Camilla and King Charles initially met at a polo event in Windsor Great Park.
“My great-grandmother was the mistress of your great-great-grandfather.
I feel we have something in common,” Camilla allegedly said.
Of course, as many of us know, Camilla and Charles' timing was a bit awry.
While smitten with one another, Charles' duty in the Royal Navy interjected.
As such, she sparked a connection with Andrew Parker Bowles, and the two eventually tied the knot.
As it turns out, Camilla’s life before meeting Charles may have had some impact.
As noted by Vanity Fair, Camilla supported the union and reportedly saw Diana as someone she could influence.
Camilla was 14 years older than Diana and had experience in the public eye.
It was the beginning of the end.
The floodgates opened at that moment, and Camilla’s life was drastically altered as a result.
“I couldn’t really go anywhere,” she admitted in an interview withThe Daily Mail.
“It was horrid.
It was a deeply unpleasant time and I wouldn’t want to put my worst enemy through it.
I couldn’t have survived it without my family.”
While Charles’marriage was up in flames, Camilla’s union to Andrew Parker Bowles was also collapsing.
The couple who had been married for two decades officially called it quits in January 1995.
“We have therefore decided to seekdivorce.”
To make matters even worse, the queen allegedly let Charles have it over his affair, according toPeople.
Charles reportedly left the conversation besotted and called Camilla “tearfully,” recounting his mother’s harsh words.
Queen Elizabeth finally came around regarding the nuptials, too.
The more we made Camilla acceptable, the less the story had traction.
The idea was to make her more human without making her more popular than him."
And such tactics were successful.
So how did she do it?
It was, ultimately, a tactic that won over the hearts of many.
He added later, “Although her husband’s consort, she is not in his shadow.”
What has she done at that point, you felt?"
Her title, however, has been a bit of a sore spot for people.
Emanuel said, “Suddenly she’s now going to be queen.
And it’s very difficult because a lot of people have told me they were unhappy about it.”
“They’d openly scolded Willy about it many times.”
