Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, GCVO CSM (Camilla Rosemary; née Shand, previously Parker Bowles; born 17 July 1947), is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Instead of using the title Princess of Wales, she is styled through her husband's secondary designation as Duchess of Cornwall because of the strong association of the primary title with his first wife, Diana. In Scotland, she is known as the Duchess of Rothesay.

Camilla was born into a gentry family as the eldest child of Major Bruce Shand and his wife, the Honourable Rosalind Cubitt, the daughter of British aristocrat Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. She was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington, and was educated in England, Switzerland and France. Subsequently, she worked for different firms based in central London, most notably the decorating firm Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler. In 1973, Camilla married British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles, with whom she has two children and five grandchildren. They divorced in 1995.

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San Francisco Chronicle 31 Mar 2025
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The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2025
Instead, only Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge were set to take part - a snub which was printed in the Order of Service for all 2,000 members of the congregation to see.

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The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2025
Throughout the day we will bring you updates from the Royal Family with the latest on King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex along with many more.

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The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
Throughout the day we will bring you updates from the Royal Family with the latest on King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex along with many more.

Camilla ‘hated the idea of being queen,’ slammed royal protocol: author

New York Post 23 Mar 2025
Camilla once loathed the idea of being queen — and she had a few choice words for her husband ... But the public mood softened after Charles married Camilla Parker-Bowles in 2005, and she became the Duchess of Cornwall.

How the pandemic brought Queen Elizabeth one unexpected blessing as the UK marks five years ...

The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
Meanwhile the Queen's son, Prince Charles, spent lockdown with his wife Camilla at their home Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland ... Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had daily calls with the Queen to distract her from Prince Philip's ailing health.

Mario Canseco: Under Trump, the monarchy’s popularity has rebounded

North Shore News 20 Mar 2025
The favourability rating for King Charles III reached 40 per cent this month, while Queen Consort Camilla is at 30 per cent. Duchess Meghan has the same favourability as the reigning monarch (40 per ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla's historic state visit to Italy WILL go ahead next month ...

The Daily Mail 18 Mar 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla (pictured on Commonwealth Day earlier this month) will go ahead with their visit to the Holy See and Italy in April despite fears over the Pope's health ... King Charles IIIRoyalsQueen Camilla.

King Charles latest move highlights his ongoing cold shoulder to Prince Harry

The News International 16 Mar 2025
... caused Camilla "great anxiety." ... While Charles spares no expense to shield Queen Camilla from minor inconveniences, he has shown little effort to mend fences with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Princess of Wales set to make solo appearance for the Irish Guards' St Patrick's Day ...

The Daily Mail 12 Mar 2025
This year the monarch led a large showing of senior royals which also included Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
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