Why King Charles proposed to Camilla after a "humiliating" incident

A royal expert reveals the snob that led the prince at the time to make him official.


King Charles And Queen Camilla's The love story is the one that extends over decades and has had many ups and downs - in particular, the fact that they are committed to a case when he was still married to Princess Diana And she was married to Andrew Parker Bowles . But, in 2005, the couple transformed the scandal into an official relationship by building the knot. Before that, they have been publicly together since 1999 - so why did they finally married after six years? According to Daily mail , a royal expert says that Charles was invited to finally offer Camilla after being "humiliated" by an event.

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According to the newspaper, whether it be A wedding between Charles and Camilla would be accepted by the Church of England was initially a factor so as not to get married. As a heir to the throne, Charles was the future church chief, and it was disapproved that the two couples were both divorced and had a connection. But times have changed, and according to the writer Tina Brown ,, George Carey , the former Archbishop of Canterbury approved a possible marriage.

But it was not the event that led Charles and Camilla to get engaged. Brown writes in his book 2022 Palace papers That an "exasperating social incident" had the ball ride. In 2004, Camilla and Charles, as well as other members of the royal family, were invited to the wedding of Charles's Godson Edward Van Cutsem and his fiancé Lady Tamara Grosvenor . Before the celebration, they learned that Camilla would not be seated with the royal family.

"[L] Hat 'Dutch cow' like (Camilla would have called [mother of the groom] Emilie Van Cutsem ) had glued it to the other side of the cathedral with the friends of the bride at the back and had told her that she could not go through the main door, "writes Brown. Emilie said that She followed the protocol for such an event, but Camilla was nevertheless been turned upside down by the decision.

Charles and Camilla on the day of their coronation, May 6, 2023
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"She would not be humiliated in front of the whole Circle Snotty of Charles and, more importantly, the royal family," writes Brown. "The prince must have chosen between attending the wedding without her or snubbing her closest friends and her godson. It was Camilla's line in the sand." The couple did not end up participating anyway, while Charles made a commitment to meet the families of the military veterans on the same day. THE Daily mail Also reported on the supposedly supposed at the time. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Shortly after, Charles met Camilla's father, Major Bruce Shand . According to Daily mail , Shand confronted the prince about the place of his daughter in the royal world and accused him of "allowing him to live in the limbo". In 2017 Duchess: Unpublished history by Penny Junor , the author writes: "" He took the prince aside and said "I want to meet my creator knowing that my daughter is fine". ""

Charles and Camilla The commitment was announced In February 2005. "The Duke of Edinburgh and I are very happy that the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Parker Bowles marry", " Queen Elizabeth II said in a press release, as indicated by The Guardian . Rowan Williams , the then archiving of Canterbury said: "These arrangements have my strong support and comply with the directives of the Church of England concerning remarriage, which the Prince of Wales fully accepts as a supreme Anglican governor and potential of the church of England. "

The couple got married two months later, on April 9, 2005. They were married in a small civil ceremony This included family members, followed by a blessing from their wedding at the castle of Windsor which was followed by 800 people, according to The New York Times . After the Charles wedding, Camilla received the title of Duchess of Cornwall. Today, She is Queen Camilla , after Charles heading towards the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.

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