Camila Parker-Bowles, from hated lover to queen consort of England reconciled with the people

Elizabeth II herself cleared the future of her daughter-in-law last February, on the seven-decade anniversary of her reign. “It is my sincere wish that, when the time comes, Camila will be known as queen consort while she continues her own loyal service,” she announced. It was her final blessing. The wife of Charles of England, Camila Parker Bowles (75 years old), Duchess of Cornwall until now, has traveled a long and tortuous personal and public path since she began her relationship with the son of the monarch until she became queen consort of England after the death of Elizabeth II. “It was not easy. I was scrutinized for so long that I had to find a way to live with it. Nobody enjoys feeling watched and criticized…”, she confessed in an interview with Vogue magazine last June. “But I think that, in the end, I managed to get over it and move on. You must continue to live your life,” she then added. Her process of redemption of her before public opinion has taken time. Camila had to deal with her initial unpopularity and the long shadow of Diana of Wales, the people’s princess, in the hearts of the British. “There were three of us in my marriage,” confessed a grieving Diana in the explosive interview she gave to the BBC in 1995 and in which she confirmed her husband’s infidelity. Prince Charles had married Diana -in 1981- in love with Camila, who in turn was also married. They had met a long time ago, in 1970, during a polo match. She was then Camila Shand, she came from an aristocratic family and was 23 years old. Him, 21. On her first meeting, she reminded him that her great-great-grandfather King Edward VII had been a lover of her great-grandmother Alice Keppel. They began their romance, but Camila ended up marrying her military boyfriend, Andrew Parker Bowles, with whom she had two children, Thomas (1974) and Laura (1978). Prince Charles and Camila Parker-Bowles, in an image from 1979. Tim Graham The friendship between Camila and the queen’s son continued and grew stronger. Later, after his marriage to Diana, the stormy extramarital affair became a scandal that long fed the British tabloids, including sexual audio leaks. Prince Charles and Diana announced their separation in 1992 and divorced in 1996. In 1994, Charles had admitted committing adultery with Camila, although he claimed it was after his marriage to Diana “broke irretrievably.” In the failed princess tale, Parker-Bowles became a controversial figure in public opinion that caused the breakup. She separated from her husband in 1995, after 22 years of marriage. Following Princess Diana’s death in 1997, the couple began to be seen in public two years later. They kept their relationship quiet until they were married in a civil ceremony on April 9, 2005. She was 57 and he was 56. Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles on April 9, 2005. Anwar Hussein Collection/ ROTA/GETTY Camila’s ‘rendition’ The Duchess of Cornwall (born Camila Rosemary Shand on July 17, 1947 in London) was slowly gaining ground. “Always seek, be attentive, say little, do more and do your job,” she recently said in a speech. In recent times, she has been praised for supporting her own causes, the BBC has reported. Among them, support for charity literacy ceremonies, animal welfare and organizations that support victims of domestic abuse. She has also spoken out publicly about violence against women. In a speech in London last year, she called for men to be “on board” to tackle a culture of sexual violence. A lover of reading, she has spoken of the importance of books for children. During the pandemic she created a book club on Instagram. Camila Parker-Bowles, on September 6 in Par (United Kingdom). Hugh Hastings In an interview in 2020, he showed his most personal side by saying that he had enjoyed not having to dress up during confinement and also spoke that “the worst “It was not being able to see his grandchildren and that he just wanted to” run to hug them, “reported the BBC. British royal commentators claim that with her by her side her husband, and Charles III, seems always more relaxed. Ahead, a new chapter of history.