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Camilla, the king’s great love, will be crowned Charles IIIwith him on May 6, embodying the extraordinary journey of a new queen, at the age of seventy-five, who has been demonized for a long time.
Since the 1990s, Camilla has been able to calmly and discreetly overcome all crises. The British had long considered her a destroyer of families, never forgiving her for causing the breakdown of Prince Charles’ marriage to Princess Diana.
She has been married for 18 years to Charles, whom she has known for more than 50 years.
The couple presents an image of an accomplice partnership, as happened recently on their trip to Germany, their first abroad since Charles became king in September.
Isabelle Riviere, a specialist in the British monarchy, believes, “She is an emotional and intelligent woman full of a sense of humor and common sense, and she did not seek to appear,” saying that “those who do not love her are those who do not know her.”
But despite her devotion to the crown and the hundreds of events she attends annually and her sponsorship of a large number of charitable causes, her popularity did not exceed 46%. More than 14% of Britons do not want to be known as “Queen Camilla”, according to a new poll.
In the best case, 36% of Britons agree to give her the title of “Queen Consort” as Queen Elizabeth II wished, compared to 23% who believe that she should not be granted any title at all, according to a poll conducted by the Daily Mail.
“You married the man you love.”
Princess Diana named her a dangerous dog, the Rottweiler. This adjective followed her for a long time. As for Prince Harry, son of Charles and Diana, he described her in his “alternative” autobiography as “evil” who “covets the crown.”
Camilla’s son Tom Parler Bowles responded in the podcast “News Agents” that “this was not the ultimate goal,” stressing that his mother “married the man she loves.”
As for the commentator on royal affairs, Richard Fitzwilliams, he confirms that she “married out of love, knowing that this includes the crown,” stressing that she is a woman with a “high sense of duty” and “dedicated to her husband.”
He added that they were “two soul mates” who shared “age, friends, a sense of humor (…) everything he and Diana did not share.”
And Camilla, with her blond hair, cool smile and good sense of humor, remains little known after years in the shadows.
Tom Parker Bowles, 48, a culinary critic, speaks of a mother who loves gardening and is a “good cook”. “She has clear opinions about a lot of things, but she keeps them to herself,” he said.
Camilla also has a daughter, Laura, 45, and five teenage grandchildren, 3 of whom will accompany her at the coronation ceremony.
She has also been an avid reader since her childhood, and two years ago she set up a reading circle on Instagram called “The Reading Room”.
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Camila chairs or sponsors more than 90 charities, and has advocated for victims of rape and sexual assault for years.
She is keen to follow some issues with great interest, such as osteoporosis, the disease that claimed the lives of her mother and grandmother.
The daughter of an officer who moved into the wine trade, who belongs to the bourgeois class, grew up in the countryside, dropped out of middle school, and completed her education at a school in Switzerland to learn the basics of dealing.
In 1970, she met Charles at a polo match.
A short relationship followed before they parted ways. She married officer Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973, and Charles married Diana in 1981.
But they resumed their relationship in 1986, and Camilla divorced in 1995 and Charles in 1996.
After Diana’s death, a publicity campaign was organized in order to secure her acceptance.
And the marriage – civil – of the Prince and Camilla in 2005 raised great reservations. It was not attended by Queen Elizabeth II, but she organized a reception at Windsor Castle. But over the years, she has become very close to the daughter-in-law, who loves horses and dogs as much as she does.
Camila said in a rare interview with Vogue last year that being hounded by the media is “not easy”.
