Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom

Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom	Gender: F
Birthname	Camilla Rosemary Shand
born on	17 July 1947 at 07:10 (= 07:10 AM )
Place	London, England, 51n30, 0w10
Timezone	BDST h2e (is daylight saving time)
	Rodden Rating B
	Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	23°47' 10°02 Asc. 04°54'

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Biography

British royalty, styled as the Queen consort of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022 when her husband King Charles III ascended to the throne. She was crowned alongside Charles at Westminster Abbey at 12:15 PM on 6 May 2023.

Previously, as Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla also carried out public engagements, often alongside her husband. She is a patron, president, or a member of numerous charities and organisations. Since 1994, Camilla has campaigned to raise awareness of osteoporosis, which has earned her several honours and awards. She has also raised awareness of issues such as rape, sexual abuse, literacy, animal welfare, and poverty.

Known to her friends as Millie, she is the daughter of a well-to-do wine merchant and avid hunter and a mother who is the daughter of the third Lord Ashcombe. She spent her childhood in Sussex, before being packed off to a grim boarding school called Dumbrells. At ten, she began her lady's education at Queen's Gate, a decorous London secondary school known for producing diplomats' wives.

Her skill was apparent as a fencer, a competitive horsewoman and an enthusiastic flirt. Never tongue-tied or shy, she went through the beaus with alacrity. She met Andrew Parker Bowles shortly after her coming-out party at 18, in 1965.

She and Prince Charles probably met in 1972, when they had a brief affair. She was at the time in love with Parker Bowles, who was a dashing young calvary officer and reputedly the best lover in London. As a matter of fact, one of his conquests was Princess Anne, and Camilla was probably getting back at him by having her fling with Charles. The story, probably apocryphal, is that she said "My great-grandmother and your great-grandfather were lovers. So how about it?" They had instant rapport as they both loved horses, fishing, hiking and architecture. They always had a close, comfortable friendship, calling each other Gladys and Fred after a popular TV show.

When Charles sailed to the West Indies in 1973, Camilla became engaged to Parker Bowles and they married on 4 July 1973. Their son Tom was born in 1974 and daughter Laura, in 1977. Charles was god-father to her son. During the late '70s, Parker Bowles went back to his rakish habits and Camilla and Charles were by then fast friends. Not an easy man with whom to get along, Charles never awed Camilla, who always had a smart come-back for him and a comforting word. It is a matter of tea-time debate as to when their affair resumed, this time with fire and smokescreens.

In 1980, Charles purchased Highgrove, near the Parker Bowles home in Wiltshire. Meantime, Charles was being pressured to marry and produce the requisite "heir and a spare." It was while Charles and Diana were visiting at Camilla's house that they became engaged. Rumours about Camilla's affair with Charles came to a head in 1991 when she angrily denied that she had spent the weekend with Charles in Tuscany. After the publication of Andrew Morton's book, she was very upset and tried to keep a low profile. She and her husband separated in 1992 and divorced before the court in London on 21 January 1995. After Charles and Diana divorced, the Prince tried to gently include her in his life, having her as hostess at his dinners and gradually being seen together in public. It seemed that any chance that they might ever marry was dashed by the untimely death of Diana on 31 August 1997. However Charles' popularity rating began to increase as he took over the parenting duties of his sons and engaged in more gracious public interaction than formerly.

Quite inadvertently, due to a mix-up of schedules, Camilla met Prince William on 12 June 1998. Shaking from nervousness, she drank cool drinks and visited with the poised young Prince, the son of her former rival. A highly private person, Camilla meets the press with great reluctance. One friend said, "She doesn't want to be queen, she wants to go hunting." A reporter remarked that while the public knows her face, her voice is unknown.

On Thursday, 10 February 2005, Prince Charles announced that they would marry on 8 April 2005. Camilla would bear the title Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, and, should Charles ascend to the throne, she would likely be known as the princess consort, not Queen Camilla. On 21 March 2005, British lawmakers ruled that she would automatically inherit the title of Queen if and when Charles ascended to the throne.

Alas, in a relationship fraught with delays and missteps, the couple’s wedding date of 8 April had to be changed in the week leading up to their wedding when the Pope’s funeral service was scheduled for the same day. On 9 April 2005 at 12:30 PM BST, Camilla and Charles entered Windsor’s Guildhall to exchange their vows in a civil ceremony, emerging at 12:55 BST as husband and wife.

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Relationships

friend relationship with Cooper, Jilly (born 21 February 1937)

spouse relationship with Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (born 14 November 1948). Notes: Married 2005-

spouse relationship with Parker Bowles, Andrew (born 27 December 1939). Notes: Married 1973-1995

other kin relationship with Paravicini, Derek (born 26 July 1979)

(has as) teacher relationship with Fitzgerald, Penelope (born 17 December 1916)

Events

Relationship : Meet a significant person 1970 (Met Charles when she was 23)

Relationship : Begin significant relationship 1972 (Brief affair with Charles)

Relationship : Marriage 4 July 1973 (Andrew Parker Bowles)
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Family : Change in family responsibilities 1974 (Son Tom born)

Family : Change in family responsibilities 1977 (Daughter Laura born)

Relationship : Extramarital Affair 1991 (Accused of affair with Prince Charles)

Relationship : End significant relationship 1992 (Separated from Andrew)

Relationship : Divorce dates 21 January 1995 (Andrew)
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Death of Significant person 31 August 1997 (Princess Diana died in accident)
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Relationship : Meet a significant person 12 June 1998 (Met Prince William for first time)
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Relationship : Meet a significant person 3 June 2000 (Met Queen Elizabeth socially)
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Social : Great Publicity 10 February 2005 (Marriage announcement to Prince Charles)
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Relationship : Marriage 9 April 2005 (Prince Charles)
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Work : New Job 8 September 2022 at 3:11 PM in Balmoral Castle (Queen consort of the UK)
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Work : Gain social status 6 May 2023 at 12:15 PM in Westminster (Crowned as Queen Consort)
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Source Notes

LMR quotes Caroline Graham, "Camilla, The King's Mistress," p.1, "just after 7:00 AM."

Sy Scholfield quotes birth notice (no time given): "SHAND. - On July 17, 1947, at King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, to ROSALIND, wife of BRUCE SHAND--a daughter" ("Births," Times, 18 July 1947, p. 1). Because the notice appeared in the newspaper the day after her birth it is likely she was born in the morning, which concurs with the birth time given in Graham's biography.

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