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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Opens Up About Marriage to Prince Charles in Rare Interview

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is opening up about her marriage to Prince Charles in a candid interview.

In honor of her 75th birthday in July, Camilla spoke to British Vogue in a rare interview about her personal and professional life, including how she navigates her busy work schedules while maintaining her relationship with Prince Charles, 73.

“It’s not easy sometimes, but we do always try to have a point in the day when we meet,” she shared. “Sometimes it’s like ships passing in the night, but we always sit down together and have a cup of tea and discuss the day.”

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive for day 2 of Royal Ascot 2022

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Camilla also noted “it’s lovely to catch up” when she and her husband “have a bit of time.”

“You know when we go away, the nicest thing is that we actually sit and read our books in different corners of the same room,” she explained. “It’s very relaxing because you know you don’t have to make conversation.”

“You just sit and be together,” she added.

The royal couple first met at a polo match in 1970, and were said to have an instant connection. They remained close friends throughout their respective marriages — Charles to Diana, Princess of Wales, and Camilla to Andrew Parker-Bowles — until their affair became public to the press in 1992. Camilla and Andrew announced that they would divorce in 1995. Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, and Diana died one year later.

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In 1998, Charles introduced sons Prince William and Prince Harry to Camilla and by 2000, Queen Elizabeth attended lunch with both Charles and Camilla, signifying her approval of the couple. The pair later tied the knot in 2005.

During the chat with Vogue, Camilla also reflected on the level of media scrutiny on her family in the 1990s, saying “it’s not easy.”

“I was scrutinized for such a long time that you just have to find a way to live with it,” she said. “Nobody likes to be looked at all the time and, you know, criticized…”

She continued, “But I think in the end, I sort of rise above it and get on with it. You’ve got to get on with life.”

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Earlier this year, the Queen, 96, made her feelings known in a message timed to the eve of her Accession Day which marked the 70th anniversary of her becoming monarch.

Queen Elizabeth was “looking to the future” as she shared her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles takes the throne.

In the conversation with the fashion magazine, Camilla discussed her work with survivors of domestic violence. She shared her intention to continue to “carry on as much as I can” when she becomes Queen Consort.

“You can’t desert things that you’re in the middle of,” she said. “There’s a lot of things to be done still.”

The July issue of British Vogue is available via digital download and is on newsstands from Tuesday 21st June.

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Duchess of Cornwall says it will be a ‘great honour’ to become Queen Consort

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The Duchess of Cornwall has said it will be a ‘great honour’ to become Queen Consort and said that she will use the position will help her to highlight the causes she supports.

Speaking to BBC presenter Emma Barnett about her work with victims of domestic violence, Camilla, 74,  said she would not ‘give up mid-channel’, saying she hopes to continue ‘doing it for a lifetime’.

It comes after The Queen issued her royal seal of approval for the duchess to use the title of Queen when her husband, Prince Charles, becomes King.

Speaking to Emma at Clarence House for Woman’s Hour and BBC Breakfast, Camilla said: ‘Of course it’s a great honour (becoming Queen Consort), it couldn’t be anything else. But it does help it.

The Duchess of Cornwall (pictured) has said it will be a ‘great honour’ to become Queen Consort and said that she will use the position will help her to highlight the causes she supports

Pictured: broadcaster Emma Barnett, the Duchess of Cornwall and Diana Parkes, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was killed by her husband in 2010, at Clarence House

Camilla was also reunited with Diana Parkes, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was killed by her husband in 2010, 

The duchess has previously cited Ms Parkes as the inspiration behind her work with domestic abuse victims, according to the BBC.

‘I’m going to keep up with these causes. You know if I start something like this, I’m not going to give up mid-channel, I’m just going to keep going to try and help the likes of people like Diana … I hope I should be doing it for a lifetime.’

During the interview, she called for more action to tackle violence against women.

‘We do need to help culture change. And I think we have to start at the beginning, I think children at school have got to be taught respect,’ the duchess said.

‘We have got to go back to the beginnings and… just build up this idea that you have to have respect for human beings, it’s lack of respect.

‘It’s treating women like chattels and people thinking they can get away with it. I’m sure a lot of people do it and think that there’s nothing wrong.

‘I don’t think (the issue of abuse has) got any better. I think the lockdown was terrible because people actually couldn’t escape. And you see the numbers have gone up.

Speaking to BBC presenter Emma Barnett about her work with victims of domestic violence, Camilla, 74, said she would not ‘give up mid-channel’, saying she hopes to continue ‘doing it for a lifetime’.

‘But on the other hand, I think it’s drawn a lot of people’s attention to it. I think it’s talked about much more now.’

Camilla has been a long-term advocate for the cause.

Earlier this month she met with domestic abuse survivors at Bath charity Voices.

She has also previously spoken about the need for more to be done to prevent violence against women, with references made to the killings of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa.

The duchess also told Barnett she hoped the Queen’s Jubilee would give people the opportunity to ‘all get together and celebrate’.

She said: ‘It’s always lovely to have something happy to look forward to, isn’t it? I mean, we’ve all been through hard times. We’ve all been locked away from our family and friends. And now we could all get together again and celebrate.’

Camilla recently caught Covid for the first time, with Clarence House confirming on 14th February she had tested positive.

The interview was released as The Queen has held her weekly telephone audience with the Prime Minister despite having Covid-19. 

The Queen ended years of speculation and controversy over the duchess’s future title by publicly announcing it was her ‘sincere wish’ that Camilla should be known as Queen Consort when the time came.

Barnardo’s interim co-chief executive Michelle Lee-Izu said: ‘We are very grateful to our Royal Patron, The Duchess of Cornwall, for raising awareness of this important issue.

‘Children affected by domestic abuse are some of the most vulnerable in the country and at Barnardo’s we see first-hand the devastating impact of this abuse on children’s wellbeing and future outcomes.’

The full interview is due to air on February 24 on Woman’s Hour and BBC Breakfast and was conducted in person around three weeks ago, before Camilla was diagnosed with coronavirus.

The interview was released as The Queen has held her weekly telephone audience with the Prime Minister despite having Covid-19.

The monarch, 95, who tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, cancelled virtual audiences on Tuesday as she continued to suffer from mild cold-like symptoms.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: ‘Her Majesty did speak to the Prime Minister this evening.’

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Duchess of Cornwall tests positive for Covid-19

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“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating. We continue to follow government guidelines,” the statement says.

A royal source says the Duchess is triple vaccinated, and will continue to follow all government guidelines and review engagements on that basis.

Charles started isolating on February 10 after testing positive for the virus for the second time. The 73-year-old heir to the throne had to cancel his attendance at an event in the English city of Winchester on Thursday, according to a statement from his official Twitter account.

Charles is also fully vaccinated and first contracted Covid-19 in March 2020, as the global pandemic gripped countries around the world. He said at the time he was first infected that he had been lucky to only experience mild symptoms, adding he’d “got away with it quite lightly.”

Charles had met with the Queen “recently,” a royal source told CNN after his latest infection was announced. The source did not elaborate on how recently the meeting took place.

Last week, Queen Elizabeth II used her Platinum Jubilee to redefine the future of the monarchy as she called for the Duchess of Cornwall to be known as Queen Camilla when Charles eventually becomes King.

When Charles married Camilla in 2005, the couple announced she intended to be known as “Princess Consort” despite having a right to the title of Queen. It was seen as a recognition of the sensitivities around a title that was destined for Charles’ first wife, Diana.

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Duchess of Cornwall is awarded highest honour by the Queen

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The Queen is personally awarding the Duchess of Cornwall the highest honour possible thanks to her ‘service to the sovereign’, it was announced last night.

Camilla is to be made a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior of the Orders of Chivalry in Britain, Buckingham Palace said.

The appointment will be seen as a royal seal of approval for the loyalty and discretion Camilla has shown since her marriage to the Prince of Wales in 2005.

The Queen is personally awarding the Duchess of Cornwall the highest honour possible thanks to her ‘service to the sovereign’, it was announced last night

Camilla is to be made a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior of the Orders of Chivalry in Britain, Buckingham Palace said. The appointment will be seen as a royal seal of approval for the loyalty and discretion Camilla has shown since her marriage to the Prince of Wales (above) in 2005

It will spark renewed speculation that the 95-year-old monarch may yet endorse Camilla to be Queen when she dies and Prince Charles accedes to the throne

Clarence House says the ‘intention’ is for the duchess to become Princess Consort, showing sensitivity to previously negative public opinion over Camilla’s role in the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage

It will spark renewed speculation that the 95-year-old monarch may yet endorse Camilla to be Queen when she dies and Prince Charles accedes to the throne.

Clarence House says the ‘intention’ is for the duchess to become Princess Consort, showing sensitivity to previously negative public opinion over Camilla’s role in the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage.

Tony Blair gets the call, too (and becomes a Sir)

The decision to ennoble the former prime minister – or Sir Tony, as he will now be known – has been much debated in recent years

Tony Blair has been appointed to the Order of the Garter as a Knight Companion.

The decision to ennoble the former prime minister – or Sir Tony, as he will now be known – has been much debated in recent years.

All but one of the prime ministers before him were appointed a few years after leaving office. But Sir Tony waited over 14 years.

It had been suggested that the Queen’s strained relationship with him during his ten years in power may have contributed to the ‘snub’.

But Charles has never made any secret of his desire for Camilla to become queen by his side. 

And it is known that the Queen has been impressed by the way in which her daughter-in-law has embraced her public role and shown quiet and respectful dedication to both her husband and the institution of the monarchy.

It was also revealed that Baroness Amos is to be made a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter – the first person from an ethnic minority to be appointed.

She is a Labour politician and diplomat who has served as UN Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and British High Commissioner to Australia.

She was also Leader of the House of Lords and the chief executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

The Order of the Garter was established by King Edward III in 1348 after he was inspired by the tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table.

The number of Knights and Ladies Companion is limited to 24 in total at any one time. 

There is no limit to the number of royal members, however. Initially, the order’s members were limited to the aristocracy but they are now men and women chosen from a variety of backgrounds, in recognition for their public service, their contribution to national life, or their personal service to the sovereign.

The honour is personally bestowed by the monarch, with no interference from the Government.

The patron saint of the order is St George and the spiritual home is St George’s Chapel at Windsor. 

Its motto is ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’, Old French for ‘shame on him who thinks evil of it’. Vacancies are announced on St George’s Day and only occasionally at New Year. It is thought that the Queen wanted this year’s announcement to tie in with the New Year’s Honours.

Prince Philip was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter by King George VI in 1947 – and it is believed that the Queen also wanted to ensure that both her son and his wife were members before her own change of reign.

A Garter Day procession is held each June before a short service in St George’s Chapel, at which any new companions are installed.

It was also revealed that Baroness Amos (above) is to be made a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter – the first person from an ethnic minority to be appointed. She is a Labour politician and diplomat who has served as UN Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and British High Commissioner to Australia

ROBERT HARDMAN: Camilla being made a Lady of the Order of the Garter is a strong hint that she could be named Queen instead of Princess Consort

By ROBERT HARDMAN for the Daily Mail

Even in royal circles, there is no more exalted honour than being a Knight or a Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Look at the official title of the Prince of Wales, for example: the first letters after his name are ‘KG’.

Being a member of the Garter trumps everything else.

And from today, anyone writing to the Duchess of Cornwall will need to put ‘LG’ – Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter – after her name.

Even in royal circles, there is no more exalted honour than being a Knight or a Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Look at the official title of the Prince of Wales, for example: the first letters after his name are ‘KG’. And from today, anyone writing to the Duchess of Cornwall will need to put ‘LG’ – Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter – after her name

The fact that the Queen has now bestowed it on the Duchess of Cornwall is the greatest recognition to date of the role that the former Camilla Parker Bowles now plays in the life of the monarchy. The honour, after all, even eluded Diana

The order goes back to Edward III and the days of knights in shining armour. 

There are three tiers of membership, starting with the Knights Companion and Ladies Companion: 24 eminent public figures hand-picked by the Sovereign. 

Then there are ‘Extra’ Knights and Ladies, an honorary membership for foreign monarchs.

Most senior of all are the Royal Knights and Ladies: traditionally restricted to a sprinkling of family who were born royal, plus the Sovereign’s consort.

The fact that the Queen has now bestowed it on the Duchess of Cornwall is the greatest recognition to date of the role that the former Camilla Parker Bowles now plays in the life of the monarchy. The honour, after all, even eluded Diana.

The Queen is making a clear statement. She has been deeply impressed by the good-natured way in which the duchess has supported the Prince of Wales as he has shouldered more duties on the Queen’s behalf.

The order goes back to Edward III (above) and the days of knights in shining armour. There are three tiers of membership, starting with the Knights Companion and Ladies Companion: 24 eminent public figures hand-picked by the Sovereign. Then there are ‘Extra’ Knights and Ladies, an honorary membership for foreign monarchs

‘It’s an indication of the Queen’s total confidence in the Duchess of Cornwall,’ says Hugo Vickers, author of Royal Orders and an authority on the Garter.

The Queen knows how important it is to have a dependable soulmate. She said as much in her Christmas Day tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh. The only person more proud of this award than the duchess will be Prince Charles himself.

It also points to a decision that will need to be made sooner or later.

For now, the official position is that the duchess will be styled the ‘Princess Consort’ in the next reign, a position set at her 2005 wedding to Charles. It is an increasingly incongruous title given that the wife of a King is always Queen.

The Royal Family do not want to go near this subject since it invokes memories of the prince’s divorce from Diana and the dark days after her death. It is an issue for another day.

This honour, though, makes it pretty clear what the current Monarch thinks.

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Lancaster County accused of plan to attack government officials in Washington, D.C.

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Pennsylvania State Police say a Lancaster County attorney who was upset over election results loaded his vehicle with weapons and ammunition and tried to drive to Washington, D.C., to attack government officials.Kenelm Shirk III, an Ephrata lawyer and former Akron Borough solicitor, is charged with making terroristic threats.State police said Shirk, 71, was on his way to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21 with the intent to kill unnamed political leaders when he was arrested at a convenience store on Interstate 81 in Franklin County.Troopers said they searched his vehicle and found an assault rifle, two handguns and a large quantity of ammunition.Shirk lives in Cornwall Borough in Lebanon County. Cornwall police alerted state police to be on the lookout for Shirk after getting a tip that he had left his home after threatening to kill his wife and government officials. According to charging documents, Shirk said he would be “suicide by cop” if he met police along the way to Washington.

Pennsylvania State Police say a Lancaster County attorney who was upset over election results loaded his vehicle with weapons and ammunition and tried to drive to Washington, D.C., to attack government officials.

Kenelm Shirk III, an Ephrata lawyer and former Akron Borough solicitor, is charged with making terroristic threats.

State police said Shirk, 71, was on his way to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21 with the intent to kill unnamed political leaders when he was arrested at a convenience store on Interstate 81 in Franklin County.

Troopers said they searched his vehicle and found an assault rifle, two handguns and a large quantity of ammunition.

Shirk lives in Cornwall Borough in Lebanon County. Cornwall police alerted state police to be on the lookout for Shirk after getting a tip that he had left his home after threatening to kill his wife and government officials. According to charging documents, Shirk said he would be “suicide by cop” if he met police along the way to Washington.

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