To say that the royal family is the gift that keeps on giving is an understatement.
Royal scandals are just as old as the monarchy itself, with more modern dramatic episodes taking all forms.
How did these two meet?
When did their affair start?
How did they combat such public outrage during their romance?
This is the complete timeline of Charles and Camilla’s relationship.
The authors attested to Camilla’s unabashed approach to the then-prince, noting that she was the pursuer.
“My great-grandmother was your great-great-grandfather’s mistress, so how about it?”
she said at the time.
Of course, things didn’t stay all sunshine and rainbows for the couple.
Those aforementioned external forces had something to do with it.
So what was it exactly that the royals didn’t like about Camilla?
Camilla’s marriage was not enough, however, for her to stop seeing the heir to the throne.
“She was unhappy that she was the betrayed woman,” a source revealed in the documentary.
“This was the real problem.
That’s what sent her back into the arms of Prince Charles.”
When her son, Tom Parker Bowles, was born, Charles even became his godfather.
By 1977, Camilla was pregnant with her second child, but shortly after welcoming baby No.
2, Charles and Camilla reignited their romantic relationship.
CueDiana Spencer, the19-year-oldwho was all but chosen for the then-prince.
“Charles, however, said, “Whatever ‘in love’ means.”
If that wasn’t an admission of lackluster feelings, we don’t know what is.
Diana revealed that she went to Charles' mother,Queen Elizabeth II, for help shortly thereafter.
I’m coming to you, what do I do?'
And she said, ‘I don’t know what you should do, Charles is hopeless.’
And that was it, that was help” (viaDaily Mail).
“I was still too immature to understand all the messages coming my way.
And then someone in his office told me that my husband has had a bracelet made for her.
And he said, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t look at that,'” Diana recalled.
“So I opened it and there was the bracelet.”
“So rage, rage, rage.
You know, ‘Why can’t you be honest with me?’
But no, he cut me absolutely dead.
“Yes, absolutely until it became irretrievably broken down, us both having tried,” Charles responded.
Diana responded, “Oh, a woman’s instinct is a very good one.”
It certainly appeared as though she reached a breaking point in 1989.
So I said, ‘Camilla, would you like to sit down?’
So we sat down and I was terrified of her.
Instead of showing remorse, Camilla replied unusually: “You’ve got everything you’ve ever wanted.
In response, Diana told her, “I want my husband.”
Charles: “Oh, God, I’ll just live inside your trousers or something.
It would be much easier!”
While his tactics have been shunned, Diana’s revelations amid the interview are still spoken about today.
The once royal fairytale had turned into a full-fledged tabloid nightmare.
After years of torment on the parts of many, the couples were finally free.
As reported byThe Guardian, Charles was keen to reintroduce Camilla into royal society.
But life threw a curveball no one expected.
While Margaret was on Charles and Camilla’s side, the queen was staunchly against the relationship.
It was only after the Queen Mother died that Elizabeth started to defrost the ice-cold tension.
As for Camilla, she couldn’t even score an invitation, despite being the then-prince’s partner.
Clearly, Queen Elizabeth’s opinion of Charles’ “other woman” had yet to be turned.
Because both had been divorced, Charles and Camilla planned to tie the knot in a civil ceremony.
Nevertheless, the lead-up to the understated royal wedding was fraught with royal tension.
I do not feel that my position [as Supreme Governor of the Church] permits it.”
The celebratory day, however, was not without stress.
Still, the palace was determined to rehabilitate Camilla’s image, with E!
News' chief news correspondentMelanie Bromleyattesting to the “baby steps” approach that was taken.
As of this writing, theYouGov pollof royal family figures shows Camilla sitting in the No.
8 slot, just behind her husband, with a 40% approval rating.
But with time comes complications, and for Charles and Camilla, their public enemy No.
1 for some time was none other than streaming giant Netflix.
During her Platinum Jubilee celebration, Elizabeth made her intentions surrounding Camilla’s future title known.
The royal family has indeed upheld Queen Elizabeth’s wish.
