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Camilla, queen of the United Kingdom
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a purple plaid jacket with a pin and pearl earrings.
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Charles, Prince of Wales, in a white polo uniform with the number 4, stands beside Camilla Parker-Bowles, who is smiling and dressed in a patterned dress, near parked cars after a polo match. Camilla Shand, wearing a wedding dress and veil, stands beside Major Andrew Parker-Bowles in a suit as they pose outdoors on their wedding day, holding a bouquet of flowers. Camilla Shand and Captain Andrew Parker Bowles stand together in wedding attire on chapel steps in London, surrounded by bridesmaids, young pages, and uniformed guards. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, in formal wedding attire, stand arm in arm and smiling after their wedding in Windsor, England. Camilla holds a bouquet and wears a feathered headpiece. Camilla, Queen Consort, sits at a classroom desk drawing on paper with a pencil, surrounded by young children in an elementary school setting. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, watches as Violet Webster, a young girl with a nasal cannula, decorates a Christmas tree at Clarence House, assisted by an adult. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, smiling and talking with a young girl at a table covered in colorful art supplies and crafts during a visit to Barnardo's Well Being Hub. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, hands a book to Tanzanian First Lady Salma Kikwete at an outdoor event, with both women smiling and others standing nearby under orange and black drapes.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jul 13, 2026
Added a Top Questions section. Apr 26, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Who is Queen Camilla? All about King Charles' wife and Britain's new queen. Feb 06, 2026
Add new Web site: CBC News - From pariah to the future Queen Consort: Camilla's rare royal transformation. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Camilla, the new Queen Consort. Aug 21, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN World - Camilla, King Charles’ longtime love, has a divisive history. What do we know about Britain’s new Queen? Jun 21, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 30, 2024
Revised discussion of her coronation. May 12, 2023
Updated her title, added detail about coronation as well as image of the newly coronated couple. May 07, 2023
Revised opening paragraph. Apr 26, 2023
Media added. Apr 12, 2023
Media added. Apr 06, 2023
Article revised and updated. Mar 21, 2023
Added information about her charity work. Sep 14, 2022
Noted that she became queen consort of the United Kingdom. Sep 08, 2022
Add new Web site: English Monarchs - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Aug 23, 2022
Noted that Queen Elizabeth II said she wants Camilla to have the title Queen Consort after Prince Charles assumes the throne. Feb 07, 2022
Add new Web site: Official Site of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Jul 25, 2019
Add new Web site: The Home of the Royal Family - The Queen Consort. Apr 29, 2013
New article added. Sep 30, 2008
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