Queen Camilla had a winding romantic journey before she settled down with King Charles III.
Camilla and Charles were introduced by a pal when she became a debutante in London’s high society in 1965. The pair began to date in the 1970s before he had to leave for his Royal Navy service, and Camilla moved on with Andrew Parker Bowles.
In July 1973, she wed Parker Bowles. The duo welcomed two children: son Tom in 1974 and daughter Laura in 1978. Charles, for his part, moved on with Princess Diana in 1981 and welcomed sons Prince William and Prince Harry, who were born in 1982 and 1984, respectively.
While married to their respective partners, Charles and Camilla allegedly began to rekindle their romance in secret. In December 1994, Camilla and Parker Bowles split after 21 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in March 1995. Charles and Diana, for their part, separated in 1992 amid speculation of marital issues — and allegations of infidelity on both sides. Their divorce was finalized in 1996, one year before Diana died in a fatal car crash.
Charles and Camilla got engaged in February 2005 and tied the knot in a civil ceremony two months later. Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September 2022, Charles and Camilla were officially crowned as king and queen in May 2023.
Keep scrolling to look back on Camilla through the years:
