King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary on April 9. However, a royal commentator claims the couple, who tied the knot in 2005, faced a celebration “tinged with sadness.” Here’s why.
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’ anniversary falls on a sad day in royal history
Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles’ wedding anniversary became a day engrained in royal history in 2021. It was on April 9 of that year that Charles’ father, Prince Philip, fell ill and died at the age of 99.
Therefore, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GBNews: “April 9th is also the date of Prince Philip’s death, so it will be tinged with sadness.” Fitzwilliams believed the couple celebrated “privately,” but “they may well release a photograph.”
Per the royal family’s official Instagram, the king and queen consort did not release a celebratory photograph documenting their wedding anniversary. Instead, the king was...
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’ anniversary falls on a sad day in royal history
Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles’ wedding anniversary became a day engrained in royal history in 2021. It was on April 9 of that year that Charles’ father, Prince Philip, fell ill and died at the age of 99.
Therefore, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GBNews: “April 9th is also the date of Prince Philip’s death, so it will be tinged with sadness.” Fitzwilliams believed the couple celebrated “privately,” but “they may well release a photograph.”
Per the royal family’s official Instagram, the king and queen consort did not release a celebratory photograph documenting their wedding anniversary. Instead, the king was...
- 4/10/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles tied the knot more than four decades ago in what was described as a fairy tale wedding. However, their marriage didn’t mirror a storybook about princes and princesses who live happily ever after.
When Diana found out that her husband was still seeing his mistress, formerly known as Camilla Parker Bowles, the princess tried turning to others for help. She wrote letters to her husband’s father, Prince Philip, and eventually went to Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, for guidance. But as a royal expert has revealed, the queen really “dreaded” those conversations with her daughter-in-law.
What Princess Diana admitted about her conversations with Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana talking at a polo club in Windsor (circa 1984) | Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
There came a point when Charles’ affair with Camilla was not a secret as just about everyone,...
When Diana found out that her husband was still seeing his mistress, formerly known as Camilla Parker Bowles, the princess tried turning to others for help. She wrote letters to her husband’s father, Prince Philip, and eventually went to Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, for guidance. But as a royal expert has revealed, the queen really “dreaded” those conversations with her daughter-in-law.
What Princess Diana admitted about her conversations with Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana talking at a polo club in Windsor (circa 1984) | Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
There came a point when Charles’ affair with Camilla was not a secret as just about everyone,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are about to host their second Sandringham Christmas celebration as the king and queen consort. Last year, the family celebrated their first traditional royal Christmas without Queen Elizabeth after her death at 96 in September 2022.
Charles and Camilla haven’t made too many changes to the monarchy or its rules since stepping into their new royal roles; however, they have reportedly expanded the Christmas dinner invite list. This year, the couple will host two surprising family members who have never received the coveted invite.
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on Christmas in 2009 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles’ two children will reportedly attend Christmas at Sandringham
For as long as Camilla has been a member of the royal family, her own family has never been included in the Christmas celebrations. Camilla shares two children, Laura Lopes and Tom Parker Bowles, with her ex-husband,...
Charles and Camilla haven’t made too many changes to the monarchy or its rules since stepping into their new royal roles; however, they have reportedly expanded the Christmas dinner invite list. This year, the couple will host two surprising family members who have never received the coveted invite.
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on Christmas in 2009 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles’ two children will reportedly attend Christmas at Sandringham
For as long as Camilla has been a member of the royal family, her own family has never been included in the Christmas celebrations. Camilla shares two children, Laura Lopes and Tom Parker Bowles, with her ex-husband,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As a member of the royal family, Camilla Parker Bowles is well-acquainted with the sparkle of tiaras. However, departing from the traditional royal wedding norms, she chose not to sport a tiara when she exchanged vows with King Charles.
In contrast, during her first wedding back in the 70s, Camilla did adorn an exquisite tiara. Here’s a closer look at Camilla’s bridal headpiece and why she opted out of wearing it for her second marriage ceremony.
Camilla Parker Bowles (re Shand) and Andrew Parker Bowles | Frank Barratt/Keystone/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles wore this tiara for her first wedding in 1973
In 2005, when Camilla tied the knot with Charles, she opted to forego the traditional tiara. However, during her first nuptials, she did choose to adorn one.
Camilla first pledged her vows to Andrew Parker Bowles back in 1973. They conducted their marriage ceremony in the Roman Catholic tradition,...
In contrast, during her first wedding back in the 70s, Camilla did adorn an exquisite tiara. Here’s a closer look at Camilla’s bridal headpiece and why she opted out of wearing it for her second marriage ceremony.
Camilla Parker Bowles (re Shand) and Andrew Parker Bowles | Frank Barratt/Keystone/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles wore this tiara for her first wedding in 1973
In 2005, when Camilla tied the knot with Charles, she opted to forego the traditional tiara. However, during her first nuptials, she did choose to adorn one.
Camilla first pledged her vows to Andrew Parker Bowles back in 1973. They conducted their marriage ceremony in the Roman Catholic tradition,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As Queen, Camilla Parker Bowles maintains an illustrious public life. However, she has a softer, more relatable side seen in her interactions with her many grandchildren.
In the privacy of her family life, she is a typical grandmother, complete with an adorable nickname gifted by her young ones. The cute nickname illustrates Camilla’s unique relationship with her grandchildren and shows how much she truly cares about them.
Camilla Parker Bowles and one of her grandchildren, Freddy Parker Bowles | Leon Neal/Pool/Afp via Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles’ grandchildren call her Gaga
While she may hold the title of Queen, Camilla embraces the role of a typical grandmother at home. Like many grandmothers around the world, her five grandchildren endearingly address her by a super cute nickname.
The grandchildren include Tom Parker Bowles and his ex-spouse Sara’s kids, Lola and Freddy. They also include Laura Lopes and her husband Harry’s offspring,...
In the privacy of her family life, she is a typical grandmother, complete with an adorable nickname gifted by her young ones. The cute nickname illustrates Camilla’s unique relationship with her grandchildren and shows how much she truly cares about them.
Camilla Parker Bowles and one of her grandchildren, Freddy Parker Bowles | Leon Neal/Pool/Afp via Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles’ grandchildren call her Gaga
While she may hold the title of Queen, Camilla embraces the role of a typical grandmother at home. Like many grandmothers around the world, her five grandchildren endearingly address her by a super cute nickname.
The grandchildren include Tom Parker Bowles and his ex-spouse Sara’s kids, Lola and Freddy. They also include Laura Lopes and her husband Harry’s offspring,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Before King Charles III, Queen Camilla (formerly known as Camilla Parker Bowles) was married to her first husband Andrew Parker Bowles.
Andrew and Camilla had a large society wedding, and for the affair the bride wore an expensive accessory that some thought they would see again when she and Charles tied the knot. However, she chose not to wear it and no one knows exactly why. Here’s more on that accessory and if Camilla has worn it since.
Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles depart the civil ceremony where they were legally married at The Guildhall, Windsor Camilla donned a $250,000 tiara when she married Andrew Parker Bowles
Camilla and Andrew wed on July 4, 1973. Despite reports that then-Prince Charles was heartbroken when his ex married someone else, a few members of his family attended the wedding including his sister Princess Anne and his aunt Princess Margaret.
Although Camilla’s...
Andrew and Camilla had a large society wedding, and for the affair the bride wore an expensive accessory that some thought they would see again when she and Charles tied the knot. However, she chose not to wear it and no one knows exactly why. Here’s more on that accessory and if Camilla has worn it since.
Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles depart the civil ceremony where they were legally married at The Guildhall, Windsor Camilla donned a $250,000 tiara when she married Andrew Parker Bowles
Camilla and Andrew wed on July 4, 1973. Despite reports that then-Prince Charles was heartbroken when his ex married someone else, a few members of his family attended the wedding including his sister Princess Anne and his aunt Princess Margaret.
Although Camilla’s...
- 6/11/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tl;Dr:
A royal historian says King Charles wants Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis not to make the same mistakes he made regarding “matters of the heart.” King Charles, they said in a U.K. TV documentary, wants the children to “have a happy, successful, and fulfilled personal life.” King Charles III | Daniel Leal – Wpa Pool/Getty Images
King Charles III is eager to share his wisdom with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. A historian says that includes imparting lessons about “matters of the heart” to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children.
King Charles doesn’t want George, Charlotte, and Louis to make the same mistakes he made
History repeating itself isn’t something King Charles wants to happen, royal historian Chandrika Kaul said in the U.K. Channel 5 documentary, The Fab Five: The King’s Grandchildren (via Mirror).
Kaul is also a modern history...
A royal historian says King Charles wants Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis not to make the same mistakes he made regarding “matters of the heart.” King Charles, they said in a U.K. TV documentary, wants the children to “have a happy, successful, and fulfilled personal life.” King Charles III | Daniel Leal – Wpa Pool/Getty Images
King Charles III is eager to share his wisdom with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. A historian says that includes imparting lessons about “matters of the heart” to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children.
King Charles doesn’t want George, Charlotte, and Louis to make the same mistakes he made
History repeating itself isn’t something King Charles wants to happen, royal historian Chandrika Kaul said in the U.K. Channel 5 documentary, The Fab Five: The King’s Grandchildren (via Mirror).
Kaul is also a modern history...
- 5/28/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A royal commentator believes Princess Diana found a red flag in her relationship with King Charles before they even walked down the aisle. Diana’s discovery of a gift intended for Charles’ longtime friend, Camilla Parker Bowles, weeks ahead of their July 1981 nuptials, made her realize their union was headed for trouble before it began.
King Charles in a photo taken shortly after his coronation | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images One particular moment was a red flag in Charles and Diana’s early relationship
From the moment they began courting to their relationship, King Charles and Princess Diana met in person 13 times. The couple had dated for six months before Charles proposed marriage to Diana in Buckingham Palace’s nursery under pressure from the monarchy to settle down with a suitable young woman.
Charles’ proposal was in February 1981. By July of that same year, he and Diana married...
King Charles in a photo taken shortly after his coronation | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images One particular moment was a red flag in Charles and Diana’s early relationship
From the moment they began courting to their relationship, King Charles and Princess Diana met in person 13 times. The couple had dated for six months before Charles proposed marriage to Diana in Buckingham Palace’s nursery under pressure from the monarchy to settle down with a suitable young woman.
Charles’ proposal was in February 1981. By July of that same year, he and Diana married...
- 5/24/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A royal commentator claims King Charles placed a red flag in his relationship with Princess Diana before they even walked down the aisle. Diana found a gift intended for Charles’ longtime friend, Camilla Parker Bowles, weeks ahead of their July 1981 nuptials and realized their union was headed for trouble before it began.
King Charles in a photo taken shortly after his coronation | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images King Charles wants his grandchildren to learn from his relationship mistakes
Before marrying Princess Diana, King Charles spent the better part of his 20s and 30s dating a string of beautiful women. He appeared to be searching for companionship and the woman who would eventually become the United Kingdom’s queen.
He found that woman early on in Camilla Parker Bowles. However, because she had several serious relationships, she was not considered wife material for a future king. They parted ways,...
King Charles in a photo taken shortly after his coronation | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images King Charles wants his grandchildren to learn from his relationship mistakes
Before marrying Princess Diana, King Charles spent the better part of his 20s and 30s dating a string of beautiful women. He appeared to be searching for companionship and the woman who would eventually become the United Kingdom’s queen.
He found that woman early on in Camilla Parker Bowles. However, because she had several serious relationships, she was not considered wife material for a future king. They parted ways,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The royal family gets a lot of press worldwide, and it isn’t always positive. But without knowing the family personally, it isn’t always easy to tell who is nice and who isn’t. Some might be all smiles for the cameras and not so kind in private; others may appear stoic in public but be very kind-hearted behind closed doors.
One photographer who does have insider knowledge recently spoke up and talked about the member of the royal family he considers the nicest. And it may not be the one you think.
The royal tea is spilled
The podcast Spilling Royal Tea is about dishing out royal family gossip, from Meghan Markle drama to King Charles’ coronation. Zak Hussein, who has been photographing the royal family for years and has spent quite a bit of time with them, recently appeared on an episode called “Kate and Camilla: Up Close and Personal.
One photographer who does have insider knowledge recently spoke up and talked about the member of the royal family he considers the nicest. And it may not be the one you think.
The royal tea is spilled
The podcast Spilling Royal Tea is about dishing out royal family gossip, from Meghan Markle drama to King Charles’ coronation. Zak Hussein, who has been photographing the royal family for years and has spent quite a bit of time with them, recently appeared on an episode called “Kate and Camilla: Up Close and Personal.
- 5/13/2023
- by Jessica Wick
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Camilla Parker Bowles and Princess Anne reportedly butted heads at the coronation dinner. Following the highly anticipated ceremonial crowning, Anne allegedly confronted Camilla about her recent change in title.
Leading up to the coronation, Buckingham Palace announced that the royal family was changing her title from queen consort to queen. Royal watchers had mixed reactions to the move, and it sounds like Anne voiced her own disagreement with the changes at the coronation dinner.
Camilla Parker Bowles | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Princess Anne reportedly confronts Camilla Parker Bowles about her new title
David Emanuel, Princess Diana’s dressmaker, claims that Camilla’s title change has created a “highly charged” situation. Emanuel, who designed Diana’s wedding gown in 1981, claims that many people were shocked when Camilla ditched the Queen Consort title.
According to Express, Emanuel heard from some inside sources about a confrontation that took place during the coronation dinner.
Leading up to the coronation, Buckingham Palace announced that the royal family was changing her title from queen consort to queen. Royal watchers had mixed reactions to the move, and it sounds like Anne voiced her own disagreement with the changes at the coronation dinner.
Camilla Parker Bowles | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Princess Anne reportedly confronts Camilla Parker Bowles about her new title
David Emanuel, Princess Diana’s dressmaker, claims that Camilla’s title change has created a “highly charged” situation. Emanuel, who designed Diana’s wedding gown in 1981, claims that many people were shocked when Camilla ditched the Queen Consort title.
According to Express, Emanuel heard from some inside sources about a confrontation that took place during the coronation dinner.
- 5/10/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Camilla Parker Bowles will incorporate the memory of the late Queen Elizabeth at her coronation ceremony by wearing her robe. In a full-circle moment, the queen consort will be adorned with the same Robe of State used by the monarch at her 1953 coronation. Here’s what we know about the Robe of State and how it will be used when Camilla is crowned queen consort.
Camilla Parker Bowles and Queen Elizabeth photographed in 2013 | Heathcliff O’Malley/ Pool/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles will wear Queen Elizabeth’s Robe of State at a crucial part of her coronation
During her official coronation ceremony, Camilla Parker Bowles will wear the Robe of State. This garment was previously worn by Queen Elizabeth.
The wearing of the Robe of State is a crucial element of the ceremony. The garment symbolizes who Camilla is before her figurative status shift within the royal family changes.
Camilla...
Camilla Parker Bowles and Queen Elizabeth photographed in 2013 | Heathcliff O’Malley/ Pool/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles will wear Queen Elizabeth’s Robe of State at a crucial part of her coronation
During her official coronation ceremony, Camilla Parker Bowles will wear the Robe of State. This garment was previously worn by Queen Elizabeth.
The wearing of the Robe of State is a crucial element of the ceremony. The garment symbolizes who Camilla is before her figurative status shift within the royal family changes.
Camilla...
- 5/2/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III’s coronation will feature a few controversial members of the royal family. This includes Camilla Parker Bowles’ former husband Andrew Parker Bowles.
In a surprise move, the royals invited Camilla’s ex-husband, despite his “misbehaving” ways. With the coronation almost upon us, here’s a close look at why Andrew was included on the official guest list.
Andrew Parker Bowles and Camilla Parker Bowles | Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images This is why Camilla Parker Bowles’ ex-husband will attend King Charles’ coronation
Andrew will attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Camilla at Westminster Abbey, scheduled for May 6. Camilla and Andrew were married for 22 years before their divorce in 1995.
Camilla and Charles’ affair led to the dissolution of their respective marriages. Despite the cheating scandal, Camilla and Andrew have remained close over the years.
In fact, a source told the Independent that Camilla and Andrew are still “joined at the hip.
In a surprise move, the royals invited Camilla’s ex-husband, despite his “misbehaving” ways. With the coronation almost upon us, here’s a close look at why Andrew was included on the official guest list.
Andrew Parker Bowles and Camilla Parker Bowles | Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images This is why Camilla Parker Bowles’ ex-husband will attend King Charles’ coronation
Andrew will attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Camilla at Westminster Abbey, scheduled for May 6. Camilla and Andrew were married for 22 years before their divorce in 1995.
Camilla and Charles’ affair led to the dissolution of their respective marriages. Despite the cheating scandal, Camilla and Andrew have remained close over the years.
In fact, a source told the Independent that Camilla and Andrew are still “joined at the hip.
- 4/29/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When Camilla, Britain’s queen consort, is crowned alongside her husband next week, the moment will mark the culmination of a remarkable – and painstakingly slow – transformation over five decades of a figure once reviled as the other woman and considered a huge liability to the British monarchy.
With the coronation of King Charles III days away and his first seven months on the throne under his belt, many in Britain have grown to accept Camilla, though some experts and observers say she will always walk in the shadow of her past.
“Without really trying too hard, but just by giving it time and going gently, gently, she has managed to show people the real person that she is — that she’s not this villainess, and that she’s there to do the hard work,” said Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine. “But the most important thing about Camilla is the...
With the coronation of King Charles III days away and his first seven months on the throne under his belt, many in Britain have grown to accept Camilla, though some experts and observers say she will always walk in the shadow of her past.
“Without really trying too hard, but just by giving it time and going gently, gently, she has managed to show people the real person that she is — that she’s not this villainess, and that she’s there to do the hard work,” said Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine. “But the most important thing about Camilla is the...
- 4/28/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Days before his coronation, a new documentary is looking back at the life of King Charles III. Charles: In His Own Words premieres Friday, April 28 on National Geographic. The one-hour special traces the king’s life over the past seven decades, exploring his privileged childhood as the future monarch, his years at boarding school, his tumultuous marriage to Princess Diana, and more. It also looks at his initial relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles and why, despite their feelings for each other, she was deemed an unsuitable bride for the future king.
Prince Charles faced intense pressure to choose a proper bride
In the mid-1970s, Charles was facing pressure to marry and have children. Choosing a woman to be his wife wasn’t a decision he took lightly.
“In my position, you’re going to marry somebody who perhaps one day is going to become queen,” he says in an...
Prince Charles faced intense pressure to choose a proper bride
In the mid-1970s, Charles was facing pressure to marry and have children. Choosing a woman to be his wife wasn’t a decision he took lightly.
“In my position, you’re going to marry somebody who perhaps one day is going to become queen,” he says in an...
- 4/27/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Queen Camilla’s son has her back.
The royal’s eldest child, son Tom Parker Bowles, whom she shares with ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles, made a rare comment about his mother’s marriage to King Charles ahead of her and the monarch’s May 6 coronation where they will formally be crowned King and Queen.
“I don’t care what anyone says. This wasn’t any sort of end game,” Tom, 48, said while appearing on Thursday’s episode of “The News Agents” podcast. “She married the person she loved and this is what happened.”
Read More: King Charles III’s Coronation Invitation Confirms Queen Camilla’s New Royal Title, New Portrait Unveiled
Camilla and Charles met back in 1970 and remained close over the following years, even while Charles was married to Princess Diana, whom he welcomed sons Prince William and Prince Harry with in the early ’80s.
Their romance began as...
The royal’s eldest child, son Tom Parker Bowles, whom she shares with ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles, made a rare comment about his mother’s marriage to King Charles ahead of her and the monarch’s May 6 coronation where they will formally be crowned King and Queen.
“I don’t care what anyone says. This wasn’t any sort of end game,” Tom, 48, said while appearing on Thursday’s episode of “The News Agents” podcast. “She married the person she loved and this is what happened.”
Read More: King Charles III’s Coronation Invitation Confirms Queen Camilla’s New Royal Title, New Portrait Unveiled
Camilla and Charles met back in 1970 and remained close over the following years, even while Charles was married to Princess Diana, whom he welcomed sons Prince William and Prince Harry with in the early ’80s.
Their romance began as...
- 4/23/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Young Camilla Parker Bowles never shied away from her family’s ties to the royal family. Instead, she embraced them. Camilla claimed to be proud her great-grandmother was the king’s lover. After her marriage to King Charles, Camilla called herself “practically royalty” due to her family’s scandalous past.
Camilla Parker Bowles is proud of her family’s long ties to the royal family. | Eddie Mulholland/Wpa Pool/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles wasn’t born into a well-to-do family
Camilla Parker-Bowles wasn’t born into a well-to-do family. However, her father, Major Bruce Shand, was Vice Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex. Therefore his lofty position in society afforded young Camilla, an upwardly mobile lifestyle with a group of high-society young women.
As a child, she attended Queen’s Gate School in South Kensington, one of the country’s most prestigious schools. There, she began flaunting her family’s scandalous past,...
Camilla Parker Bowles is proud of her family’s long ties to the royal family. | Eddie Mulholland/Wpa Pool/Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles wasn’t born into a well-to-do family
Camilla Parker-Bowles wasn’t born into a well-to-do family. However, her father, Major Bruce Shand, was Vice Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex. Therefore his lofty position in society afforded young Camilla, an upwardly mobile lifestyle with a group of high-society young women.
As a child, she attended Queen’s Gate School in South Kensington, one of the country’s most prestigious schools. There, she began flaunting her family’s scandalous past,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A royal biographer made a stunning claim regarding Camilla, Queen Consort‘s deepest desires as a young woman in a book about the royal family. Instead of looking for a wealthy husband as a young woman, author Christopher Anderson shared that Camilla Parker Bowles was “holding out for a king.”
Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles at Buckingham Palace on November 22, 2022 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images Young Camilla Parker Bowles reportedly wanted to raise her social standing
Christopher Anderson, author of the book Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne, claims that from a young age, Camilla Parker Bowles always wanted to raise her social standing. A former student during Camilla’s time at Queen’s Gate, actor Lynn Redgrave, also believed this of Camilla.
“Landing a rich husband was the top of the agenda. Camilla wanted to have fun, but she also wanted to marry well because, in her mind,...
Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles at Buckingham Palace on November 22, 2022 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images Young Camilla Parker Bowles reportedly wanted to raise her social standing
Christopher Anderson, author of the book Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne, claims that from a young age, Camilla Parker Bowles always wanted to raise her social standing. A former student during Camilla’s time at Queen’s Gate, actor Lynn Redgrave, also believed this of Camilla.
“Landing a rich husband was the top of the agenda. Camilla wanted to have fun, but she also wanted to marry well because, in her mind,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Camilla Parker Bowles, who married King Charles in 2005, has acquired an impressive collection of tiaras over the years. Although some of the most exquisite pieces were gifted to her by the late Queen Elizabeth, not all of Camilla’s tiaras were inherited from Her Majesty.
Among Camilla’s most exquisite tiaras are the Delhi Durbar parure and the Greville Tiara, but one that is particularly special to her was inherited from her own family and has a sentimental connection to her grandmother.
Camilla Parker Bowles | Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images This tiara has ties to Camilla Parker Bowles’ scandalous grandmother
Among all of the tiaras in her vast collection, there is one unique piece that has deep connections to Camilla’s family. The Cubitt-Shand Tiara, which has ties to the Windsors, was originally the property of Sonia Keppel, Camilla’s grandmother.
The mother of Sonia Keppel was Alice Keppel, who...
Among Camilla’s most exquisite tiaras are the Delhi Durbar parure and the Greville Tiara, but one that is particularly special to her was inherited from her own family and has a sentimental connection to her grandmother.
Camilla Parker Bowles | Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images This tiara has ties to Camilla Parker Bowles’ scandalous grandmother
Among all of the tiaras in her vast collection, there is one unique piece that has deep connections to Camilla’s family. The Cubitt-Shand Tiara, which has ties to the Windsors, was originally the property of Sonia Keppel, Camilla’s grandmother.
The mother of Sonia Keppel was Alice Keppel, who...
- 4/10/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort (formerly known as Camilla Parker Bowles) wed in 2005 but their love story doesn’t mirror a fairy tale. Just about everyone remembers that Camilla was a factor in the breakdown of Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage. We’ve even heard reports over the years that the late Queen Elizabeth II was no fan of her son’s second wife, but she eventually warmed up to her.
Now we’re hearing that some of the king’s siblings, including Princess Anne, didn’t want him to marry Camilla for a couple of different reasons.
Princess Anne, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker Bowles attend the Braemar Highland Gathering | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Why Prince Andrew did not want his brother to marry Camilla
Royal biographer and commentator Angela Levin, who authored the book Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort, claimed that both Charles...
Now we’re hearing that some of the king’s siblings, including Princess Anne, didn’t want him to marry Camilla for a couple of different reasons.
Princess Anne, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker Bowles attend the Braemar Highland Gathering | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Why Prince Andrew did not want his brother to marry Camilla
Royal biographer and commentator Angela Levin, who authored the book Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort, claimed that both Charles...
- 4/9/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When King Charles III officially takes the throne in May 2023, his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, will be by his side. One royal expert recently shared some insights into their marriage, including an important role that Queen Consort Camilla plays in Charles’ reign.
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’ marriage was not always popular
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort sign the Golden Book at Hamburg City Hall I Samir Hussein – Pool/WireImage
Charles and Camilla first met in the early 1970s and dated for a short period. Some people in Charles’ family objected to the relationship and did not think Camilla was a suitable wife for a future king because of her commoner status. Charles and Camilla eventually married different people. Charles famously married Princess Diana, while Camilla married military officer Andrew Parker Bowles.
In the early 1990s, Diana shocked the world when she revealed that Charles had...
King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’ marriage was not always popular
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort sign the Golden Book at Hamburg City Hall I Samir Hussein – Pool/WireImage
Charles and Camilla first met in the early 1970s and dated for a short period. Some people in Charles’ family objected to the relationship and did not think Camilla was a suitable wife for a future king because of her commoner status. Charles and Camilla eventually married different people. Charles famously married Princess Diana, while Camilla married military officer Andrew Parker Bowles.
In the early 1990s, Diana shocked the world when she revealed that Charles had...
- 4/8/2023
- by Tram Anh Ton Nu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Camilla Parker Bowles‘ title change to Queen Camilla on her, and King Charles III’s official coronation invitation ruffled some feathers among royalists. The event will usher in a new season for the royal family, with King Charles III as its leader and Camilla as queen consort. However, as the dust settles one day after the announcement, a royal photographer believes Camilla has “earned” the updated title. Here’s why.
Camilla Queen Consort photographed in a royal carriage | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Since 1999, Camilla Parker Bowles has tried to earn the public’s trust after years of scandals
Camilla Parker Bowles was branded the other woman in the marriage of then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. From the onset of Diana and Charles’ union, Camilla appeared square in the middle.
However, Camilla stayed out of the public spotlight after Diana and Charles’ separation and subsequent divorce. She quietly divorced her husband of over 21 years,...
Camilla Queen Consort photographed in a royal carriage | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Since 1999, Camilla Parker Bowles has tried to earn the public’s trust after years of scandals
Camilla Parker Bowles was branded the other woman in the marriage of then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana. From the onset of Diana and Charles’ union, Camilla appeared square in the middle.
However, Camilla stayed out of the public spotlight after Diana and Charles’ separation and subsequent divorce. She quietly divorced her husband of over 21 years,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When he was known as the “playboy prince,” King Charles III had several methods of romancing his female suitors. For years as the royal family‘s most eligible bachelor, Charles romanced many women. He used one preferred method to keep love alive between the king and his first wife, Princess Diana, and later, Camilla Parker Bowles, who would become Charles’s second spouse.
King Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Princess Diana in side-by-side photographs | Getty Images/Bettmann/Tim Graham King Charles III married two times
Historically, King Charles III married two times. He has two children from his first marriage to Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry.
In 1980, Charles met Diana when she was 19 at Philip de Pass’s house in Sussex, England. “He’d just broken up with his girlfriend, and his friend Mountbatten was killed. I said it would be nice to see him.” Diana said in...
King Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Princess Diana in side-by-side photographs | Getty Images/Bettmann/Tim Graham King Charles III married two times
Historically, King Charles III married two times. He has two children from his first marriage to Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry.
In 1980, Charles met Diana when she was 19 at Philip de Pass’s house in Sussex, England. “He’d just broken up with his girlfriend, and his friend Mountbatten was killed. I said it would be nice to see him.” Diana said in...
- 3/27/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Princess Anne and Queen Camilla appear to have a strong relationship. They have reportedly grown close over the years. Here’s what a royal expert said about their bond.
Princess Anne and Queen Camilla get along despite their history Princess Anne, Queen Camilla, and King Charles | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Royal expert Judi James says Princess Anne and Queen Camilla have a good rapport despite their history. Queen Camilla’s ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, reportedly dated Princess Anne before they were married. Parker Bowles is also the godfather of Zara Tindall, Princess Anne’s daughter.
“These two women share history, with Anne once rumored to be in a relationship with Camilla’s husband,” James tells Express. “This makes the whole Charles/Camilla/Anne/Andrew Parker Bowles dynamic rather racy, and the relationships between each of the four people involved a possible minefield.”
James continues, “Anne is still very strong friends with Andrew though,...
Princess Anne and Queen Camilla get along despite their history Princess Anne, Queen Camilla, and King Charles | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Royal expert Judi James says Princess Anne and Queen Camilla have a good rapport despite their history. Queen Camilla’s ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, reportedly dated Princess Anne before they were married. Parker Bowles is also the godfather of Zara Tindall, Princess Anne’s daughter.
“These two women share history, with Anne once rumored to be in a relationship with Camilla’s husband,” James tells Express. “This makes the whole Charles/Camilla/Anne/Andrew Parker Bowles dynamic rather racy, and the relationships between each of the four people involved a possible minefield.”
James continues, “Anne is still very strong friends with Andrew though,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Sheiresa Ngo
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Camilla Parker Bowles will be crowned Queen Consort alongside her husband, King Charles III, in May 2023. However, this moment has not come without its challenges. Camilla will make history for this titular moment, but not without a scandalous legacy.
Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles III will be crowned in May 2023 | Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images Camilla’s Relationship with King Charles III evolved from friend to lovers
The relationship between Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles III began as lovers and later turned into a secret affair. They briefly dated in the early 1970s. However, During Charles’ deployment as a member of the royal navy, Camilla wed Andrew Parker Bowles in February 1973.
In 1981, Charles announced his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer. They wed in July of that year, effectively making Diana Princess of Wales. The pair welcomed Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. By 1986, Charles had...
Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles III will be crowned in May 2023 | Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images Camilla’s Relationship with King Charles III evolved from friend to lovers
The relationship between Camilla Parker Bowles and King Charles III began as lovers and later turned into a secret affair. They briefly dated in the early 1970s. However, During Charles’ deployment as a member of the royal navy, Camilla wed Andrew Parker Bowles in February 1973.
In 1981, Charles announced his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer. They wed in July of that year, effectively making Diana Princess of Wales. The pair welcomed Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. By 1986, Charles had...
- 3/15/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Camilla, Queen Consort, once owned a home in West Wiltshire, England, with her former husband, Andrew Parker Bowles. After divorcing, their abode, Middlewick House, went up for sale. It was subsequently purchased by a member of rock and roll royalty. Who is the musician who currently owns Camilla Parker Bowles’ former countryside home?
Camilla Parker Bowles once owned a home that now belongs to rock and roll royalty | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles and her ex-husband Andrew owned Middlewick House
Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles owned Middlewick House from the mid-1980s through the mid-90s. There, they lived with their two children, Laura Lopes and Andrew Parker Bowles. The storied home was built during the late 18th Century. Further additions to the structure were made during the 19th century, reported a website dedicated to the home’s extensive gardens.
Before that home, Camilla and...
Camilla Parker Bowles once owned a home that now belongs to rock and roll royalty | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles and her ex-husband Andrew owned Middlewick House
Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles owned Middlewick House from the mid-1980s through the mid-90s. There, they lived with their two children, Laura Lopes and Andrew Parker Bowles. The storied home was built during the late 18th Century. Further additions to the structure were made during the 19th century, reported a website dedicated to the home’s extensive gardens.
Before that home, Camilla and...
- 3/8/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Support for King Charles III as he formally ascends to the throne remains strong. However, some aspects of the historic royal event could spark public uproar. Here are four ways King Charles III’s coronation could cause general disdain toward the public’s fragile perception of the monarchy.
King Charles III | Chris Jackson/Getty Images The attendance of King Charles III’ beleaguered brother, Prince Andrew at his coronation
Buckingham Palace has yet to confirm Prince Andrew’s attendance at King Charles’ coronation. He and siblings Princess Anne, and Prince Edward will likely attend. At Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth’s funerals, they trio stood strong alongside their older brother.
According to royal expert and author Angela Levin via The Telegraph, King Charles and his brother have “rarely got on well together.” Partly because they have “very different personalities, values, and approaches to life.”
The brothers supported one another publicly until...
King Charles III | Chris Jackson/Getty Images The attendance of King Charles III’ beleaguered brother, Prince Andrew at his coronation
Buckingham Palace has yet to confirm Prince Andrew’s attendance at King Charles’ coronation. He and siblings Princess Anne, and Prince Edward will likely attend. At Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth’s funerals, they trio stood strong alongside their older brother.
According to royal expert and author Angela Levin via The Telegraph, King Charles and his brother have “rarely got on well together.” Partly because they have “very different personalities, values, and approaches to life.”
The brothers supported one another publicly until...
- 2/27/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III formally ascends to the British throne on May 6, 2023. Then, he assumes the role predestined to him since childhood, when his mother, Queen Elizabeth, became ruler of the United Kingdom before him. However, after waiting 70 years to become king, will Charles end his reign for the love of his life, Camilla Parker Bowles? A psychic believes so.
King Charles III and Camilla Parker Bowles | Paul Ellis/Wpa Pool/Getty Images Love for Camilla Parker Bowles tainted King Charles III’s marriage to Princess Diana
Charles and Camilla met for the first time at a polo match. People Magazine reported Parker Bowles first said to Charles, “My great-grandmother was the mistress of your great-great-grandfather. I feel we have something in common.” That comment began a personal relationship until Charles left on assignment with the royal navy.
According to author Penny Junor, per Vanity Fair, Charles’s great-uncle Lord Mountbatten...
King Charles III and Camilla Parker Bowles | Paul Ellis/Wpa Pool/Getty Images Love for Camilla Parker Bowles tainted King Charles III’s marriage to Princess Diana
Charles and Camilla met for the first time at a polo match. People Magazine reported Parker Bowles first said to Charles, “My great-grandmother was the mistress of your great-great-grandfather. I feel we have something in common.” That comment began a personal relationship until Charles left on assignment with the royal navy.
According to author Penny Junor, per Vanity Fair, Charles’s great-uncle Lord Mountbatten...
- 1/30/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Since The Crown launched on Netflix in 2016, it’s become a monumental hit, including being the first show to win all seven major drama category awards during the 2021 Emmys. And now it’s back for its fifth, and penultimate, series.
There’s a particular buzz around this latest season of this fictional dramatisation of the life of Queen Elizabeth II: not only is there a major cast change for the second time, it will also be the first time a new series airs since the deaths of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip.
Season five will cover the 1990s, arguably one of the royal family’s most difficult decades. They endured a major fire at Windsor Castle, the messy public breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage, and the leadup to the tragedy of Diana’s death in a car crash in Paris.
Netflix released this explosive-looking official...
There’s a particular buzz around this latest season of this fictional dramatisation of the life of Queen Elizabeth II: not only is there a major cast change for the second time, it will also be the first time a new series airs since the deaths of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip.
Season five will cover the 1990s, arguably one of the royal family’s most difficult decades. They endured a major fire at Windsor Castle, the messy public breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage, and the leadup to the tragedy of Diana’s death in a car crash in Paris.
Netflix released this explosive-looking official...
- 11/9/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
The Crown will reportedly portray the infamous “tampongate” scandal between Charles and Camilla in the next season.
The scandal refers to a private phone call between Charles and Camilla which was leaked to the press in 1993, in which the couple discuss their intimate relationship.
The now-King Charles and Queen Consort, who were respectively married to Princess Diana and Andrew Parker Bowles at the time of the call in 1989, will be shown as “truly in love” in the upcoming season.
The hit Netflix show has depicted the moment “sympathetically as two young people in love,” and addresses the intrusion into the royals’ personal lives, according to The Telegraph.
But, the depiction of the call has been described as “crass” and “in bad taste” by sources close to the royals, the publication reports.
The Independent has contacted Netflix for comment.
Josh O’Connor, who portrayed a young Prince Charles in series three and four of the show,...
The scandal refers to a private phone call between Charles and Camilla which was leaked to the press in 1993, in which the couple discuss their intimate relationship.
The now-King Charles and Queen Consort, who were respectively married to Princess Diana and Andrew Parker Bowles at the time of the call in 1989, will be shown as “truly in love” in the upcoming season.
The hit Netflix show has depicted the moment “sympathetically as two young people in love,” and addresses the intrusion into the royals’ personal lives, according to The Telegraph.
But, the depiction of the call has been described as “crass” and “in bad taste” by sources close to the royals, the publication reports.
The Independent has contacted Netflix for comment.
Josh O’Connor, who portrayed a young Prince Charles in series three and four of the show,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Furvah Shah
- The Independent - TV
Andrew Buchan on playing Matt Hancock in This England: ‘If it’s too raw and too soon... steer clear’
Andrew Buchan is not getting political.
This is despite the actor, who played Andrew Parker Bowles in The Crown, taking on the role of Matt Hancock, alongside Kenneth Branagh’s Boris Johnson, in Sky’s This England. This impartiality is both by edict of the show’s publicity department – which has forbidden questions about politics – and the actor himself. “I’m definitely not one of those people who sits down at a dinner party and opens up the chat with political debate,” he tells me. “I’m not that guy.”
Perhaps that’s not what you’d expect to hear from an actor who cut his teeth in the BBC’s Westminster drama Party Animals, starred in Sky One’s Cabinet Office thriller Cobra and now brings his chops to Michael Winterbottom’s dramatisation of the early months of the Covid-19 crisis. Yet for this character, he thinks his indifference...
This is despite the actor, who played Andrew Parker Bowles in The Crown, taking on the role of Matt Hancock, alongside Kenneth Branagh’s Boris Johnson, in Sky’s This England. This impartiality is both by edict of the show’s publicity department – which has forbidden questions about politics – and the actor himself. “I’m definitely not one of those people who sits down at a dinner party and opens up the chat with political debate,” he tells me. “I’m not that guy.”
Perhaps that’s not what you’d expect to hear from an actor who cut his teeth in the BBC’s Westminster drama Party Animals, starred in Sky One’s Cabinet Office thriller Cobra and now brings his chops to Michael Winterbottom’s dramatisation of the early months of the Covid-19 crisis. Yet for this character, he thinks his indifference...
- 9/28/2022
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
The Crown has won 21 Emmys and five Baftas in its four seasons on Netflix, with a total of three actors so far portraying King Charles III in his years as a prince. But how accurate have the storylines been around Britain’s new monarch?
Read about some of the former prince’s key storylines in the show below, how accurately they present reality, and how the King himself and those in the know have reacted to the show...
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (formerly Shand)
Before Prince Charles began dating Princess Diana, he fell in love with Camilla Shand in around 1971 – but the royal family did not approve.
In The Crown’s third season, Lord Mountbatten (a sort of father figure to Prince Charles) is shown arranging for the royal to be sent on a Navy mission to separate him from Shand. It’s unclear whether, in real life,...
Read about some of the former prince’s key storylines in the show below, how accurately they present reality, and how the King himself and those in the know have reacted to the show...
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (formerly Shand)
Before Prince Charles began dating Princess Diana, he fell in love with Camilla Shand in around 1971 – but the royal family did not approve.
In The Crown’s third season, Lord Mountbatten (a sort of father figure to Prince Charles) is shown arranging for the royal to be sent on a Navy mission to separate him from Shand. It’s unclear whether, in real life,...
- 9/19/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
The Crown has won 21 Emmys and five Baftas in its four seasons on Netflix, with a total of three actors so far portraying King Charles III in his years as a prince. But how accurate have the storylines been around Britain’s new monarch?
Read about some of the former prince’s key storylines in the show below, how accurately they present reality, and how the King himself and those in the know have reacted to the show...
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (formerly Shand)
Before Prince Charles began dating Princess Diana, he fell in love with Camilla Shand in around 1971 – but the royal family did not approve.
In The Crown’s third season, Lord Mountbatten (a sort of father figure to Prince Charles) is shown arranging for the royal to be sent on a Navy mission to separate him from Shand. It’s unclear whether, in real life,...
Read about some of the former prince’s key storylines in the show below, how accurately they present reality, and how the King himself and those in the know have reacted to the show...
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (formerly Shand)
Before Prince Charles began dating Princess Diana, he fell in love with Camilla Shand in around 1971 – but the royal family did not approve.
In The Crown’s third season, Lord Mountbatten (a sort of father figure to Prince Charles) is shown arranging for the royal to be sent on a Navy mission to separate him from Shand. It’s unclear whether, in real life,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
King Charles III Takes The British Throne, Camilla Named Queen Consort After Queen Elizabeth’s Death
After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son Charles is now the monarch of the U.K. and the symbolic leader Commonwealth.
It is largely a ceremonial position, and his mother Elizabeth’s general lack of discussion of politics during her reign is thought to be a reason for her high popularity.
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Once the Prince of Wales with the longest Royal tenure of that position to boot, he has chosen the royal name King Charles III, according to Buckingham Palace. His second wife, Camilla, is now the Queen Consort.
While both Royals have a far less divisive place in public opinion now. They will both have to reckon with the past controversy of their alleged affair while Charles was still married to Princess Diana.
Camilla met young Prince Charles in the early 70s, and they were photographed several times...
It is largely a ceremonial position, and his mother Elizabeth’s general lack of discussion of politics during her reign is thought to be a reason for her high popularity.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died This Year!
Once the Prince of Wales with the longest Royal tenure of that position to boot, he has chosen the royal name King Charles III, according to Buckingham Palace. His second wife, Camilla, is now the Queen Consort.
While both Royals have a far less divisive place in public opinion now. They will both have to reckon with the past controversy of their alleged affair while Charles was still married to Princess Diana.
Camilla met young Prince Charles in the early 70s, and they were photographed several times...
- 9/9/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen.
Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort — a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing after years of contention, dating back to the days before she even married Prince Charles.
It wasn’t always a given that the 75-year-old Camilla would take the title, even though it gives her none of the sovereign’s powers.
While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years. That was due to sensitivity about her status as his second wife — and the wave of grief that washed over Britain following the death of his former wife, Princess Diana, in a car crash in 1997.
Charles and the royal household have moved carefully on the matter,...
Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort — a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing after years of contention, dating back to the days before she even married Prince Charles.
It wasn’t always a given that the 75-year-old Camilla would take the title, even though it gives her none of the sovereign’s powers.
While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years. That was due to sensitivity about her status as his second wife — and the wave of grief that washed over Britain following the death of his former wife, Princess Diana, in a car crash in 1997.
Charles and the royal household have moved carefully on the matter,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
Image Source: HBO / Kent Gavin
Almost 25 years after her death, Princess Diana's life story is being revisited once again. Directed by Ed Perkins, "The Princess," which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, uses old interviews and news footage to recount pivotal moments in Diana's public life, including her highly publicized divorce from Prince Charles and fatal 1997 car accident in Paris.
The documentary is structured without any explanations or talking heads, letting viewers see Diana's life play out on screen just like the world did at the time. In using this "immersive approach," Perkins aims to reframe Diana's story and "offer something new to the conversation we are still having about Diana all these years later."
"Diana herself was a complex and paradoxical figure."
"I wanted to aim at something more immersive and unmediated, constructed solely from contemporaneous archive from the time - the very imagery that people 'knew' Diana through.
Almost 25 years after her death, Princess Diana's life story is being revisited once again. Directed by Ed Perkins, "The Princess," which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, uses old interviews and news footage to recount pivotal moments in Diana's public life, including her highly publicized divorce from Prince Charles and fatal 1997 car accident in Paris.
The documentary is structured without any explanations or talking heads, letting viewers see Diana's life play out on screen just like the world did at the time. In using this "immersive approach," Perkins aims to reframe Diana's story and "offer something new to the conversation we are still having about Diana all these years later."
"Diana herself was a complex and paradoxical figure."
"I wanted to aim at something more immersive and unmediated, constructed solely from contemporaneous archive from the time - the very imagery that people 'knew' Diana through.
- 7/18/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Prince Charles's wife has been known in three different incarnations. As a young woman she was Camilla Shand, the popular debutante girlfriend of the 23-year-old prince, who went on to marry her ex-boyfriend Andrew Parker-Bowles. She was Camilla Parker-Bowles for 32 years, a wife and mother, and later the reviled mistress of her former beau Prince Charles. Now, for the past 12 years, she has been The Duchess of Cornwall; married at last to her prince, she has become a valued and well-loved member of the royal family. But how has her relationship with the queen changed over the years?
As a young woman, she had a warm relationship with the queen. Camilla's husband Andrew was the Queen Mother's godson, and the couple were often guests at Buckingham Palace. However, when Camilla and Charles started their affair and the queen heard about it, she was said to believe the way they...
As a young woman, she had a warm relationship with the queen. Camilla's husband Andrew was the Queen Mother's godson, and the couple were often guests at Buckingham Palace. However, when Camilla and Charles started their affair and the queen heard about it, she was said to believe the way they...
- 6/26/2018
- by Marcia Moody
- Popsugar.com
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall rang in her 70th birthday on July 17, so what better time to look at one of the most important relationships in her life? The connection that she has with her two high-profile stepsons, Prince William and Prince Harry, is one that has evolved from some very dark times into something that those around them likely doubted they would ever see. By the time William and Harry were born, their father, Prince Charles, had not only long ago ended his relationship with Camilla, but he didn't see her socially as a friend, either. Charles and Camilla had been romantically involved in their early 20s, but Charles's naval career took him away to sea, and he ended the relationship. Camilla married her ex-boyfriend Andrew Parker-Bowles, and Charles wrote to his godfather, "I suppose the feeling of emptiness will pass eventually." RelatedThe Way Prince Charles and Camilla Met...
- 7/20/2017
- by Marcia Moody
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein Or should we say infamous? All-consuming passion, illicit liaisons, bitter breakups, heartbreak, and true love - over the centuries, royal history has had it all. And because of the nature of monarchy, everything has been acted out on a much larger scale. Love letters were burned or placed in a museum and jewels handed out like gas station flowers while countless people were affected. Whether they have gone down in history for the scale of their love or the size of their scandal, we take a look at the top 10 royal couples who have captured our imaginations throughout the ages. RelatedScandals That Will Change the Way You Think About the Royals Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles The relationship between Charles and Camilla got off to a flying start when the pair were both age 23 and met at a polo match. They started a relationship, but...
- 5/4/2017
- by Marcia Moody
- Popsugar.com
In July 1981, the night before his glamorous wedding to Princess Diana, Prince Charles reportedly wept as he was still torn about his feelings for his former girlfriend (and then-mistress) Camilla Parker-Bowles.
According to Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, a new biography of the Prince of Wales by royal writer Sally Bedell Smith, Charles felt pressured into his marriage to Diana — and he was still torn abut his love for the then-married Camilla.
The story of Charles and Camilla is well-documented — the two dated after being introduced in 1971, beginning a love affair that would make headlines for decades.
According to Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, a new biography of the Prince of Wales by royal writer Sally Bedell Smith, Charles felt pressured into his marriage to Diana — and he was still torn abut his love for the then-married Camilla.
The story of Charles and Camilla is well-documented — the two dated after being introduced in 1971, beginning a love affair that would make headlines for decades.
- 3/20/2017
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- PEOPLE.com
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