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The real Queen Camilla and the love story behind the throne

By Hilary Rose
The Times·
28 mins to read


How did a posh good-time girl become the most important person in the King’s world? As Charles and Camilla celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary, Hilary Rose looks at how a scandalous affair turned into an enduring passion.

Nothing about Camilla Shand’s beginnings seemed destined to end on a throne. Girls like Camilla were expected to marry well, breed enthusiastically and spend their days running ramshackle houses and, for most of her life, she did just that. “She didn’t stand out

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