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Prince Charles and Camilla Chat at a Polo Match at Windsor Great Park

Prince Charles and Camilla were first introduced in the Summer of 1971 at a mutual friend's party by Charles's college girlfriend, Lucia Santa Cruz. After discovering their shared love for polo and the outdoors, the two began dating almost immediately, meeting at polo matches at Windsor Great Park where Charles often played. The couple decided to split before Charles left for the Royal Navy in the beginning of 1973, but they remained good friends, despite Camilla's marriage to Captain Andrew Parker Bowles.