The woman who took her own: Camilla Parker Bowles turns 73
'17.07.2020'
Source: ADME
Princess Diana called this woman a Rottweiler, Queen Elizabeth - vicious, the press considered her a lovemaker. But Camilla Parker-Bowles turned out to be invulnerable and achieved her goal - she became the wife of Prince Charles, says ADME.
On July 17, the wife of Prince of Wales Camille Parker Bowles celebrates his 73rd birthday. In honor of Camilla's birthday, the Duchess of Cornwall, the royal court presented her new official portrait.
Today, her marriage to Prince Charles is considered exemplary. But on the day Princess Diana passed away, Camille Parker Bowles became England's most hated woman ...
She was accused of the death of the people's favorite: allegedly if she had not invaded someone else's family, then Lady Di would have been happily married, would not have traveled that night in a car with another man and would not have had a terrible accident. But everything is forgotten, and the current duchess no longer looks like a "terrible homewreck." The lovers have been waiting for their happiness for 35 years, and now they do not care that their union may not be liked by someone.
Introduction
It all started in the 1970s. At one of the parties, Camilla addressed the young prince in her usual manner: “My great-grandmother had an affair with your great-grandfather. Maybe we should try? " At that time, Charles easily got into romances: he knew that he would still have to marry someone who the royal family would pick him up. However, their relationship grew into something more - Charles decided to marry, he literally lost his head from love.
Camille, from the point of view of the royal family, did not fit the Prince of Wales in status. To protect Charles from a rash marriage, Elizabeth sent her son to military service in the Royal Navy. He was absent for 8 months, and during this time his lover managed to marry her former gentleman Andrew Parker-Bowles. She later gave birth to two children in this marriage.
Married but not with each other
In the marriage with Andrew Camille, there was no chance of experiencing family happiness: her husband began to change her in the first month of their life together. Charles soon returned. Contrary to the expectations of Queen Elizabeth, his feelings for Camille strengthened. And they continued their meetings, and in order to somehow explain them, Charles becomes the godmother of Camilla Tom.
Andrew and Camilla Parker-Bowles, their son Tom and daughter Laura during a reception at Buckingham Palace. Andrew received the Order of the British Empire from the Queen that day.
They were worried in the palace: the situation was heating up, because the woman could file for a divorce, so the royal family found a bride for the prince - a young Diana Spencer, a girl with an impeccable reputation and family tree.
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Camilla and Diana even made a friendship, though not for long: it lasted until the moment the princess found out about the connection of her friend with her husband. On the day of his wedding with Lady Dee, the prince sent a sweetheart a gift - a bracelet on which the initials of GF were engraved (for the purpose of conspiracy, they called themselves Gladys and Fred). It was a very clear hint that the prince was not going to break the connection.
The wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981 was watched by the whole world, but only a few knew that the prince did this at the insistence of the family. The bride was among the initiates: even before the wedding, she realized that this marriage could be a huge mistake in her life, but she could not refuse the royal offer.
Almost immediately after the wedding, Diana found out that the relationship continued on the side: already during the honeymoon, Charles called up Camilla every day. Of course, for the young wife, this news was a blow. But at first she showed nothing of her disappointment.
In public, the couple behaved like a happy married couple: they smiled at each other, respected all decorum. But returning home after social events at which Camilla was present, Diana often rolled up scandals.
Unholy family
Meanwhile, the people saw what they wanted to see: a happy royal family, a smiling and charismatic lady Diana. And everyone believed in an insidious homeowner destroying this beautiful family. But those close to the couple knew that everything was not so colorful and the relationship between the spouses was tense to the limit.
After the birth of his second son, Harry, Diana and her sons moved to Kensington Palace, and Charles - to the Highgrove suburban estate. Camilla and her family also moved - to the mansion, which, by order, was a 10-minute drive from the prince's house.
And then everything came out. A frank telephone conversation between Charles and Camille was overheard, and publications appeared in the press about their relationship. Diana gave a detailed interview in which she said: “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
In December 1994, Camilla divorced Andrew, an alliance with whom was never particularly warm and trusting. A year later, he married Rosemary Pitman, with whom he had an old relationship.
There was no need for the royal family to maintain the appearance of an ideal marriage. Lady Dee regained her sight, realizing that her husband would never love her, and began to start relationships on the side. Charles soon obtained permission from the Queen Mother for divorce.
Two against all
After an inconceivable event - the divorce of the crown prince and his wife - Camilla and Charles would get married very quickly. But the tragic death of Diana made this impossible. The fact that she died, the people accused Camilla - "the destroyer of the family", "the homeowner." The very next day, demonstrators appeared near the Kensington Palace with posters on which rudeness and insults were written. The people demanded that Charles abdicate.
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From that moment, Diana became a saint. Forever. And Camille was now assigned the lifelong role of the main villain in the love triangle. Lovers had to forget about the wedding for a long 8 years. In 2000, Charles officially introduced his beloved Queen Elizabeth and they received permission to live together, but Camille was still forbidden to appear at official events.
In 2004, after long requests and conversations with his mother, Charles received a blessing and Elizabeth’s diamond ring, which was intended for engagement.
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The long-awaited wedding
Only in 2005, the marriage of old lovers took place. The wedding the couple dreamed of for 35 years. On this day, the bride was very nervous and could not get out of bed. But her sister threatened her that she would put on a white dress and marry Charles, because today someone needs to be a bride. Camilla pulled herself together.
The ceremony was held under the roof of the Windsor Municipal Department. A crowd gathered around the building, and it turned out that most of the British were already favorably inclined towards the couple. By the way, Camilla's ex-husband Andrew and Rosemary Parker Bowles attended the wedding. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon on a royal country estate in Scotland.
Camille after the wedding received all the same titles as the late Diana, including the “Princess of Wales”. In deference to Lady Dee, she never uses this title, choosing another - the Duchess of Cornwall.
Today, appearing at events, the couple look really happy: they look at each other with love and tenderness, now and then they smile and radiate harmony.
The Secret of Happiness
Camilla's character can be described as the opposite of the concept of need - “needing attention”, “disliked”, as Diana was often called. The Duchess of Cornwall is an adult, self-confident and self-sufficient woman who does not need to constantly prove her love.
She always accepted all the circumstances of the life of Charles and himself. And it is worth a lot.
Camilla was able to curb her ambitions: never, even becoming the Duchess of Cornwall and part of the royal family, she did not try to attract attention.
The Duchess manages to patronize more than 90 charitable foundations and spend time with her children from her first marriage and 5 grandchildren, but whenever she needs to, she is next to her husband.
“She is a wonderful woman, and she made our father very, very happy, and this is the main thing,” Princes William and Harry say about Camille.
