for decades prince charles's love life
has been the subject of much discussion
and speculation in 1973 his first
romantic relationship with camilla shand
was cut short when she married andrew
parker-bowles the prince of wales went
on to marry diana spencer however it
later became clear that his heart wasn't
truly in the marriage and just a few
years after their nuptials he and
camilla began seeing each other behind
the late princess diana's back of course
as so many of us know
charles and diana's marriage was doomed
from the start and although they had two
children together and the entire world
watching the two officially went their
separate ways in the 1990s following
their respective divorces charles and
camilla were free to pursue their
romance openly they held off on making
it public until 1998 however most likely
out of respect to a public still
devastated by the sudden death of diana
in 1997.
finally in 2005 the couple realized
their dream of marriage in a small civil
ceremony with princes william and harry
in attendance queen elizabeth on the
other hand was a no-show her absence was
apparently for reasons of decorum as her
majesty felt that as head of the church
of england attending a non-church
wedding would send the wrong message
still that didn't stop the press from
murmuring that the queen was actually
opposed to her son's choice of wife
however a recent announcement by the
british monarch put those concerns to
rest as she stated her wish to give
camilla an extremely high honor ahead of
the 70th anniversary of her accession to
the throne queen elizabeth ii wrote a
public address that included a statement
about camilla parker bowles future title
which read when in the fullness of time
my son charles becomes king i know that
you will give him and his wife camilla
the same support that you have given me
and it is my sincere wish that when that
time comes camilla will be known as
queen consort as she continues her own
loyal service it was a pleasantly
surprising honor after camilla married
prince charles in 2005 the couple were
given the titles duke and duchess of
cornwall but their representatives made
it clear that camilla was to be called
princess consort once her husband became
king recognizing how highly the public
regarded the late diana who was still
known as princess after her divorce the
palace felt it would be wise not to
suggest that camilla might be outranking
her camilla herself has chosen not to
use the title princess of wales although
she has the right to do so as wife to
the future king only a reigning monarch
can actually bestow a title so charles
will have the final say about camilla's
title when he eventually ascends the
throne however the prince clearly
appreciates having his mother's blessing
during a tribute to queen elizabeth 70
years on the throne on february 6th
prince charles issued a statement in
reply to his mother's approval of
camilla parker bowles taking the future
title of queen consort we are deeply
conscious of the honor represented by my
mother's wish as we have sought together
to serve and support her majesty and the
people of our communities my darling
wife has been my own steadfast support
throughout judging by some of the
comments made on social media there is
still some lingering public resentment
over charles and camilla's past
indiscretions but that's not likely to
stop the prince from following through
on his mother's wish being called queen
won't give camilla a right to the throne
however prince william is still next in
line with his oldest child prince george
taking the next direct spot in the line
of succession the true honor isn't the
title but the confirmation that the
queen considers the duchess of cornwall
a full-fledged member of the royal
family it's a huge turnaround from the
days when her majesty is said to have
called camilla that wicked woman even at
the couple's wedding reception the queen
reportedly wouldn't refer to camilla by
name but tensions have clearly cooled
between the two women and they are often
seen together at family occasions and
official events her majesty is clearly
confident that the monarchy is being
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