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Camilla, queen of the United Kingdom: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Camilla Rosemary Shand • HRH The Duchess of Cornwall • Camilla Parker Bowles
Born July 17, 1947 (age 79) • London • England
Notable Family Members spouse Charles III

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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.
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.
Camilla, Queen Consort, wearing a jeweled tiara and necklace, poses in a formal black and silver gown with a medal at Bellevue Palace in Berlin.
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