Camilla from Britain's most hated woman to Queen

Camila, the one who has never been loved by people, has become Queen consort of Britain, bThe rule of her former image as a former lover of Prince Charles, many hated her, today Camilla, the consort of King Charles III, has a title that many did not imagine 25 years ago.

When Diana, the adorable, glamorous first wife of Charles died aged 36 in a Paris car crash in 1997, Camilla was portrayed by the media as Britain's most hated woman, a woman who would never have married Charles, let alone become queen.

Charles and Diana divorced in 1992 and divorced in 1996. Diana blamed Camilla, often portrayed as quiet and shabby, for ruining her marriage, and Camilla, now 75, has often been compared to Charles's glamorous first wife.

But Charles and Camilla married in 2005, and since then she has been recognized, albeit reluctantly by some, as a key member of the royal family, whose good influence on her husband has helped him deal with his royal role.

"I would suffer anything for you," Camilla told Charles in a secretly taped telephone conversation published in 1993. This is love. This is the power of love.”

Any lingering doubts about her future status were allayed on the XNUMXth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne, in February of this year, when Elizabeth gave her blessing to Camilla to become consort when Charles succeeded her on the throne. The Queen said at the time that she was doing so "with a sincere desire".

"As we have endeavored together to serve and support Her Majesty the Queen and our community, my dear wife has been my loyal support all along," Charles said at the time.

Camilla Shand was born in 1947 to a wealthy family, her father was a major officer and wine merchant and married an aristocracy. She grew up on a rural farm and was educated in London before going to Mont Vertel School in Switzerland and then the British Institute in France.

She became involved in social circles that brought her into contact with Charles, whom she met at the Polo Field in the early XNUMXs.

The two dated for some time and biographer Jonathan Dimbleby said Charles was considering marriage at the time, but felt he was too young to take such a big step.

When he joined the Royal Navy, Camilla married a cavalry officer, Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles. They had two children, Tom and Laura. They divorced in 1995.

Triple Marriage

In 1981, Charles married Diana when she was XNUMX in a wedding that captivated not only Britain, but the entire world. However, despite having two children, William and Harry, the relationship worsened after a few years and the prince rekindled his romance with his former lover.

The secrets of their relationship were revealed to a shocked public in 1993 when a transcript of a secretly taped private conversation was published in the newspapers, with intimate details such as the prince saying he wished to live inside her pants.

In a popular television interview the following year, Charles admitted that he revived their relationship less than six years after his marriage to Diana, but said it only happened after their marriage irreversibly collapsed.

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However, Diana called Camilla a "Rottweiler" and blamed her for the breakup. As her relationship with Charles fell apart, she said in a 1995 television interview, "We were three in this marriage - so it was a bit crowded."

With Diana shimmering Windsor Castle, many Britons couldn't understand why Charles favored Camilla, who is often seen wearing a green waterproof scarf and coat.

Prince Philip, Elizabeth's husband, said in a letter to Diana: "Charles was wrong to risk everything with Camilla for a man of his position. I can't imagine anyone in their right mind would leave you for Camilla."

However, those close to Charles say Camilla provided him with an outlet from his strict royal duties and upbringing at the palace, as no one else did.

After his marriage to Diana fell apart, he was said to have bought Camilla a diamond ring and a horse and sent her daily bouquets of red roses.

"There was no doubt that they loved each other: in Camilla Parker Bowles, the Prince found warmth, understanding and stability, things he so longed for and could not find with anyone else," Dimbleby wrote in the authoritative autobiography.

He added, "Their relationship...was later portrayed as a mere romantic relationship. However, for the Prince, it was a vital source of strength for a man who was so saddened by the failure that he always blamed himself.”

After Diana's death, aides to the royal family took on the task of restoring an image of the family that had been shaken for years by negative media stories of infidelity. Gradually, the family's assistants began the task of integrating Camilla into more public life.

The duo's first public appearance together came at Camilla's sister's birthday party at the Ritz Hotel in London in 1999 and by 2005 they were able to get married.

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in the years Subsequently, criticism in the press faded completely as she took on her place in the family, and royal family watchers say her sense of humor helped win over those who met her.

In response to a question about how Camila handled her role, Charles told CNN in 2015 "You can imagine it was a real challenge, but I think it was great the way she handled these things."

The tabloids that were once so critical of her are now lavishly praised.

In its February 2022 editorial, the Daily Mail wrote: “No one is claiming it would have been easy for the Duchess of Cornwall to succeed Diana. But with dignity, easy humor and obvious sympathy, she rose to the challenge. She is, quite simply, a source of support for Charles.”

The same newspaper, nearly 17 years ago the day before Charles and Camilla's engagement was announced, said, "So is the public now in the mood to tolerate the way Diana was treated?...The mistake is to allow Camilla to be known as Her Royal Highness - the very title that He was mercilessly stripped of Diana after her divorce.”