Charles and Camilla to Marry

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Binky

I have read that if/when Charles takes the throne he will take one of his secondary names since throughout history all the King Charles' have had bad luck. Not like Charles himself has lead a lucky adult life.

I read that he intended to take the name George as king, to honour his grandfather.

[Dennism]

Anyway, good decision to take up George. Kings named Charles in the past have not had calm and good reigns. Don´t want to have the fate of Charles I, that´s for sure.

[galuhcandrakirana]

I just listened news in BBC, they said the couple will marry at 8 april in windsor castel. camilla will not be Queen camila but she will get title HRH duchess of cornwall and when Charles become King she will be HRH princess consort.

[Elspeth]

Far as I know, yes it is the first time.

[Warren]

The Prince of Wales Web Site... read it here!

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk

[Elspeth]

According to the article on the Prince of Wales's website, it's going to be a civil marriage, not a Church of England one, with a service of prayer and dedication at St George's Chapel afterwards.

"The wedding will be a largely private occasion for family and friends. It will comprise a civil ceremony in Windsor Castle. There will subsequently be a service of prayer and dedication in St George’s Chapel at which the Archbishop of Canterbury will preside."

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news...b/marriage.php

So they won't be remarrying in the church.

[Josefine]

so we will se camilla in tiaras wonder whaty tiaras a new or a old from the queen
does this mean she will follow him to the us and then australia?

[Elspeth]

I realise feelings are going to run rather high over this, but let's not get into any fights, please. It isn't necessary to make overtly disparaging remarks about Mrs Parker Bowles's appearance; if you want to criticise, please be polite about it. And let's all cut each other a bit of slack about our various opinions here. This news is a bit of a surprise, and given the history involved, people are going to have strong views. Please just be a bit considerate of other posters' feelings.

Thanks

Elspeth

British Royals moderator

[Merca]

One cannot deny the feeling of true love between Prince Charles and Camilla that has endured for 30 years. I think they are a very nice couple and complement each other very well. I wish them happiness.

[ladybelline]

OH MY GOD!!!

I didn't see this one coming...

It must have been planned for a while, April 8th is only in two months time...

[cute_girl]

I cannot realize if it's true love why didnt they get married 30 years ago???I think the two have strange personalities,for sure Charles is very strange and unlike common pepole as Diana had said,I wish I could know somehow how Diana feels about this!

[Scanorama]

If Charles and Camilla love each other then congrats to them. But honestly, is it really a good idea to have Charles succeed the throne in the future? I'm sure many British people have lost respect of him in the past incidents. King Charles, doesnt sound very good to me. At least regardless of what happens, there won't be Queen Camilla.

Will it up to the Queen whether or not to pass the throne to William?

[norwegianne]

Huh... Well, I think it is nice. To be quite frank I never expected Prince Charles to live alone for the rest of his life.

It also seem to me that if the church has any thing to object about regarding the marriage, then they surely should be glad that he was getting married and not "living in sin" anymore?

I do find it appropriate that Mrs. Parker-Bowles isn't going to be the Princess of Wales. While it most likely would have been her title if she had married Charles before either of them married others, (I'm a bit fuzzy about the details...) I think that not giving her that title now is the right thing to do. It would draw the comparisons to Diana out to an unecessary degree, and Camilla, who would have to live up to the title, probably don't need the extra bits of stress.

I've heard that second marriages are tough. It seems to me that theirs is going to be even tougher with all the media attention that is on them...

Good luck to the two of them.

[Merca]

Well, cute girl, they did not get married back then, because Charles was not given permission to marry her at that time. He had to marry someone with royal blood but Camilla was and is very much commoner. I assume you didn´t know that either that Charles and Camilla were an item before he was arranged to marry Lady Di, and it was Camilla who helped him to chose his bride, nevertheless, their mutual attraction seems to have been so strong that it has kept them together to this day and I am sure for the rest of their lives. The true love that endures years is a rare sight and therefore we should appreciate it even if we don´t approve of it.

[mgrant]

Originally Posted by Merca

Well, cute girl, they did not get married back then, because Charles was not given permission to marry her at that time. He had to marry someone with royal blood but Camilla was and is very much commoner. I assume you didn´t know that either that Charles and Camilla were an item before he was arranged to marry Lady Di, and it was Camilla who helped him to chose his bride, nevertheless, their mutual attraction seems to have been so strong that it has kept them together to this day and I am sure for the rest of their lives. The true love that endures years is a rare sight and therefore we should appreciate it even if we don´t approve of it.

I guess I believe that real roaylty should act like they do in fairy tales:o Anybody can marry anyone as long as it's for love. That's not the reality. I know this isn't a fairy tale but a living breathing monarchy that are bound by rules, standards and protocol.

I just think it's a pity he wasn't allowed to marry Camilla at that time. I've always felt that it was a shame that Princess Margaret could not marry Peter Townsend. But that's all water under the bridge. You can only move forward and hope for the best. God bless them both. I hope that their marriage is all that they hoped it would be:)

[ladybelline]

Didnt they give any reason why she wouldnt be called princess of wales and later queen camilla?

I think it's because people's opinion about Camilla being "Princess of Wales."The only one many want to remember is Lady Diana...

Anyway, I heard on French TV that she will be first "HRH the Duchess of Cornwall" and after the Queen died, the "Princess Consort". They explained it's just one rank below Diana's one. If Diana was still alive, Camilla would still be qualified as she will be on April the 8th.

Will the wedding be shown live on TV?

[kinneret5764]

I'm glad they've finally decided to formalize their union, although I have mixed feelings about it. Their relationship caused alot of pain and suffering to many people. The most we can do is offer our best wishes and nothing more.

[cut1me]

anyone living in the UK, tonight on BBC 1 at 7pm, there is a special program on Charles and Camilla

[marezdote]

So far I've heard it will be a private civil ceromony that will take place at Windsor castle. They will go to a nearby church for a prayer and blessing.

[Lyonnaise]

YEAH! A wedding!!! I, for one, am thrilled at this news. Charles and Camilla have been together for HOW long? They're obviously madly in love with each other. I think that her getting the titles HRH Duchess of Cornwall and then Princess Consort is a good appeasement for those who still don't believe that these two are meant to be together.