Queen Camilla

Camilla
Camilla in 2019
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms[note 1]
Tenure	8 September 2022 – present
Coronation	6 May 2023
Born	Camilla Rosemary Shand (1947-07-17) 17 July 1947 (age 76) King's College Hospital, London, England
Spouses	Andrew Parker Bowles ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1995)​ Charles III ​ (m. 2005)​
Issue	Tom Parker Bowles Laura Lopes
House	Windsor (by marriage)
Father	Bruce Shand
Mother	Rosalind Cubitt
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Education	Queen's Gate School University of London Institute in Paris

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Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III.^{[note 1]}

Camilla was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington in England and educated in England, Switzerland, and France. In 1973, she married British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles; they divorced in 1995. Camilla and Charles were romantically involved periodically, both before and during each of their first marriages. Their relationship was highly publicised in the media and attracted worldwide scrutiny. In 2005, Camilla married Charles in the Windsor Guildhall, which was followed by a televised Anglican blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. From their marriage until Charles's accession, she was known as the Duchess of Cornwall. On 8 September 2022, Charles became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with Camilla as queen consort. Charles and Camilla's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.

Camilla carries out public engagements representing the monarch and is the patron of numerous charities and organisations. Since 1994, she has campaigned to raise awareness of osteoporosis, which has earned her several honours and awards. She has also campaigned to raise awareness of issues such as rape, sexual abuse, illiteracy, animal welfare and poverty.
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