future queenThe old friend of, reporter Petronella Wyatt, previously told CBS News The coronation of Charles and Camilla on May 6 ceremony “It was a very unpleasant moment.”
Things have changed significantly since then, Wyatt said. But there is still some tension with at least other members of the royal family.
As a royal, Camilla has campaigned against domestic violence, winning praise for her compassion, but in her book, ‘Spare’, her stepson Prince Harry accused her of bolstering her own popularity at his expense . even calling her “dangerous”.
“I don’t think she’s completely surprised, but a little bit hurt, because she was very, very kind to Harry,” Wyatt said.
“I think Camilla will do the job [of queen] brilliantly,” Wyatt added. “He’s always in a good mood. It is not capricious and difficult. I think he will shine quietly, while letting Charles be the star.”
When did Charles and Camilla meet?
Camilla Parker Bowles grew up in an aristocratic family and became romantically involved with Charles in the 1970s. The details of their first meeting have never been clarified, but they moved in the same circles, and several reports suggest that they met at a party or a polo match.
But both Camilla and the young prince married other people.
Charles married Diana Spencer and Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles, with whom she had two children. According to the British newspaper Time, he is invited to attend the coronation, in which his grandchildren will participate.
Camilla’s son Tom was born in 1974. King Charles is both his godfather and stepfather. Their daughter, Laura, was born in 1978.
How long have Charles and Camilla been married?
Public attitudes towards Camilla have changed since the controversies surrounding Charles’ relationship with Diana, and Charles and Camilla finally made their relationship official. get married in 2005. It was the first civil, non-religious ceremony for a British royal in England.
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But Wyatt says marrying into the royal family isn’t as glamorous as it might seem.
“It’s like a prison. It’s like a prison with palaces and bad plumbing and bad food,” he said. “Most of it is very, very boring. Most of it is… shaking hands with uninteresting people.”
What royal title will Camilla have and why?
In early 2022, Queen Elizabeth II said in no uncertain terms that when Charles became king, it was her “sincere wish that, when that time came, Camilla would be. known as queen consort while continuing his own loyal service’ to Great Britain.
Charles said in a statement that he and Camilla were “deeply aware of the honor that my mother’s wish represented”.
Invitations to the coronation of Charles and Camilla on May 6th then revealed that Camilla would drop the “consort” of her title after the occasion and be known thereafter simply as Queen Camilla.
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While the title “consort” has traditionally been used for the spouse of a sitting British monarch, and “queen” alone has generally been used for a “reigning” king or queen – the formal title that conveys the political power over the kingdom – the family can basically make up their own rules on these matters.
This is exactly what Charles appears to have done by pointing out that Camilla will simply become Queen Camilla after her coronation, although she will still have no power as a non-born royal and a non-Queen reign
Which crown will Camilla wear?
Turned on coronation dayCamilla will wear a modified version of the crown made for Queen Mary, which she wore when she and her husband, George V, were crowned in 1911.
The Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds, from the personal collection of the late Queen Elizabeth II, which she often wore as brooches, will be set in Queen Mary’s crown for Camilla’s big day, instead of a very controversial stone that has appeared in previous coronations.
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Buckingham Palace confirmed in February that the Koh-i-Noor diamond would not play a role in the coronation of King Charles and Camilla. The large diamond was given to Queen Victoria in 1849, but is believed to have originated in India, and many Indians consider it a part of their national history stolen during the reign of the British Empire.
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