Camilla's "counterattack": from the "intervening" of the century marriage to the new Queen of Britain

It was once "the most annoying woman in the UK"

On September 13th, when the King of Charles signed a visiting registry in the Hills Burler Castle outside Bell Fhaztet, the pen in his hand began to leak.

"Ah, God, I hate this!" Charles suddenly got angry, "I can't stand this damn thing, every time I smell it!"

Before Charles noticed the ink on his fingers, he handed the pen to his wife Camilla, and the ink also flowed to Camilla's hand. The name, the task is completed.

Once again, Camilla was a cold and quiet field for Charles.

Camilla and Charles met each other more than 50 years ago, and then married into the royal family with the reputation of the "plug -in". In the 17 -year marriage, she used her caution, tolerance, down -to -earth personality and loyalty to her husband. "The most annoying woman in the UK" achieved a counterattack.

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, 73 -year -old Charles became the new king of Britain. Camilla, 75, also won a new title -Queen Britain.

On September 12, London, UK, King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the first time in Parliament Building. Picture/Surging Image

"The most annoying woman in the UK"

Camilla and Charles lived in the interpersonal network of "high society" in the UK throughout their lives. In 1970, Charles and Camilla met in a ball game.

At that time, 22 -year -old Charles were the prince of the United Kingdom and the heir of the British king. Camilla is a 24 -year -old rural girl who grew up in a rich family in Sussex. She described her rural childhood as "perfect in all aspects."

According to a Camilla biography author, "Camilla is outgoing, cheerful, and a little bold." The first sentence she met with Charles was: "My great -grandmother is your mistress of your grandfather, you think we are our grandfather's mistress, you think of us What will happen? "

Such a question has never been heard in the royal life of Prince Charles over the past 20 years.

In 1972, Charles went to the Royal Navy for service. Before leaving, he did not ask Camilla to make any commitments, and the other party did not wait.

In the second year, Camilla married the aristocratic officer Andrew Parker Powers, who was 7 years older than himself. He was a member of the Coronation Ceremony of Elizabeth II. Pass the ball.

Charles has always maintained a good relationship with the couple, or the godfather of their son Tom.

In 1981, Charles and his 13 -year -old Diana held a fairy tale "Century Wedding". Camilla and her husband Andrew attended as guests. In the wedding photo released by the royal family later, people found that Charles' sight crossed the crowd several times and looked at the direction of Camilla.

Although he and Diana had two children, Prince Charles seemed to have been in love with Camilla.

In Charles' authorization biography, the author Jonathan Dingbul widen: "There is no doubt that they love each other: in Camilla, the prince (Charles) has found the warmth, understanding and stability he has been longing for. I have been longing for no one else. "

The marriage between Charles and Diana eventually broke up, and in 1995, she complained in an interview with the media a year before her divorce with Charles, "Three people participated in our marriage, which was too crowded."

For this relationship, Queen Elizabeth II was very unhappy. Writer Tom Ball wrote in a biography of the royal family that after drinking a few cups of Martini, the queen rebuked Camilla as "the evil woman".

At that time, almost all British people also believed that Camilla destroyed the fairy tales of princes and princesses. At that time, the British media also described Camilla as "the most hateful woman in the UK".

"Find a way to endure it"

After choosing Charles, Camilla's life was completely subverted.

In 1997, Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris. After that, Camilla basically disappeared from the public view. In public, Charles focused on cultivating his son William and Harry.

The accusations and abuse of Camilla were still getting stronger. In a live broadcast debate on the monarchy in 1997, the audience at the scene made a boo when mentioning Camilla's name.

Two children, Tom and Laura, with Camilla's two children, have also become the goal of the British tabloid. In an interview with the Times in 2017 In the cluster. But he also mentioned his mother's calmness and strength. "No one can really hurt us, because our mother is 'bulletproof'."

In the past few decades, Camilla has not defended himself, and rarely talked about that experience in front of the media. It was not until June this year that in an interview with the British version of "VOGUE", Camilla admitted that it was extremely difficult for her more than 20 years ago. "No one likes to be stared at. You just need to find one way to endure it and let life continue."

After years of silence, the Krarence Palace finally launched a plan in 1999 to introduce Camilla to the public. After Camilla and Charles attended the birthday party of Camilla's sister, they publicly appeared outside the Litz Hotel London. Hundreds of reporters witnessed this moment, they throwing out one after another, Camilla just laughed. Laughing, still remained silent. However, since then, Camilla moved into the Krarenos Palace and settled with Charles. Her name has also begun to appear on the official document of the royal family.

Six years later, Charles and Camilla held a wedding at Windsor Castle under the consent of the queen, and 35 years have passed since their first meeting. Compared to the dreamy weddings of Charles and Diana, the wedding of Charles and Camilla looks simple. Camilla, 58, did not wear a white wedding dress, but a elegant long dress, and she was only worn on her head. The crown of the same color.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip did not attend the wedding. They later participated in a blessing ceremony with them in the Church of St. George, and then held a recruitment meeting.

At that time, Camilla's "plug -in" and "married and educated" were still a stain for the conservative British royal family. Even if Camilla and Charles registered to get married, the title was "Duke of Corwall", which was only a concubine, not the "His Royal Highness of the Wales" of Princess Diana. This identity is a major obstacle for Camilla to become the queen in the future.

"Charles's inner help"

At first, many British tabloids described Camilla's personality as "dull and sloppy".

Relatives and friends who are familiar with Camilla revealed to her that whenever she walked into the room, "your spirit will be inspiring because you know you will laugh."

In many photos of the royal family, people often see the smile on Camilla's face. She later said that she prefers the lives of ordinary people because "the life of ordinary people is more interesting." Often on those formal occasions, everything seems to be misplaced, and everyone is froze.

"Camilla appeared as an ordinary person, entered the royal family, and slowly changed public opinion. She was different from Diana and did not have that kind of halo." The Sunday Times reporter Roya Nickei once said.

After marrying Prince Charles, Camilla took over his assistant work and accompanied Prince Charles to perform many official affairs and visits. At the same time, she is as keen on charity as Prince Charles and is the chairman and sponsor of more than 90 charity. The areas they are paying attention to are also wider and wider, including children's literacy, osteoporosis, rescue dogs and prevent sexual violence.

The official office of a Clarlenus Palace publicly reported the work of the royal couple from April 2021 to April 2022: Charles conducted 255 public activities, while Camilla conducted 169 times.

In a speech in London last year, Camilla also mentioned the murder of two women's victims in London -Sarah Evrad and Sabina Neisa. She called on men to join "solve sexual violence The ranks of culture.

Due to busy work, Kamilla can spend only less than one -third of the time. At other times, she was fulfilling the duties of a royal family member and slowly became the "main force" in the royal family. In an interview, she said, "It is often like Charles who often staggered in the night, but when we have time, we are always willing to sit together to drink a cup of tea and chat. Reading, this is the most wonderful thing. "

At the tenth anniversary of marriage with Camilla, he also expressed his gratitude to his wife: "It is always good to stand by you. She can give huge support, and she let me see the interesting side of life in life. ,Thank God."

"She has always been loyal and cautious, and strives to invest in her charity work. The performance can be considered very good. "

While Camilla gave Charles support, it gradually received the recognition of other royal members. "She is a great stepmother. She knows when to keep silent, when to retreat, and when to give real support." The royal clothing supplier Louis Aiken found.

Prince Harry also defended Camilla on her 21st birthday and told the British media that she was "not a evil stepmother." In an interview, he said, "She is a great woman, and she makes our father very happy. This is the most important thing."

It takes time to win the favor of Queen Elizabeth II, but she and Camilla both like horse racing, which allows them to establish friendship on the racecourse. At the same time, the royal biographical author William Shickroas found that Camilla and Prince Philip also got along well. "Many people are afraid or awe by him, but Camilla can't, she and Prince Philip have a unique way to get along."

75 -year -old new queen

Camilla was finally recognized by the Queen. In February this year, Queen Elizabeth II ushered in the 70th anniversary of the ascension. She used this milestone incident to formally open the door to the queen.

In an open letter, the British people thanked the British for their support and love for her, and hoped that Charles' Ben was in the throne, and he and his wife Kamira could get the same support. "I sincerely hope that at that moment, Camilla will be called the queen and continue to execute her royal post." At this time, 17 years have passed from Camilla to marry into the royal family. The former royal reporter Peter Hunter said: "For Camilla, the journey from third party in marriage to the queen of waiting has been completed."

Camilla herself is also 75 years old. In an interview with the British version of "VOGUU" in June this year, Camilla's first sentence was: "I'm really sorry, you are going to shoot an old woman today."

Compared with the restraint of the royal family, Camilla in his later years seems to be able to find some feelings of ordinary people's life. She loves horticulture, and she is scratched because of gardening work. She apologized to the photographer for this. In some tidbits interviewed, people see a member of the royal family who are humorous, good at mocking and approachable.

In recent years, Camilla has also played social media, and people can hear her hoarse laugh through her videos. On Instagram, she joined the reading group. She also revealed that she played a few online text games named Wordle on the iPad every day and compared with her granddaughter.

Camilla is now a happy grandmother and has ten grandchildren. During the epidemic sealing, she enjoyed to wear comfortable jeans and parallel shoes every day without having to consider formal clothes, but suffering from her family could not get together and missed her grandson intolerable.

The British people gradually changed their attitude towards her. In the local forum, there are many discussions about Camilla, which are no longer accusations. A polls released by Yougov on September 12 also showed that 53%of British thought that Camilla could be the queen, and in 2005 when she just married into the royal family, this number was only 7%.

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Charles, who had just boarded the throne, delivered a TV speech on Buckingham Palace on September 9th. For the first time, Camilla was officially called the queen. She has become my queen since she got married in 17 years, and she has become my queen. I know she will satisfy her new character's duties with her firm dedication spirit she relies on. "

BBC royal reporter Sarah Campbell commented, "For Camilla, this is a complete change. From the" plug -in "of the century marriage to the British queen, she has adopted countless slanders and storms, and gradually consolidated her as the royal family as the royal family The status of the highest female member. "

Author: Zheng Liying

Edit: Xu Fangqing

Operation editor: Xiao Ran

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