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2005: Charles and Camilla Marry

Over 30 years after they first met and fell in love, Charles and Camilla finally married in April 2005. According to the BBC, they held a private civil ceremony first (rather than a religious wedding, due to their well-known affairs), then had a service of blessing, presided over by the archbishop of Canterbury. Prince William was his father's best man, and although the queen and Prince Philip did not attend the civil wedding, they were there for the blessing service and the reception after.

Upon their marriage, Camilla publicly took on the title of Duchess of Cornwall, rather than the "Princess of Wales" title that she was technically entitled to, in order to avoid controversy over that title's association with Diana. At the time, Clarence House said that when Charles became king, Camilla would be known as "princess consort" instead of "queen consort." However, she has been using queen consort since Charles's assension in September 2022.

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