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Queen Camilla

Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022

For other uses, see Queen Camilla (disambiguation).

"Camilla Parker Bowles" redirects here. For the former wife of Richard Parker Bowles, see Camilla Wood, Countess of Halifax.

Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III.^{[note 1]}

Camilla was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington in England and educated in England, Switzerland and France. In 1973, she married British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles; they divorced in 1995. Camilla and Charles were romantically involved periodically, both before and during each of their first marriages. Their relationship was highly publicised in the media and attracted worldwide scrutiny. In 2005, Camilla married Charles in the Windsor Guildhall, which was followed by a televised Anglican blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. From their marriage until Charles's accession, she was known as the Duchess of Cornwall. On 8 Septem

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Camilla was described as a tomboy and said to possess a “boisterous sense of humour and utter lack of self-consciousness that made her a favourite of both sexes – but especially the boys”. Camilla left Queen’s Gate at the age of 16 with a love of reading – but with only one O Level to her name (in kennel hygiene).

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When did Camilla meet her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles?

After attending finishing schools in Switzerland and France, Camilla returned to London to work briefly as a receptionist at a Mayfair-based decorating firm. It was around this time, in 1965, aged 17, that she first met Andrew Parker Bowles, an officer in the Royal Horse Guards, at a debutante party. The pair proceeded to date on and off for seven years, during which time Andrew was said to also been involved with a number of other women – including Princess Anne, whom he dated briefly in 1970.

When did Camilla meet Prince Charles?

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Camilla, Queen of the United Kingdom, has been a source of fascination since the then Camilla Parker Bowles’s long-term affair with King Charles III came to light. The love story of Charles and Camilla has captivated the world, but the woman at the center of the storm was for years a mystery. If you have ever wondered about Camilla and her fascinating rise from aristocratic country girl to queen, just know that there is more to the modest mom-of-two than meets the eye.

Born Camilla Rosemary Shand, Queen Camilla is remarkably down-to-earth, and her kind, open personality has surprised many who have met her over the years she’s been married to Charles III.

In 2004, author and playwright Kate Mosse was at a party for food writer Tom Parker Bowles. “I remember standing in the queue for the loo with an incredibly nice woman who had a rather deep and infectious laugh, and we had a bit of a chat. It was the women’s locker-room moment,” Mosse told Penny Junor, author of The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown. It was only later in the eve