Roslyn
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And I don't really see how the post you replied too, would have encouraged.......
I can see a reason in the first sentence of the post quoted by lucien. It tempted me, too, but I managed to refrain. A new poster's fresh comments on a subject about which you have strong opinions can be hard to resist.
As for the "intended" business, The Powers That Be were faced with a real difficulty at the time. I have no problem at all with "intended" as legitimate intentions can change depending on circumstances, and I always expected the issue to be revisited in due course. Something had to be said at the time though, because the fact Camilla would become Queen automatically when Charles becomes King would have been, and was, pounced on by Diana fanatics and other people who consider the infidelity/divorce issue to be enough to stop Camilla being Queen. I am sure Charles wants his beloved wife to be his Queen but even he must have known that the reaction to the engagement would be more hostile and damaging if it were stated at the time that Camilla would become Queen. As it is they left their options open, which I think was wise and the most practical course. Camilla has now had a chance to prove herself, and, hopefully, will have many more years to prove herself more. Charles has tested the waters again now, and the result is interesting. I think that in time there will be little real resistance to Camilla becoming Queen.