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{{Short description|Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022}}
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| consort = yes
| name = Camilla
| image = Queen Camilla in Aotearoa 2019.jpg<!--Do not change without talk page consensus-->
| caption = Formal portrait, 2019
| alt = Camilla aged 72
| succession = {{br separated entries|[[Queen consort<!--Do not change to "Queen"; all female consorts are known in the infobox as "Queen consort".--> of the United Kingdom]]|and the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s}}{{NoteTag|name=realms}}
| reign = 8 September 2022 – present
| cor-type = [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|Coronation]]
| coronation = 6 May 2023
| birth_name = Camilla Rosemary Shand
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|7|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[King's College Hospital]], London, England
| spouses = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Andrew Parker Bowles]]|4 July 1973|3 March 1995|reason=div.}}
* {{marriage|[[Charles III]]|9 April 2005}}
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| issue = {{plainlist|
* [[Tom Parker Bowles]]
* [[Laura Lopes]]
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| house = [[House of Windsor|Windsor]] (by marriage)<!--See [[Talk:House of Windsor#SHSG Part II]]-->
| father = [[Bruce Shand]]
| mother = [[Rosalind Cubitt]]
| signature = File:Camillarsignature.svg
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| education = {{plainlist|
* [[Queen's Gate School]]
* [[British Institute in Paris]]
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'''Camilla''' <!--, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|LG|LT|ONZ|GCVOf|GBE|CSM|CD|PC}} post-nominal letters are rarely used for consorts-->(born '''Camilla Rosemary Shand''', later '''Parker Bowles''',<!--Comma since the following date depends on the word "born"--> 17 July 1947) is [[List of British royal consorts|Queen<!--Do not add "consort". The wording is consistent with that of other queens consort.--> of the United Kingdom]] and the 14 other [[Commonwealth realm]]s as the wife of [[King Charles&nbsp;III]].{{NoteTag|note=The 14 other realms are [[Monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Monarchy of Australia|Australia]], [[Monarchy of the Bahamas|The Bahamas]], [[Monarchy of Belize|Belize]], [[Monarchy of Canada|Canada]], [[Monarchy of Grenada|Grenada]], [[Monarchy of Jamaica|Jamaica]], {{nowrap|[[Monarchy of New Zealand|New Zealand]]}}, [[Monarchy of Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]], [[Monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Monarchy of Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]], [[Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Monarchy of Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]], and [[Monarchy of Tuvalu|Tuvalu]].|name=realms}}

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 and state funeral of Elizabeth II|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.

==Early life and education==
Camilla Rosemary Shand was born on 17 July 1947 at [[King's College Hospital]], London.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=9}}{{Efn|Some sources report that she was born in [[Plumpton, East Sussex|Plumpton]], but it seems that this is a confusion of her childhood home with her birthplace.}} Her family split their time between their 18th-century [[country house]]—[[The Laines]]<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1238285|desc=The Laines|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> in [[Plumpton, East Sussex]]{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=104}}—and their [[Townhouse (Great Britain)|London house]] in [[South Kensington]].{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=107}} Her parents were [[British Army]] officer-turned-businessman Major [[Bruce Shand]] and his wife, [[Rosalind Shand|Rosalind]], daughter of [[Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe]]. Camilla has a younger sister, [[Annabel Elliot]], and had a younger brother, [[Mark Shand]].<ref name="MarkShandDeath">{{Cite news |date=23 April 2014 |title=Duchess of Cornwall's brother dies |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27131635 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021445/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27131635 |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> One of her maternal great-grandmothers, [[Alice Keppel]], was a mistress of [[King Edward VII]].<ref>''The Times'', 4 November 1947.</ref>{{sfn|Souhami|p=9|1996}} 

Rosalind was a charity worker<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who we are: President and Patrons: Annabel Elliot |url=http://www.baaf.org.uk/about/president |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417024808/http://www.baaf.org.uk/about/president |archive-date=17 April 2011 |access-date=26 September 2014 |website=baaf.org}}</ref> who during the 1960s and 1970s volunteered at the [[Chailey Heritage Foundation]] (which helps young children with disabilities) near their Sussex home. Bruce had various business interests after retiring from the army. He was most notably a partner in Block, Grey and Block, a firm of [[wine merchant]]s in [[South Audley Street]], [[Mayfair]], later joining Ellis, Son and Vidler of [[Hastings]] and London.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2006 |title=Obituary: Bruce Shand |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5052478.stm |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101005948/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5052478.stm |archive-date=1 November 2020}}; {{Cite news |last=Klatell |first=James |date=11 June 2006 |title=Camilla 'Devastated' By Father's Death |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/camilla-devastated-by-fathers-death |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203022951/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/camilla-devastated-by-fathers-death/ |archive-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>

On 1 November 1947, Shand was baptised at St. Peter's Church, [[Firle]], East Sussex.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=J. |title=Things you might not have known about Camilla, the nation's new Queen Consort |date=15 September 2022 |website=Belfast News Letter |publisher=National World Publishing |url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/must-read/things-you-might-not-have-known-about-camilla-the-nations-new-queen-consort-3845186 |access-date=25 October 2024 |quote=On 1 November 1947, Camilla was baptised at Firle Church, East Sussex. |archive-date=27 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227061621/https://www.newsletter.co.uk/must-read/things-you-might-not-have-known-about-camilla-the-nations-new-queen-consort-3845186 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During her childhood, Shand became an avid reader through the influence of her father, who read to her frequently.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 February 2011 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall celebrates National Literacy Week |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-cornwall-celebrates-national-literacy-week |url-status=live |access-date=6 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202152915/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-cornwall-celebrates-national-literacy-week |archive-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> She grew up with dogs and cats,{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=105}} and, at a young age, learnt how to ride by joining [[Pony Club]] camps, going on to win rosettes at community [[Gymkhana (equestrian)|gymkhanas]].{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=107}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Junor |title=The Duchess |page=32}}</ref> According to her, childhood "was perfect in every way".{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=104}} Biographer [[Gyles Brandreth]] describes her background and childhood:
{{blockquote|text=Camilla is often described as having had an "[[Enid Blyton]] sort of childhood". In fact, it was much grander than that. Camilla, as a little girl, may have had some personality traits of [[The Famous Five (novel series)#The Five|George]], the tomboy girl among the ''[[Famous Five]]'', but Enid Blyton's children were essentially middle-class children and the Shands, without question, belonged to the upper class. The Shands had position and they had help—help in the house, help in the garden, help with children. They were [[gentry]]. They opened their garden for the local [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] Association summer fête. Enough said.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=105}}}}

When she was five, Shand was sent to Dumbrells, a [[co-educational school]] in [[Ditchling]] village.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=105}} From the age of 10, she attended [[Queen's Gate School]] near her London home. Her classmates at Queen's Gate knew her as "Milla"; her fellow pupils included the singer [[Twinkle (singer)|Twinkle]] (Lynn Ripley), who described her as a girl of "inner strength" exuding "magnetism and confidence".{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=108–109}} One of the teachers at the school, the writer [[Penelope Fitzgerald]], who taught French, remembered Shand as "bright and lively". Shand left Queen's Gate with one O-level in 1964; her parents did not make her stay long enough for A-levels.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=108}} Aged 16, she attended the Mont Fertile finishing school in [[Tolochenaz]], Switzerland.<ref name="PoW-CE">{{Cite web |title=Childhood and Education |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-duchess-of-cornwall/biography/childhood-and-education |work=The Prince of Wales |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013225130/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-duchess-of-cornwall/biography/childhood-and-education |archive-date=13 October 2017 |access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> After completing her course there, she studied French and French literature at the [[British Institute in Paris]] for six months.<ref name="PoW-CE"/>{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=146–47}}<ref name="french">{{Cite magazine |date=28 May 2013 |title=Camilla admits to nerves over her 'rusty' French as she embarks on first solo visit abroad |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2013052812780/duchess-cornwall-solo-paris-visit |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121214359/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2013052812780/duchess-cornwall-solo-paris-visit/ |archive-date=21 January 2021 |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref>

On 25 March 1965, Shand was a [[debutante]] in London,{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=160}} one of 311 that year. After moving from home, she shared a small flat in [[Kensington]] with her friend Jane Wyndham, niece of decorator [[Nancy Lancaster]]. She later moved into a larger flat in [[Belgravia]], which she shared with her landlady [[Lady Moyra Campbell]], the daughter of the [[4th Duke of Abercorn]], and later with Virginia Carington, daughter of the [[6th Baron Carrington]].<ref>Wilson, pp. 16–17</ref> Virginia was married to Shand's uncle [[Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe|Lord Ashcombe]] from 1973 until 1979,{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=172}} and in 2005 became a special aide to Camilla and [[Charles III|Charles]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 November 2005 |title=More help for Charles and Camilla |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/4464830.stm |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214010842/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/4464830.stm |archive-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> Shand worked as a secretary for a variety of firms in the [[West End of London|West End]], and as a receptionist for the decorating firm [[Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler]] in Mayfair.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=171}} She was reportedly fired from the job after "she came in late, having been to a dance".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Simon |date=1 November 2016 |title=Why Was Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Fired from Her First Job? (Hint: It's Something Everyone Has Done Once!) |url=https://people.com/royals/why-was-camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-fired-from-her-first-job-hint-its-something-everyone-has-done-once/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216211250/https://people.com/royals/why-was-camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-fired-from-her-first-job-hint-its-something-everyone-has-done-once/ |archive-date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |magazine=People}}</ref>

Shand continued to ride, and frequently attended equestrian activities.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=178}} She also had a passion for painting, which eventually led to her private tutoring with an artist, although most of her work "ended up in the bin".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Perry |first=Keith |date=18 February 2014 |title=My paintings were so bad they went in bin, jokes Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10647626/My-paintings-were-so-bad-they-went-in-bin-jokes-Duchess-of-Cornwall.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10647626/My-paintings-were-so-bad-they-went-in-bin-jokes-Duchess-of-Cornwall.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=7 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Other interests were fishing, horticulture and gardening.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=David |date=12 February 2005 |title=The rise and rise of Queen Camilla |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/feb/13/monarchy.davidsmith |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105011259/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/feb/13/monarchy.davidsmith |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=187–88}}

==Marriages and children==
===First marriage===
In the late 1960s, Shand met [[Andrew Parker Bowles]], then a Guards officer{{Snd}}a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in the [[Blues and Royals]] – through his younger brother, Simon, who worked for her father's wine firm in Mayfair.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=175}} After an on-and-off relationship for years, Parker Bowles and Shand's engagement was announced in ''[[The Times]]'' in 1973.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=38}} [[Sally Bedell Smith]] claimed that the announcement was sent out by the pair's parents without their knowledge, which forced Parker Bowles to propose.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hallemann |first=Caroline |date=13 November 2019 |title=Camilla Shand's Wedding to Andrew Parker Bowles Will Feature in The Crown's Third Season |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29786232/camilla-shand-andrew-parker-bowles-wedding-the-crown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216210400/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29786232/camilla-shand-andrew-parker-bowles-wedding-the-crown |archive-date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |magazine=Town & Country}}</ref> They married on 4 July 1973 in a [[Catholic]] ceremony at the [[Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks]], in London.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=186}} Shand was 25 years old and Parker Bowles 33. Her wedding dress was designed by British fashion house [[Bellville Sassoon]],{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=186}} and the bridesmaids included Parker Bowles's goddaughter [[Lady Emma Herbert]].<ref>"Major A.H. Parker Bowles and Miss C.R. Shand", ''[[The Times]]'', 5 July 1973.</ref> It was considered the "society wedding of the year"{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=39}} with 800 guests.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=186}} Royal guests present at the ceremony and reception included [[Queen Elizabeth II]]'s daughter, [[Anne, Princess Royal|Anne]]; the Queen's sister, [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Margaret]]; and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]].{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=39}}
[[File:BolehydeManor.jpg|thumb|[[Bolehyde Manor]] in Allington, Wiltshire]]
The couple made their home in [[Wiltshire]], purchasing [[Bolehyde Manor]] in [[Allington, North Wiltshire|Allington]] and later [[Middlewick House]] in [[Corsham]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=187}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Julie |date=2 June 2013 |title=Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason welcomes Camilla back to her old home ground |work=Gazette and Herald |url=http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/corshamheadlines/10457764.Pink_Floyd_drummer_Nick_Mason_welcomes_Camilla_back_to_her_old_home_ground |url-status=live |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907074450/http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/corshamheadlines/10457764.Pink_Floyd_drummer_Nick_Mason_welcomes_Camilla_back_to_her_old_home_ground |archive-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> They had two children: [[Tom Parker Bowles|Tom]] (born 1974){{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=43}} and [[Laura Lopes|Laura]] (born 1978).{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=44}} Tom is a godson of King Charles III.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=43}} Both children were brought up in their father's Catholic faith, particularly during the lifetime of their paternal grandmother, [[Ann Parker Bowles]]; Camilla remained an Anglican and did not convert to Catholicism.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 June 2008 |title=Duchess of Cornwall grandchild wins Royal baptism |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2130251/Duchess-of-Cornwall-Camilla-Parker-Bowless-grandchild-wins-Royal-baptism.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 November 2018 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2130251/Duchess-of-Cornwall-Camilla-Parker-Bowless-grandchild-wins-Royal-baptism.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Laura attended a Catholic girls' school, but married in an Anglican church; Tom did not attend [[Ampleforth College]] as his father had, but [[Eton College|Eton]]—and was married outside the Catholic Church. Tom, like his father, is [[in remainder]] to the [[Earldom of Macclesfield]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=174}}

In December 1994, after 21 years of marriage, the couple issued divorce proceedings on the grounds they had been living separately for years. In July of that year, Camilla's mother, Rosalind, had died from [[osteoporosis]], and her father later described this as a "difficult time for her".{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=280–81}} Their petition was heard and granted in January 1995 at the High Court Family Division in London.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Junor |title=The Duchess |page=134}}</ref> The divorce was finalised on 3 March 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2005 |title=A Royal Romance Interactive Timeline |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2005/03/18/in_depth_world/timeline681722.shtml |access-date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112081235/http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2005/03/18/in_depth_world/timeline681722.shtml |archive-date=12 November 2013}}</ref> A year later, Andrew married Rosemary Pitman (who died in 2010).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Tim |date=12 January 2010 |title=Rosemary Parker Bowles dies after battle against cancer |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6976319/Rosemary-Parker-Bowles-dies-after-battle-against-cancer.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 July 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6976319/Rosemary-Parker-Bowles-dies-after-battle-against-cancer.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=284}}

===Relationship with Charles===
Shand reportedly met Prince Charles in mid-1971.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=181}} Andrew Parker Bowles had ended his relationship with Shand in 1970 and was courting Princess Anne.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=177}} Though Shand and Charles belonged to the same social circle and occasionally attended the same events, they had not formally met. Gyles Brandreth states that they did not first meet at a [[polo]] match, as has been commonly believed.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=320}}<ref>Mayer, p. 98</ref> Instead, they first met at the home of their friend Lucía Santa Cruz, who formally introduced them.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=178}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Junor |title=The Duchess |page=9}}; Mayer, pp. 97–98</ref> They became close friends and eventually began a romantic relationship, which was well known within their social circle.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=29}} As a couple, they regularly met at polo matches at Smith's Lawn in [[Windsor Great Park]], where Charles often played polo.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=178,181}} They also became part of a set at [[Annabel's]] in [[Berkeley Square]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=181}} As the relationship grew more serious, Charles met Shand's family in Plumpton, and he introduced her to some members of his family.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|pp=32–33}} The relationship was put on hold after Charles travelled overseas to join the [[Royal Navy]] in early 1973, and ended abruptly afterward.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=9}}{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=182–85}}

There have been different explanations for why the relationship ended. [[Robert Lacey]] wrote in his 2008 book ''Royal: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II'' that Charles met Shand too early, and he had not asked her to wait for him when he went overseas for military duties.<ref>Lacey, p. 268</ref> [[Sarah Bradford]] wrote in her 2007 book ''Diana'' that a member of the close circle of his great-uncle [[Lord Mountbatten]] claimed Mountbatten arranged for Charles to be taken overseas to end the relationship with Shand, to make way for an engagement between Charles and his granddaughter [[Amanda Knatchbull]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bradford |first=Sarah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YUWj6uKYHM4C&q=with+Camilla%2C+and+to+pave+a+way+for+a+possible+engagement+to+his+granddaughter%2C+Amanda+Knatchbull&pg=PT37 |title=Diana |publisher=Penguin (Non-Classics) |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-14-311246-4 |at=Footnote 10 |access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> Some sources suggest Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother did not approve of Shand because she wanted Charles to marry one of the [[Spencer family]] granddaughters of her close friend [[Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy|Lady Fermoy]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Erickson |first=Carolly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOeFJymoZQ4C&q=queen+mum+wanted+a+spencer+in+the+family&pg=PA350 |title=Lilibet: An Intimate Portrait of Elizabeth II |publisher=St Martin's Griffin |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-312-33938-8 |page=350 |author-link=Carolly Erickson |access-date=6 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206223711/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOeFJymoZQ4C&q=queen+mum+wanted+a+spencer+in+the+family&pg=PA350 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other sources suggest Shand did not want to marry Charles but instead Andrew Parker Bowles, having had an on-and-off relationship with him since the late 1960s{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=185}}—or that Charles had decided he would not marry until he was 30.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=196}}

The majority of royal biographers agree that Charles would not have been allowed to marry Shand had he sought permission to do so. According to Charles's cousin and godmother [[Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma]], some palace courtiers at that time deemed Shand unsuitable as a prospective consort. In 2005, she stated, "With hindsight, you can say that Charles should have married Camilla when he first had the chance. They were ideally suited, we know that now. But it wasn't possible."[...]{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=162}} "it wouldn't have been possible, not then."{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=183}} Nevertheless, they remained friends.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=206}}{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=42}} In August 1979, [[Lord Mountbatten was assassinated]] by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]]. Charles was grief-stricken by his death, and reportedly relied heavily on Camilla Parker Bowles for solace. During this period, rumours began circulating, among close friends of the Parker Bowleses and in polo-playing communities, that Camilla and Charles had rekindled their intimate relationship.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|pp=47–48}} A source close to Parker Bowles confirmed that by 1980 they had indeed rekindled as lovers.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=48}} There are also claims by royal staff that it occurred earlier.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=207–08}} Parker Bowles's husband, Andrew, reportedly approved of the affair,<ref>Kelley, p. 465</ref> while he had numerous lovers throughout their marriage.<ref>Junor, ''Charles'', p. 48; {{Cite book |last=Junor |title=The Duchess |pages=68}}</ref> Nevertheless, Charles soon began a relationship with [[Lady Diana Spencer]], whom he married in 1981.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=235}}

The affair became public knowledge in the press a decade later, with the publication of ''[[Diana: Her True Story (book)|Diana: Her True Story]]'' in 1992,{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=269–270}} followed by the "[[Tampongate]]" (also known as "Camillagate") tape scandal in 1993,{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=257}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/6226657/crown-charles-camilla-tampongate/|title=The True Story Behind Charles and Camilla's Phone Sex Leak on The Crown|magazine=Time|first=Eliana|last=Dockterman|date=9 November 2022|accessdate=17 November 2022|archive-date=16 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116194130/https://time.com/6226657/crown-charles-camilla-tampongate/|url-status=live}}</ref> when an intimate telephone conversation between Parker Bowles and Charles was secretly recorded, and the transcripts were published in the [[tabloid press]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=258–264}}<ref>[http://www.textfiles.com/phreak/camilla.txt "The Camillagate Tapes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701002359/http://www.textfiles.com/phreak/camilla.txt |date=1 July 2010 }}, 18 December 1989, phone transcript, Phone Phreaking</ref> The book and tape immediately damaged Charles's public image,{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=275}} and the media vilified Parker Bowles.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=274–276}} In 1994, Charles finally spoke about his relationship with Parker Bowles in ''[[Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role]]'' with [[Jonathan Dimbleby]]. He told Dimbleby in the interview, "Mrs. Parker Bowles is a great friend of mine... a friend for a very long time. She will continue to be a friend for a very long time."{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=280}} He later admitted in the interview that their relationship was rekindled after his marriage had "irretrievably broken down" in 1986.<ref>Dimbleby, p. 395; {{Cite book |last=Junor |title=The Duchess |pages=125}}</ref>

==== Image rehabilitation ====
Following both of their divorces, Charles declared his relationship with Parker Bowles was "non-negotiable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaren |first=Leah |date=11 May 2002 |title=An honest woman at last? |url=http://mattoid.com/data/People/Camilla_an_honest_woman_at_last.htm |work=The Globe and Mail |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623180803/http://mattoid.com/data/People/Camilla_an_honest_woman_at_last.htm |archive-date=23 June 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012}}; {{Cite magazine |last=McAllister |first=J.F.O. |date=13 February 2005 |title=The 34-Year Courtship |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1027460,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930075941/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1027460,00.html |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Charles was aware that the relationship was receiving a lot of negative publicity, and appointed [[Mark Bolland]]—whom he had employed in 1995 to refurbish his own image{{nsmdns}}to enhance Parker Bowles's public profile.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2005 |title=Mark Bolland: Marital aide |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/mark-bolland-marital-aide-6149523.html |url-status=dead |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511110051/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/mark-bolland-marital-aide-6149523.html |archive-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> In July 1997, she was involved in a head-on car accident while driving to [[Highgrove House]], though neither she nor the other driver sustained any major injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/parker-bowles-to-escape-prosecution-over-car-crash-1250138.html|title=Parker Bowles to escape prosecution over car crash|work=The Independent|date=11 July 1997|access-date=20 July 2024|archive-date=21 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721030055/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/parker-bowles-to-escape-prosecution-over-car-crash-1250138.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Parker Bowles occasionally became Charles's unofficial companion at events. In 1999, they made their first public appearance together at the [[Ritz London Hotel]], where they attended a birthday party for her sister; about 200 photographers and reporters from around the world were there to witness them together.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 1999 |title=Charles and Camilla go public |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/264574.stm |url-status=live |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505171500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/264574.stm |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> In 2000, she accompanied Charles to Scotland for a number of official engagements, and in 2001, she became president of the [[Royal Osteoporosis Society]] (ROS), which introduced her to the public.<ref name="Tweedie">{{Cite news |last=Tweedie |first=Neil |date=11 February 2005 |title=Charles and Camilla, after Diana |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1483284/Charles-and-Camilla-after-Diana.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1483284/Charles-and-Camilla-after-Diana.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Parker Bowles later met Queen Elizabeth II, for the first time since Parker Bowles and Charles's relationship was made public, at the 60th birthday party of the former Greek king [[Constantine II of Greece|Constantine II]] in 2000. This meeting was seen as an apparent seal of approval by the Queen on her son's relationship with Parker Bowles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2000 |title=Queen meets Camilla as relationship thaws |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Queen+meets+Camilla+as+relationship+thaws.-a062488697 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110224832/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Queen+meets+Camilla+as+relationship+thaws.-a062488697 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=28 March 2012 |via=The Free Library |work=Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)}}</ref>{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=295}} After a series of appearances at public and private venues, the Queen invited Parker Bowles to her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] celebrations in 2002. She sat in the [[royal box]] behind the Queen for one of the concerts at Buckingham Palace.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2002 |title=Prince pleased with Queen's Camilla invite |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Prince+pleased+with+Queen's+Camilla+invite.-a085872235 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045219/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Prince+pleased+with+Queen%27s+Camilla+invite.-a085872235 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=7 May 2012 |work=The Birmingham Post |via=The Free Library}}; {{Cite news |last=Summerskill |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Summerskill |date=13 July 2002 |title=The Observer Profile: Camilla Parker Bowles |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/14/monarchy.comment |url-status=live |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231004534/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/14/monarchy.comment |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> Charles reportedly paid privately for two full-time security staff for her protection.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bates |first=Stephen |date=10 May 2002 |title=Charles pays for extra Camilla security guards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/may/11/monarchy.stephenbates |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708025759/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/may/11/monarchy.stephenbates |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Parker Bowles maintained her residence, [[Ray Mill House]], which she purchased in 1995, near [[Lacock]] in Wiltshire,{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=284}} she then moved into [[Clarence House]], Charles's household and official residence since 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 August 2003 |title= Prince Charles moves into Clarence House |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3119473.stm |access-date= 17 June 2024 |work= The BBC |archive-date= 20 August 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220820200116/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3119473.stm |url-status= live }}</ref>{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=296–297}} In 2004, she accompanied Charles on almost all of his official events, including a high-profile visit together to the annual [[highland games]] in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news |title=In Pictures: Charles and Camilla |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/gall/0,8542,1409821,00.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007050456/http://www.theguardian.com/gall/0,8542,1409821,00.html |archive-date=7 October 2013}}</ref> The media speculated on when they would announce their engagement, and as time went by, polls conducted in the United Kingdom showed overall support for the marriage.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=8–15}}

Despite this image rehabilitation, Parker Bowles received backlash from supporters of Diana who wrote to national newspapers to air their views, especially after Parker Bowles and Charles's wedding plans were announced.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Honigsbaum |first=Mark |date=7 March 2005 |title=Meet the Diana Circle: the band of fans trying to stop the royal wedding |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/mar/07/monarchy.markhonigsbaum |access-date=5 October 2022 |authorlink=Mark Honigsbaum |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928055314/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/mar/07/monarchy.markhonigsbaum |url-status=live }}</ref> This sentiment was later parodied by [[internet troll]]s on Facebook and [[TikTok]] through fake [[fanpage]]s and accounts dedicated to Diana.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Danielle |date=13 July 2022 |title=What on Earth Is Going On in This Princess Diana Facebook Group? |work=The Cut |url=https://www.thecut.com/2022/07/what-is-going-on-in-this-princess-diana-facebook-group.html |access-date=22 September 2022 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922220025/https://www.thecut.com/2022/07/what-is-going-on-in-this-princess-diana-facebook-group.html |url-status=live }}; {{Cite news |last=Das |first=Shanti |date=17 September 2022 |title=Trial by TikTok: Camilla and Meghan targeted with abuse after Queen's death |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/17/trial-by-tiktok-camilla-and-meghan-targeted-with-abuse-after-queens-death |access-date=22 September 2022 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005742/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/17/trial-by-tiktok-camilla-and-meghan-targeted-with-abuse-after-queens-death |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, ''[[The Independent]]'' named Camilla the most influential woman of 2023 in its "Influence List" and her name appeared on the list again in 2024 and 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/independent-women-influence-list-2023-b2295691.html|title=Independent Women 2023 – The Influence List|work=The Independent|date=8 March 2023|accessdate=8 March 2023|archive-date=8 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308062059/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/independent-women-influence-list-2023-b2295691.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/international-womens-day-2024-influence-list-b2500534.html|title=Independent Women 2024 – The Influence List|work=The Independent|date=7 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307220942/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/international-womens-day-2024-influence-list-b2500534.html|archive-date=7 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/international-womens-day-independent-influence-list-b2706045.html |title=Independent Women 2025 – The Influence List|work=The Independent|date=7 March 2025|access-date=7 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308051338/https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/international-womens-day-independent-influence-list-b2706045.html|archive-date=8 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Second marriage===
{{further|Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles|Wedding dress of Camilla Parker Bowles}}
On 10 February 2005, Clarence House publicised the engagement of Camilla Parker Bowles and the Prince of Wales. As an engagement ring, Charles gave Parker Bowles a diamond ring believed to have been given to his grandmother when she gave birth to Charles's mother.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=7}} The ring comprised a square-cut diamond with three diamond [[Baguette cut|baguettes]] on each side.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Crown jewels: The fabulous rings which sealed the love of Europe's royal couples |url=http://ca.hellomagazine.com/brides/gallery/200908211884/royal-brides/engagement-ring/princess-wed/8 |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127090148/http://ca.hellomagazine.com/brides/gallery/200908211884/royal-brides/engagement-ring/princess-wed/8 |archive-date=27 November 2015 |access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> As the future [[supreme governor of the Church of England]], the prospect of Charles marrying a divorcée was seen as controversial, but with the consent of the Queen,<ref name="House of Commons statement">{{Cite news |date=17 March 2005 |title=Royal Marriage |work=Parliament of the United Kingdom |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050317/text/50317w32.htm#50317w32.html_sbhd1 |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173142/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050317/text/50317w32.htm#50317w32.html_sbhd1 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> the government,<ref name="House of Lords statement">{{Cite news |date=24 February 2005 |title=Royal Marriage |work=Parliament of the United Kingdom |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldhansrd/vo050224/text/50224-51.htm#50224-51_head0 |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152718/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200405/ldhansrd/vo050224/text/50224-51.htm#50224-51_head0 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> and the Church of England, the couple were able to wed. The Queen and [[Tony Blair]], along with Archbishop of Canterbury [[Rowan Williams]], offered their best wishes in statements to the media.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2005 |title=Prince Charles to marry longtime lover Camilla |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6945019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225102912/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6945019 |archive-date=25 December 2013 |access-date=6 March 2012 |work=NBC News}}</ref> In the two months following the announcement of their engagement, Clarence House received 25,000 letters with "95 or 99 per cent being supportive"; 908 [[hate mail]] letters were also received, with the more threatening and personal ones sent to the police for investigation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 April 2005 |title=Camilla hate mail is passed on to police |url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7249816.camilla-hate-mail-is-passed-on-to-police |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216214228/https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7249816.camilla-hate-mail-is-passed-on-to-police |archive-date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=Gazette and Herald}}</ref>

The marriage was to have been on 8 April 2005, in a [[civil ceremony]] at [[Windsor Castle]], with a subsequent religious service of blessing<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/pastoral/marriage/civilmarriage.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423155547/https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/pastoral/marriage/civilmarriage.aspx |archive-date=23 April 2011 |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=The Church of England}}</ref> at [[St George's Chapel]]. However, to conduct a civil marriage at Windsor Castle would oblige the venue to obtain a licence for civil marriages, which it did not have. A condition of such a licence is that the licensed venue must be available for a period of one year to anyone wishing to be married there, and as the royal family did not wish to make Windsor Castle available to the public for civil marriages, the venue was changed to the town hall at [[Windsor Guildhall]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2005 |title=Prince Charles, Camilla change wedding plans |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/02/18/prince-charles-camilla-change-wedding-plans/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624211134/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-02-18/news/0502190039_1_charles-and-camilla-windsor-castle-charles-clarence-house |archive-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> On 4 April, the marriage was delayed by one day to allow the Prince of Wales and some of the invited dignitaries to attend the [[funeral of Pope John Paul II]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dear |first=Paula |date=5 April 2005 |title=Fans 'panic buy' 8 April mementos |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4412347.stm |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825090817/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4412347.stm |archive-date=25 August 2007}}; {{Cite news |date=4 April 2005 |title=Prince Charles Postpones Wedding to Attend Funeral |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/international/europe/04cnd-wedding.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206223712/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/international/europe/prince-charles-postpones-wedding-to-attend-funeral.html |archive-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

On 9 April 2005, the marriage ceremony was held. The parents of Charles and Camilla did not attend;<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2005 |title=Q&A: Queen's wedding decision |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4289417.stm |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111223817/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4289417.stm |archive-date=11 January 2009}}</ref> instead, Camilla's son Tom and Charles's son [[Prince William]] acted as witnesses to the union.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2005 |title=Wedding role for William and Tom |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4375143.stm |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614044443/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4375143.stm |archive-date=14 June 2012}}</ref> The Queen and the [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]] did attend the service of blessing. Afterwards, the Queen held a reception for the newlyweds at Windsor Castle.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crean |first=Ellen |date=9 April 2005 |title=CBS News "Charles and Camilla Finally Wed" |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/09/world/main686994.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112201734/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/09/world/main686994.shtml |archive-date=12 November 2010}}</ref> Performers included the [[Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle|St George's Chapel Choir]], the [[Philharmonia Orchestra]], and Welsh composer [[Alun Hoddinott]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=334}} As a wedding gift, The Marinsky Theatre Trust in [[St. Petersburg]] brought a Belarusian [[mezzo-soprano]] singer, [[Ekaterina Semenchuk]], to the United Kingdom to perform a special song for the couple.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=333}} Following the wedding, the couple travelled to Charles's country home in Scotland, [[Birkhall]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2005 |title=Royal newlyweds begin honeymoon |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4428737.stm |url-status=live |access-date=3 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116093147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4428737.stm |archive-date=16 November 2013}}</ref> and carried out their first public duties together during their honeymoon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2005 |title=Royal newlyweds break off honeymoon to meet pupils |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Royal+newlyweds+break+off+honeymoon+to+meet+pupils.-a0131487956 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811182116/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Royal+newlyweds+break+off+honeymoon+to+meet+pupils.-a0131487956 |archive-date=11 August 2016 |access-date=3 May 2012 |work=The Birmingham Post |via=The Free Library}}</ref>

==Duchess of Cornwall==
[[File:Prince Charles and Camilla visited Brazil 2009 (10).jpg|left|In Brazil, 2009|thumb|alt=A smiling Camilla waves her hand.]]

After becoming [[Duchess of Cornwall]], Camilla automatically acquired rank as the second highest woman in the [[British order of precedence]] after Queen Elizabeth II, and as typically fifth or sixth in the [[orders of precedence]] of her other realms, following the Queen, the relevant [[viceroy]], the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prince of Wales. It was revealed that the Queen altered the royal order of precedence "on blood principles" for private occasions, placing the Duchess fourth, after the Queen, Princess Anne and [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Davies |first=Caroline |date=24 December 2005 |title=First royal Sandringham Christmas for Camilla |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1506237/First-royal-Sandringham-Christmas-for-Camilla.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1506237/First-royal-Sandringham-Christmas-for-Camilla.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=14 January 2009 |journal=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}; {{Cite journal |last=Eden |first=Richard |date=24 June 2012 |title=The Queen tells the Duchess of Cambridge to curtsy to the 'blood princesses' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9351571/The-Queen-tells-the-Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-curtsy-to-the-blood-princesses.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9351571/The-Queen-tells-the-Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-curtsy-to-the-blood-princesses.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=26 July 2012 |journal=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Within two years of the marriage, the Queen extended Camilla visible tokens of membership in the royal family: she lent Camilla the [[Jewels of Elizabeth II#Greville Honeycomb Tiara|Greville Tiara]], which previously belonged to the Queen Mother,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/inside-queen-camilla-tiara-collection|title=Inside Queen Camilla's tiara collection: from the Greville Tiara to the Cubitt-Shand Tiara|magazine=Tatler|first=Isaac|last=Bickerstaff|date=6 September 2023|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229053459/https://www.tatler.com/article/inside-queen-camilla-tiara-collection|url-status=live}}</ref> and granted her the [[Heraldic badge|badge]] of the [[Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II]].{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=316}}

After their wedding, Clarence House, Charles's official residence, also became Camilla's. The couple also stay at Birkhall for holiday events, and [[Highgrove House]] in Gloucestershire for family gatherings. In 2008, they took up residence at [[Llwynywermod]], Wales, where they stay on their visit to Wales every year in the summer and for other occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Residences |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-prince-of-wales/residences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824073333/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-prince-of-wales/residences |archive-date=24 August 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> To spend time alone with her children and grandchildren, Camilla still maintains Ray Mill House, in which she resided from 1995 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=3 June 2015 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/1201504083777/prince-charles-and-camilla-celebrate-their-10th-wedding-anniversay |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906013607/http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/1201504083777/prince-charles-and-camilla-celebrate-their-10th-wedding-anniversay |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 }}; {{Cite news |date=14 September 2022 |title=King Charles and the Queen Consort landed in helicopter at Wiltshire mansion |url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/21502399.king-charles-queen-consort-landed-helicopter-wiltshire-mansion/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=Gazette and Herald |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229053458/https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/21502399.king-charles-queen-consort-landed-helicopter-wiltshire-mansion/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Carriage with horses.jpg|thumb|With Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the [[1902 State Landau]], 2012]]

According to an undated statement from Clarence House, Camilla used to be a [[Smoking|smoker]] but has not smoked for many years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are the reports that The Duchess is still a smoker true? |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/are-reports-duchess-still-smoker-true |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=The Prince of Wales |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821212947/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/are-reports-duchess-still-smoker-true |url-status=live}}</ref> Though no details were publicly released, it was confirmed in March 2007 that she had undergone a [[hysterectomy]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Charles sees Camilla in hospital |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6418201.stm |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323141646/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6418201.stm |archive-date=23 March 2007}}</ref> In April 2010, she fractured her left leg while hill walking in Scotland.<ref name="Guardian-2010">{{Cite news |last=Carrell |first=Severin |date=8 April 2010 |title=Camilla breaks leg hillwalking |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/apr/08/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-breaks-leg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415145150/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/apr/08/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-breaks-leg |archive-date=15 April 2021 |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> In November 2010, Camilla and Charles were indirectly involved in [[2010 United Kingdom student protests|student protests]] when their car was attacked by protesters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2010 |title=Prince Charles, Camilla's Car Attacked By Student Protesters in London |work=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/prince-charles-and-camill_n_794574.html#s203450 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323061206/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/prince-charles-and-camill_n_794574.html |archive-date=23 March 2013}}; {{Cite news |title=Royal car attacked in protest after MPs' fee vote |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11954333 |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210045010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11954333 |archive-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> Clarence House later released a statement on the incident: "A car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall was attacked by protesters, but the couple were unharmed."<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2010 |title=Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall unhurt in attack |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11965454 |url-status=live |access-date=16 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223074043/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11965454 |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> In 2011, they were named as [[List of news media phone hacking scandal victims|individuals]] whose confidential information was reportedly targeted or actually acquired in conjunction with the [[news media phone hacking scandal]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rainey|first1=Sarah|last2=Blenkinsop|first2=Andrew|title=Phone hacking: who's who in the News International scandal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8635999/Phone-hacking-whos-who-in-the-News-International-scandal.html|accessdate=19 December 2022|work=The Telegraph|date=13 July 2011|archive-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219183123/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8635999/Phone-hacking-whos-who-in-the-News-International-scandal.html|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

On 9 April 2012, Camilla and Charles's seventh wedding anniversary, the Queen appointed Camilla to the [[Royal Victorian Order]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2012 |title=The Queen makes Camilla a Dame Grand Cross |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17654777 |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620152350/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17654777 |archive-date=20 June 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Charles commissioned a pub to be named after Camilla, situated at [[Poundbury]] village. The pub opened in 2016 and is named the Duchess of Cornwall Inn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchess of Cornwall Inn |url=http://duchessofcornwall.co.uk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711190255/http://duchessofcornwall.co.uk/ |archive-date=11 July 2018 |access-date=11 July 2018}}; {{Cite news |date=31 March 2015 |title=Prince Charles requests Poundbury pub to be named after Camilla |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-32132074 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720071725/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-32132074 |archive-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> On 9 June 2016, the Queen appointed the Duchess as a member of the [[British Privy Council]].<ref name="privy council">{{Cite web |title=Orders for 9 June 2016 |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/orders-approved-at-privy-council-9-june-2016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809111213/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/orders-approved-at-privy-council-9-june-2016.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2016 |access-date=11 June 2016 |work=Privy Council Office}}</ref> On 1 January 2022, she made Camilla a [[Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter]].<ref name="The Royal Family">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2021 |title=New appointments to the Order of the Garter announced |url=https://www.royal.uk/new-appointments-order-garter-announced-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231233747/https://www.royal.uk/new-appointments-order-garter-announced-0 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |access-date=1 January 2022 |work=The Royal Family |quote=The appointments are effective from 1st January, 2022.}}</ref> On 14 February 2022, Camilla tested positive for [[COVID-19]], four days after Charles had also contracted it, and began [[self-isolating]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Camilla, wife of Britain's Prince Charles, tests positive for Covid-19 |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/camilla-wife-britains-prince-charles-tests-positive-covid-19-rcna16104 |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421054642/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/camilla-wife-britains-prince-charles-tests-positive-covid-19-rcna16104 |url-status=live }}; {{Cite news |last=Landler |first=Mark |date=14 February 2022 |title=Camilla tests positive for the coronavirus |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/world/europe/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-covid.html |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515121030/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/world/europe/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-covid.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> She and Charles received their first doses of a [[COVID-19 vaccine]] in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2021 |title=Covid: Prince Charles and Camilla get first vaccine |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56008436 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421054642/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56008436 |url-status=live }}</ref> She completed 3,886 engagements between 2005 and 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/the-royal-clan-whos-who-what-do-they-do-and-how-much-money-do-they-get|title=The royal clan: who's who, what do they do and how much money do they get?|work=The Guardian|date=7 April 2023|accessdate=8 April 2023|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407235014/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/the-royal-clan-whos-who-what-do-they-do-and-how-much-money-do-they-get|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Foreign and domestic trips===
[[File:Charles, Camilla and the Bushs at the White House.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|left|Charles and Camilla with George W. and Laura Bush at the White House, November 2005]]
Camilla's first solo engagement as Duchess of Cornwall was a visit to [[Southampton General Hospital]];{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=321}} she attended the [[Trooping the Colour]] for the first time in June 2005, making her appearance on the balcony of [[Buckingham Palace]] afterwards. She made her [[inaugural]] overseas tour in November 2005,<ref name="BeginUSTour">{{Cite news |date=1 November 2005 |title=Charles and Camilla begin US tour |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4394934.stm |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916073544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4394934.stm |archive-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> when she visited the United States,<ref name=BeginUSTour/> and met [[George W. Bush|George W.]] and [[Laura Bush]] at the White House.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 November 2005 |title=Charles, Camilla dine at White House |work=USA Today |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-02-camillacharles_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231333/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-02-camillacharles_x.htm |archive-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> Afterward, Camilla and Charles visited [[New Orleans]] to see the [[aftermath of Hurricane Katrina]] and met some of the residents whose lives were affected by the hurricane.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2005 |title=Prince Charles, Camilla see Katrina's aftermath |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-04-royalsvisitneworleans_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107104037/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-04-royalsvisitneworleans_x.htm |archive-date=7 November 2005}}</ref> In March 2006, the couple visited Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 March 2006 |title=Royal couple set for foreign tour |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4821878.stm |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108061611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4821878.stm |archive-date=8 November 2006}}</ref> In 2007, Camilla conducted the [[Ship naming and launching|naming ceremonies]] for [[HMS Astute (S119)|HMS ''Astute'']] and the new [[Cunard]] [[cruise ship]], [[MS Queen Victoria|MS ''Queen Victoria'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2007 |title=Cunard Line: ''Her Royal Highness The Duchess Of Cornwall To Name Cunard's New Queen Victoria'' |url=http://www.cunard.com/AboutCunard/NewsReleases.asp?Cat=&View=ViewArticle&Mode=News&ContentID=6779&Active=News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718222000/http://www.cunard.com/AboutCunard/NewsReleases.asp?Cat=&View=ViewArticle&Mode=News&ContentID=6779&Active=News |archive-date=18 July 2011 |access-date=27 June 2010 |work=Cunard Line}}</ref> In November 2007, she toured with the Prince of Wales on a four-day visit to Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2007 |title=TRH to visit Turkey |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_turkey_1341469672.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809060035/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_turkey_1341469672.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In 2008, she and Charles toured the [[Caribbean]], Japan, Brunei and Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2008 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to go on a tour of East Asia |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_go_on_a_t_1836970174.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809053132/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_go_on_a_t_1836970174.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012}}</ref> In 2009, they toured Chile, Brazil, Ecuador,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2009 |title=Royals set for Chilean visit |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJVRxJlnw0srQTmNq0LfFjvzpoww |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225064019/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJVRxJlnw0srQTmNq0LfFjvzpoww |archive-date=25 February 2014 |access-date=5 January 2012 |publisher=SANTIAGO (AFP)}}</ref> Italy and Germany. Their visit to the [[Holy See]] in Italy included a meeting with [[Pope Benedict XVI]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2009 |title=Prince of Wales to visit Italy, The Holy See and Germany |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_italy_the_holy_see_and_germany_1391592929.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809035558/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_italy_the_holy_see_and_germany_1391592929.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=11 January 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> They later visited Canada. In early 2010, they visited Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2010 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to undertake a tour of Central Europe |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_undertake_1636267035.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809045351/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_undertake_1636267035.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> Camilla was unable to carry out her engagements on their tour of Eastern Europe after developing a [[trapped nerve]] in her back.<ref name="Guardian-2010"/> In October 2010, she accompanied Charles to Delhi, India, for the opening of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2010 |title=TRH to attend the opening of the Commonwealth Games in India |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/focus/trh_to_attend_the_opening_of_the_commonwealth_games_in_india_1795146734.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215201510/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk//newsandgallery//focus//trh_to_attend_the_opening_of_the_commonwealth_games_in_india_1795146734.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Official opening of the Fourth Assembly, June 7 2011 Official opening of the Fourth Assembly, June 7 2011 Agoriad swyddogol y Cynulliad newydd, 7 Mehefin 2011 (5841762241).jpg|thumb|right|At the official opening of the Fourth Assembly at the [[Senedd building|Senedd]] in [[Cardiff]], Wales, 7 June 2011]]
In March 2011, Camilla and Charles visited Portugal, Spain, and Morocco,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2011 |title=Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to visit Morocco |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12736258 |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425191459/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12736258 |archive-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> visiting the heads of state of each country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to visit Portugal, Spain and Morocco |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_por_1888445712.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215200900/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_por_1888445712.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In June 2011, the Duchess alone represented the British royal family at the [[2011 Wimbledon Championships|125th Wimbledon Tennis Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2011 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall attends the 125th Wimbledon Championships |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_duchess_of_cornwall_attends_the_125th_wimbledon_champion_5946093.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805180938/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_duchess_of_cornwall_attends_the_125th_wimbledon_champion_5946093.html |archive-date=5 August 2011 |access-date=3 May 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In August 2011, she accompanied Charles to [[Tottenham]] to visit the aftermath of the [[2011 England riots|London riots]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2011 |title=Prince Charles visits riot-hit London community |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/08/17/prince-charles-visits-riot-hit-london-community |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821181142/http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/08/17/prince-charles-visits-riot-hit-london-community |archive-date=21 August 2011 |access-date=6 March 2012 |work=TimesLIVE}}; {{Cite news |date=17 August 2011 |title=London riots: Charles and Camilla hear Victims Tales |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14560087 |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312205600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14560087 |archive-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> The couple later went to visit with Tottenham residents in February 2012, meeting with local shop owners six months after the riots to see how they were doing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamdem |first=Tim |date=10 February 2012 |title=London Riots Anniversary: Prince Charles and Camilla return to Tottenham |url=http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/london_riots_anniversary_prince_charles_and_camilla_return_to_tottenham_1_1204908 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213021055/http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/london_riots_anniversary_prince_charles_and_camilla_return_to_tottenham_1_1204908 |archive-date=13 February 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012 |work=Tottenham and Wood Green Journal}}</ref> In London on 11 September 2011, the Duchess attended the 10th anniversary memorial service of the 9/11 attacks, along with [[David Cameron]] and the Prince of Wales.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2011 |title=9/11 Anniversary |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8756458/911-anniversary-I-share-your-pain-Prince-of-Wales-tells-families-of-UK-dead.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 September 2011 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8756458/911-anniversary-I-share-your-pain-Prince-of-Wales-tells-families-of-UK-dead.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2011, Camilla travelled with Charles to tour the Commonwealth and [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf]]. They toured South Africa and Tanzania and met with those countries' respective presidents, [[Jacob Zuma]] and [[Jakaya Kikwete]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2011 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to tour Commonwealth and Gulf Countries |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_tour_comm_1552350683.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215200938/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_tour_comm_1552350683.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

In March 2012, the couple visited Norway, Sweden and Denmark to mark [[Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2012 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Norway, Sweden and Denmark |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_nor_1023775372.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809045435/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_nor_1023775372.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=12 April 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In May 2012, they undertook a four-day trip to Canada as part of the jubilee celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2012 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Canada to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_arrive_in_ca_895370068.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809062848/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk//newsandgallery//news//the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_arrive_in_ca_895370068.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=25 May 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In November 2012, they visited Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea for a two-week jubilee tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Puente |first=Maria |date=2 November 2012 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla head Down Under for tour |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/11/02/prince-charles-camilla-down-under-diamond-jubilee-tour/1677683 |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113095253/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/11/02/prince-charles-camilla-down-under-diamond-jubilee-tour/1677683/ |archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref> During the Australian tour, they attended the [[2012 Melbourne Cup]], where Camilla presented the Melbourne cup to the winner of the race.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2012 |title=Camilla to present Melbourne Cup |work=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-06/royal-couple-in-melbourne-for-cup-festivities/4354962 |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112151704/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-06/royal-couple-in-melbourne-for-cup-festivities/4354962 |archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> In 2013, the couple went on a tour to Jordan, meeting with [[King Abdullah II]] and [[Queen Rania]]. They visited [[Syrian refugee camps]] of the [[Syrian civil war|civil war]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2013 |title=Charles and Camilla tour Jordan |work=news.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/world-news/charles-and-camilla-tour-jordan/story-fndir2ev-1226596026607 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401152431/http://www.news.com.au/world-news/charles-and-camilla-tour-jordan/story-fndir2ev-1226596026607 |archive-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> Camilla attended the [[State Opening of Parliament]] for the first time in May 2013,<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2013 |title=Queen's Speech: Prince Charles attends State Opening of Parliament |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10043669/Queens-Speech-Prince-Charles-attends-State-Opening-of-Parliament.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10043669/Queens-Speech-Prince-Charles-attends-State-Opening-of-Parliament.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the same month, she travelled to Paris on her first solo trip outside the United Kingdom.<ref name="french"/> That same year, she and Charles attended the [[inauguration of Willem-Alexander]], King of the Netherlands, as well as the preceding celebrations in honour of the departing [[Queen Beatrix]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-inauguration-of-king-willem-alexander/10/|title=The inauguration of King Willem-Alexander|work=CBS News|date=30 April 2013|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229043016/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-inauguration-of-king-willem-alexander/10/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DcE2giNUs|title=Dutch royals joined by foreign dignitaries for coronation eve dinner|work=AP Archive|date=31 July 2015|access-date=28 December 2023|via=YouTube|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229043016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DcE2giNUs|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:BorisJohnsonandtheDuchessofCornwall2022 (cropped, Camilla, closer).jpg|thumb|130px|In Rwanda, June 2022]]

In June 2014, Camilla and Charles attended the 70th anniversary commemorations of [[D-Day]] in Normandy, France,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Philipson |first=Alice |title=D-Day anniversary: as it happened |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10880048/D-Day-anniversary-as-it-happened.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607151635/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10880048/D-Day-anniversary-as-it-happened.html |archive-date=7 June 2014}}</ref> and in November of that year, they embarked on a nine-day tour to Mexico and Colombia.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=11 July 2014 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will make an official visit to Mexico and Colombia this year |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014071119873/prince-charles-duchess-of-cornwall-visit-mexico-colombia |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713184640/http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014071119873/prince-charles-duchess-of-cornwall-visit-mexico-colombia/ |archive-date=13 July 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> In May 2015, they visited Northern Ireland and undertook their first joint trip to the Republic of Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2015 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Northern Ireland and the Republic, Clarence House announces |work=Belfast Telegraph |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-visit-northern-ireland-and-the-republic-clarence-house-announces-31159125.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620231625/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-visit-northern-ireland-and-the-republic-clarence-house-announces-31159125.html |archive-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> In April 2018, they toured Australia and attended the opening of the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-arrive-brisbane-and-attend-commonwealth-games-2018-opening|title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Brisbane and attend the Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony|work=The Royal Family|date=4 April 2018|accessdate=28 December 2023|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228160846/https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-arrive-brisbane-and-attend-commonwealth-games-2018-opening|url-status=live}}</ref> They also toured the West African countries of The Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit The Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria |work=The Prince of Wales |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/press-release/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-will-visit-gambia-ghana-and-nigeria |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003622/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/press-release/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-will-visit-gambia-ghana-and-nigeria |archive-date=5 December 2018 |access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, Charles and Camilla went on an official tour to Cuba, making them the first British royalty to visit the country; the tour was part of offers to strengthen UK–Cuban ties.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2019 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla make history in Cuba |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47688610 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402091019/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47688610 |archive-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, the Duchess, on behalf of the UK, attended commemorations in Poland to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 January 2020 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall attends commemorations in Poland to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau |work=The Royal Family |url=https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/duchess-cornwall-attends-commemorations-poland-mark-75th-anniversary-liberation-auschwitz-birkenau |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215195235/https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/duchess-cornwall-attends-commemorations-poland-mark-75th-anniversary-liberation-auschwitz-birkenau |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2021, the couple went on their first official foreign visit since the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and visited Greece at the invitation of the Greek government to celebrate the bicentennial of [[Greek independence]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |date=24 March 2021 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla Arrive in Greece for First Overseas Visit Since Most Recent U.K. Lockdown |url=https://people.com/royals/prince-charles-camilla-arrive-greece-bicentennial-celebration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324201722/https://people.com/royals/prince-charles-camilla-arrive-greece-bicentennial-celebration/ |archive-date=24 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |magazine=People}}</ref> In March 2022, they visited the Republic of Ireland to commemorate [[Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2022 |title=Royal visit: Prince Charles and Camilla in County Waterford |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60863313 |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324131809/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60863313 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022, the couple undertook a [[2022 royal tour of Canada|three-day trip to Canada]] as part of the jubilee celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rhoden-Paul |first=Andre |date=17 May 2022 |title=Charles and Camilla visit Canada on royal tour to mark Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61488202 |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618091831/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61488202 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Queen consort<!--Do NOT change to "Queen"; regardless of her title she is still a queen consort, similar to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Mary of Teck, Alexandra of Denmark, etc.--> ==
[[File:Camilla (52877352018) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|On her coronation day]]
Camilla became [[List of British royal consorts|queen consort]] on 8 September 2022 upon her husband's accession as Charles III, following the [[death of Elizabeth II]].<ref name="Saunt">{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/camilla-queen-consort-meaning-new-royal-title-charles/ | title=Camilla, Queen Consort: The duties that come with her new royal title | work=The Telegraph | date=11 September 2022 | last=Saunt | first=Raven | access-date=2 October 2022 | archive-date=2 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002205825/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/camilla-queen-consort-meaning-new-royal-title-charles/ | url-status=live | url-access=subscription}}</ref> In his first address to the nation, Charles paid tribute to his "darling wife" Camilla for "the loving help and steadfast devotion to duty".<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/camilla-parker-bowles-the-king-duchess-of-cornwall-buckingham-palace-platinum-jubilee-b2164036.html | title= King pays tribute to 'steadfast devotion to duty' of his 'darling wife' Camilla | work=The Independent | date=9 September 2022 | last=Rouse | first=Beverley | access-date= 23 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62856395.amp | title= King Charles III's address to the nation and Commonwealth in full | work= BBC News | date= 9 September 2022 | access-date= 23 December 2024 | archive-date= 22 January 2025 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250122150124/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62856395.amp | url-status= live }}</ref> On 10 September, she attended the [[Accession Council]] where Charles was formally [[Proclamation of accession of Charles III|proclaimed king]] and she served as a witness together with her stepson William.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/10/what-accession-council-mean-charles-proclaimed-king-queen-dead-tv/ | title=What happens at the Accession Council? The meeting where Charles will be proclaimed King | work=The Telegraph | date=10 September 2022 | last=Ward | first=Victoria | access-date=2 October 2022 | archive-date=2 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002205825/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/10/what-accession-council-mean-charles-proclaimed-king-queen-dead-tv/ | url-status=live | url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Following the accession, Camilla announced that she was replacing the traditional role of [[lady-in-waiting]] with a new role of [[queen's companion]], which would be a more occasional and less formal role, assisting her at official engagements but not in replying to letters or day-to-day planning.<ref>{{cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |title=Camilla scraps ladies-in-waiting in modernising move |work=BBC News |date=27 November 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63768031 |access-date=27 November 2022 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127001433/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63768031 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 February 2023, Buckingham Palace announced that Camilla had tested positive for COVID-19, which forced her to postpone a number of public  engagements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-64624118|title=Camilla postpones West Midlands events over Covid|work=BBC News|date=13 February 2023|accessdate=14 February 2023|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213211258/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-64624118|url-status=live}}</ref> 

[[Camilla was crowned alongside Charles]] on 6 May 2023 at [[Westminster Abbey]], London.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2022 |title=King Charles and Camilla to be crowned on 6 May |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63172425 |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013070939/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63172425 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 16 June 2023, Buckingham Palace announced that the King had appointed the Queen to the [[Order of the Thistle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-65932628.amp|title=King appoints Queen Camilla to Scotland's Order of the Thistle|work=BBC News|date=16 June 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023|archive-date=27 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127000428/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-65932628.amp|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 July, she accompanied Charles to a [[Presentation of the Honours of Scotland to Charles III|national service of thanksgiving]] at [[St Giles' Cathedral]] where the [[Honours of Scotland]] were presented to him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/celebrations-along-edinburghs-royal-mile-ahead-of-service-to-present-king-with-scotlands-crown-jewels-12915151 |title=Charles presented with Scotland's crown jewels – four arrested as protesters shout 'not my king' |work=Sky News |first=Jenness |last=Mitchell |date=5 July 2023 |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705122345/http://news.sky.com/story/celebrations-along-edinburghs-royal-mile-ahead-of-service-to-present-king-with-scotlands-crown-jewels-12915151 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same month, it was announced that unlike the previous consort, [[Prince Philip]], Queen Camilla would not receive a Parliamentary [[annuity]] and her activities would be funded through the [[Sovereign Grant]] instead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-camilla-prince-philip-parliament-payment-b2375185.html|title=Queen Camilla will not receive £360,000 annuity from parliament like Prince Philip did|work=The Independent|first=Laura|last=Elston|date=14 July 2023|accessdate=14 July 2023|archive-date=14 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714065416/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-camilla-prince-philip-parliament-payment-b2375185.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:King Charles III D-Day 80th anniversary in France (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|With Charles at the 80th [[D-Day]] anniversary in France, June 2024]]
In March 2023, Camilla accompanied Charles for a state visit to Germany, which was his first foreign visit as monarch.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2023 |title=King Charles III arrives in Germany for first overseas visit as monarch |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/europe/king-charles-germany-visit-intl/index.html |access-date=23 March 2023 |work=CNN |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329170153/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/europe/king-charles-germany-visit-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In September and October 2023, the King and Queen undertook [[State visit by Charles III to France|state visits to France]] and [[State visit by Charles III to Kenya|Kenya]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-66867649|title=In pictures: King Charles and Queen Camilla on state visit to France|work=BBC News|date=22 September 2023|accessdate=24 September 2023|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223040322/https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-66867649|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Henni |first=Janine |title=Dancing Queen Camilla! The Best Photos from King Charles' State Visit to Kenya |url=https://people.com/king-charles-queen-camilla-royal-tour-kenya-best-photos-8387189 |magazine=People |access-date=4 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111135137/https://people.com/king-charles-queen-camilla-royal-tour-kenya-best-photos-8387189 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in November, Camilla appeared at Charles's side at [[2023 State Opening of Parliament|his first State Opening of Parliament as Sovereign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67344490|title=Charles makes first King's Speech as he opens Parliament|work=BBC News|date=7 November 2023|accessdate=7 November 2023|archive-date=12 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212212952/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67344490|url-status=live}}</ref>

Due to the King's cancer diagnosis in 2024, the Queen deputised for him in his absence at the [[Commonwealth Day]] service at Westminster Abbey and at the [[Royal Maundy]] at [[Worcester Cathedral]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/king-charles-hails-commonwealth-misses-annual-celebrations-2024-03-11/|title=King Charles hails Commonwealth but misses annual celebrations|work=Reuters|first=Michael|last=Holden|date=11 March 2024|access-date=11 March 2024|archive-date=30 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330175957/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/king-charles-hails-commonwealth-misses-annual-celebrations-2024-03-11/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=ITV News|title=Queen Camilla steps in for King at Royal Maundy Service in Worcester|url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-03-28/queen-camilla-steps-in-for-king-at-royal-maundy-service-in-worcester|date=28 March 2024|access-date=28 March 2024|archive-date=28 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328161302/https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-03-28/queen-camilla-steps-in-for-king-at-royal-maundy-service-in-worcester|url-status=live}}</ref> making her the first consort to hand out the ceremonial coins at the latter event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/03/28/queen-camilla-royal-maundy-service-worcester-cathedral/ |title=Queen wears Elizabeth II's brooch as she steps in for King at Maundy service |work=The Telegraph |date=28 March 2024 |access-date=28 March 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328114236/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/03/28/queen-camilla-royal-maundy-service-worcester-cathedral/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June, the King and Queen travelled to Normandy to attend the 80th anniversary commemorations of [[D-Day]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 June 2024 |title= D-Day 80 years on: King speaks of 'profound sense of gratitude' at Normandy commemoration |work= ITV News |url= https://www.itv.com/news/2024-06-06/d-day-80-years-on-world-leaders-and-veterans-gather-in-commemoration |access-date= 6 June 2024 |archive-date= 9 June 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240609002250/https://www.itv.com/news/2024-06-06/d-day-80-years-on-world-leaders-and-veterans-gather-in-commemoration |url-status= live }}</ref> In October, [[Camilla and Charles toured Australia]] and Samoa.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Relph |first1=Daniela |last2=Coughlan |first2=Sean |title=King's Australia visit ends on positive note |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly6y951yzgo |work=BBC News |date=22 October 2024 |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=22 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241022151100/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly6y951yzgo |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following month she cancelled several of her public engagements due to a chest infection that was later revealed to be a form of pneumonia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dm13r2je6o|title=Queen Camilla cancels events due to chest infection|work=BBC News|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|date=5 November 2024|access-date=5 November 2024|archive-date=15 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115065109/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dm13r2je6o|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c791wr2e7nyo|title=King hails Qatar's peace efforts – and banquet menu revealed|work=BBC News|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|date=3 December 2024|access-date=3 December 2024}}</ref>

Despite initially cancelling a planned Vatican visit, the King and Queen, [[State visit by Charles III to Italy|while visiting Italy]], made a surprise visit to the Vatican on 9 April 2025—their 20th wedding anniversary—to meet [[Pope Francis]] at [[Casa Santa Marta]] as Francis was recovering from pneumonia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/09/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-pope-francis|title=King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit|first=Angela|last=Giuffrida|work=The Guardian|date=9 April 2025|accessdate=10 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1drr40xwgro|title=King and Queen meet Pope Francis at Vatican on their anniversary|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|publisher=BBC News|date=9 April 2025|accessdate=10 April 2025}}</ref> Francis died 12 days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html |title=Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 |first=Devin |last=Watkins |website=[[Vatican News]] |publisher=[[Dicastery for Communication]] |date=21 April 2025 |access-date=21 April 2025 |archive-date=21 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421081411/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2025, Camilla accompanied Charles on [[2025 royal tour of Canada|a two-day visit to Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The King and Queen visit Canada |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2025-05-27/the-king-and-queen-visit-canada |work=The Royal Family |access-date=27 May 2025 |date=27 May 2025}}</ref> During the visit, she was sworn in as a member of the [[King's Privy Council for Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tasker |first1=John Paul |title=King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Canada for 2-day visit amid U.S. tensions |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-canada-1.7542067 |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=CBC |date=26 May 2025 |archive-date=27 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527002945/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-canada-1.7542067 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Charity work==
===Patronages===
The Queen is the [[patron]] or president of more than 100 charities and organisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/100-coronation-facts|title=100 Coronation Facts|work=The Royal Family|accessdate=1 May 2023|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501155413/https://www.royal.uk/100-coronation-facts|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Efn|These organisations include the [[Poppy Factory]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poppyfactory.org/patrons/|title=Patrons|work=The Poppy Factory|accessdate=13 November 2022|archive-date=14 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114033616/https://www.poppyfactory.org/patrons/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barnardo's]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnardos.org.uk/who-we-are/our-organisation|title=Our organisation|work=Barnardo's|accessdate=27 November 2022|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127060341/https://www.barnardos.org.uk/who-we-are/our-organisation|url-status=live}}</ref> [[St Catherine's School, Bramley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED25%20Feb%202009%2016%3A30%3A25%3A513|title=Camilla on royal visit at Hampstead school|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603061629/http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED25%20Feb%202009%2016%3A30%3A25%3A513|archive-date=3 June 2009|work=Hampstead and Highgate Express|date=25 February 2009}}</ref> Animal Care Trust,<ref name="Charities">{{Cite web |title=Charities and Patronages |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theduchessofcornwall/atwork/charitiesandpatronages |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017125958/http://princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theduchessofcornwall/atwork/charitiesandpatronages |archive-date=17 October 2012 |access-date=24 September 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> The [[Royal College of Podiatry]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2020 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall to be Patron of the College for a further term |url=https://rcpod.org.uk/news/the-duchess-of-cornwall-to-be-patron-of-the-college-for-a-further-term |access-date=29 December 2023 |work=Royal College of Podiatry |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229053459/https://rcpod.org.uk/news/the-duchess-of-cornwall-to-be-patron-of-the-college-for-a-further-term |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2017 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall visits Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Old Windsor and is announced as the charity's new Royal Patron |url=https://www.royal.uk/duchess-cornwall-visits-battersea-dogs-and-cats-home-old-windsor-and-announced-charitys-new-royal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013407/https://www.royal.uk/duchess-cornwall-visits-battersea-dogs-and-cats-home-old-windsor-and-announced-charitys-new-royal |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=4 February 2017 |work=The Royal Family}}</ref> [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 December 2021 |title=Duchess of Cornwall 'very proud' to be BFBS Patron |url=https://www.forces.net/news/duchess-cornwall-very-proud-be-bfbs-patron |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220001924/https://www.forces.net/news/duchess-cornwall-very-proud-be-bfbs-patron |archive-date=20 December 2021 |access-date=20 December 2021 |work=Forces Network}}</ref> [[British Equestrian Federation]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[British Racing School]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87d1q37p5o|title=Queen named British Racing School royal patron|work=BBC News|first=Alice|last=Cunningham|date=3 March 2025|access-date=3 March 2025|archive-date=3 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303173934/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87d1q37p5o|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dundurn Castle]],<ref name="Charities"/> New Queen's Hall Orchestra,<ref name="Charities"/> [[St John's Smith Square]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[London Chamber Orchestra]],<ref name="Charities"/> Elmhurst School for Dance (now [[Elmhurst Ballet School]]),<ref name="Charities"/> [[Trinity Hospice]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[Georgian Theatre Royal]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[Arthritis Research UK]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[The Girls' Friendly Society]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[Plumpton College]] Charitable Foundation,<ref name="Charities"/> [[Children's Hospice South West]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bristol-buckingham-palace-dave-jones-elsa-duchess-of-cornwall-b2464185.html|title=Camilla brings festive cheer to children's hospice|work=The Independent|first=Laura|last=Elston|date=14 December 2023|access-date=14 December 2023|archive-date=14 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214170031/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bristol-buckingham-palace-dave-jones-elsa-duchess-of-cornwall-b2464185.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Elephant Family]] (joint president with the King),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elephant Family Receives Royal Patronage |url=http://www.elephantfamily.org/who-we-are/about-us/royal-patronage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511054640/http://www.elephantfamily.org/who-we-are/about-us/royal-patronage |archive-date=11 May 2015 |access-date=1 November 2014 |work=Elephant Family}}</ref> Friends of the [[Royal Academy of Arts]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2017 |title=Royal Academy of Arts Celebrates HRH The Duchess of Cornwall as New Patron of The Royal Academy Friends |url=https://royal-academy-production-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/991bcf8f-ed11-45b2-b4ee-b9a4cd41c861/HRH+Duchess+of+Cornwall+visit+press+release_16.10.17.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027081905/https://royal-academy-production-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/991bcf8f-ed11-45b2-b4ee-b9a4cd41c861/HRH+Duchess+of+Cornwall+visit+press+release_16.10.17.pdf |archive-date=27 October 2019 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Royal Academy of Arts}}</ref> [[Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres]],<ref name="Charities"/> [[Cornwall Air Ambulance]] Trust,<ref name="Charities"/> [[Wiltshire Air Ambulance]],<ref name="Charities"/> and the P. G. Wodehouse Society of the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P. G. Wodehouse Society |url=http://wodehouse-society.nl/home/beschermvrouwe-patron |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016165430/http://wodehouse-society.nl/home/beschermvrouwe-patron |archive-date=16 October 2018 |access-date=28 November 2018 |work=Wodehouse Society}}</ref>}}
She is the honorary [[commodore-in-chief]] of the [[Royal Navy Medical Service]]. In this role, she visited [[Whale Island, Hampshire|the training-ship HMS ''Excellent'']] in January 2012, to award medals to naval medical teams returning from service in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 January 2012 |title=Duchess of Cornwall presents medals to navy medics |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16752091 |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820012609/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16752091 |archive-date=20 August 2018}}</ref> She is also an honorary member of other patronages and in February 2012, she was elected a [[bencher]] of [[Gray's Inn]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2012 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall: Diary |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/diary?field_news_date_value%5Bmin%5D=915148800&field_news_date_value%5Bmax%5D=4102444800&page=62 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195200/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/diary?field_news_date_value%5Bmin%5D=915148800&field_news_date_value%5Bmax%5D=4102444800&page=62 |archive-date=2 June 2014 |access-date=1 June 2014 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In February 2013, she was appointed Chancellor of the [[University of Aberdeen]], a role which is ceremonial and involves conferring graduates with their degrees.<ref name="Aberdeen-Feb2013">{{Cite news |date=15 February 2013 |title=Duchess of Cornwall elected as university chancellor |url=http://m.guardiannews.com/uk/2013/feb/15/duchess-of-cornwall-university-chancellor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206223717/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/15/duchess-of-cornwall-university-chancellor |archive-date=6 February 2022 |access-date=10 March 2013 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> She took up the office in June 2013. She is the first female chancellor of the University of Aberdeen and the only member of the royal family to hold the post since it was created in 1860.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2013 |title=The Duchess of Rothesay becomes Chancellor of Aberdeen University |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-rothesay-becomes-chancellor-of-aberdeen-university |url-status=live |access-date=10 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110204706/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-rothesay-becomes-chancellor-of-aberdeen-university |archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>

[[File:The Duchess of Cornwall at Commonwealth Big Lunch (March 13, 2018) - 040.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|At Barn Croft Primary School for a Commonwealth Big Lunch event, 2018. Camilla has been the initiative's patron since 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mills |first=Rhiannon |date=30 May 2022 |title=Platinum Jubilee: Royal Family members to join street-party style lunches |url=https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-royal-family-members-to-join-street-party-style-lunches-12623961 |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=Sky News |quote=The Big Lunch, which the Duchess of Cornwall has been patron of since 2013, is an annual event aimed at getting communities to come together. |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821213418/https://news.sky.com/story/platinum-jubilee-royal-family-members-to-join-street-party-style-lunches-12623961 |url-status=live }}</ref>|alt=Camilla greets a group of schoolchildren holding the flags of the Commonwealth and various countries.]]

In 2015, Camilla's presidency of the [[Women of the World Festival]], an annual festival that celebrates the achievements of women and girls as well as looking at the obstacles they face across the world, notably domestic violence,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camilla vows to break 'taboo' over discussing domestic abuse |date=27 June 2020 |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/06/27/camilla-vows-to-break-taboo-over-discussing-domestic-abuse |url-status=live |work=Shropshire Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629030321/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/06/27/camilla-vows-to-break-taboo-over-discussing-domestic-abuse |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> was announced.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jobson |first=Robert |date=16 February 2015 |title=Camilla to be president of Women of the World festival |work=London Evening Standard, Royal Editor |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/camilla-to-be-president-of-women-of-the-world-festival-10049309.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920134450/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/camilla-to-be-president-of-women-of-the-world-festival-10049309.html |archive-date=20 September 2018}}</ref> In 2018 and 2020, she became the vice-patron of the [[Royal Commonwealth Society]] and the [[Royal Academy of Dance]], respectively, of which Queen Elizabeth II was a patron.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.royalcwsociety.org/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413111107/https://www.royalcwsociety.org/history |archive-date=13 April 2021 |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=The Royal Commonwealth Society}}; {{Cite news |last=Kolirin |first=Lianne |date=29 April 2020 |title=Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is ballet-dancing her way through lockdown |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/uk/camilla-ballet-lockdown-scli-intl-gbr-wellness/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429135434/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/uk/camilla-ballet-lockdown-scli-intl-gbr-wellness/index.html |archive-date=29 April 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |work=CNN}}</ref> In March 2022, as president of the [[Royal Voluntary Service]], Camilla launched the organisation's Platinum Champions Awards to honour 70 volunteers nominated by the public for their efforts in improving lives in their communities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=9 March 2022 |title=Queen's Platinum Champions Awards for volunteers launched by Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/09/queens-platinum-champions-awards-volunteers-launched-duchess |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314125343/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/09/queens-platinum-champions-awards-volunteers-launched-duchess/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> In the same month, the Queen made Camilla patron of London's [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], a role previously held by Camilla's stepdaughter-in-law [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2022 |title=Camilla replaces Meghan as royal patron of National Theatre |url=https://news.sky.com/story/camilla-replaces-meghan-as-royal-patron-of-national-theatre-12568995 |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Sky News |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318075423/https://news.sky.com/story/camilla-replaces-meghan-as-royal-patron-of-national-theatre-12568995 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2024, Camilla became the first royal patron of the Anne Frank Trust UK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2024 |title=Her Majesty The Queen becomes Patron of the Anne Frank Trust UK |work=Anne Frank Trust UK |url=https://www.annefrank.org.uk/news/her-majesty-the-queen-becomes-patron-of-the-anne-frank-trust-uk |access-date=8 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308081334/https://www.annefrank.org.uk/news/her-majesty-the-queen-becomes-patron-of-the-anne-frank-trust-uk |archive-date=8 March 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2024, after a major review of royal patronages and charity presidencies, Camilla took on 15 new patronages,<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 May 2024 |title= King Charles takes on more than 200 new charity patronages – including some close to his mother's heart |work= Sky News |url= https://news.sky.com/story/king-charles-takes-on-more-than-200-new-charity-patronages-including-some-close-to-his-mothers-heart-13128620 |access-date= 11 May 2024 |archive-date= 11 May 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240511191156/https://news.sky.com/story/king-charles-takes-on-more-than-200-new-charity-patronages-including-some-close-to-his-mothers-heart-13128620 |url-status= live }}</ref> including [[Army Benevolent Fund]], [[Royal Academy of Dance]], [[Royal Voluntary Service]], [[Royal Literary Fund]],<ref>{{Cite web |date= 4 May 2024 |title= Royal Patronages Review |work= The Royal Family |url= https://www.royal.uk/patronages-review-2024 |access-date= 11 May 2024 |archive-date= 11 May 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240511191206/https://www.royal.uk/patronages-review-2024 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[Royal Foundation of St Katharine]],<ref>{{Cite tweet |author= Royal Foundation of St Katharine |author-link=Royal Foundation of St Katharine |user=rfsklondon |number=1789273017161224364 |date=11 May 2024 |title=We are delighted to share that Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, has agreed to take on the patronage of The Royal Foundation of St Katharine. |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> and [[Queen's Nursing Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2024 |title= Queen Camilla Becomes Patron of the Queen's Nursing Institute |work= The Queen's Nursing Institute |url= https://qni.org.uk/news-and-events/news/queen-camilla-becomes-patron-of-the-queens-nursing-institute/ |access-date=11 May 2024}} </ref>

====Osteoporosis====

In 1994, Camilla became a member of the [[National Osteoporosis Society]] after her mother died from the disease that year. Her maternal grandmother also died from the disease in 1986. She became patron of the charity in 1997 and was appointed president in 2001 in a highly publicised event, accompanied by Charles.<ref name="osteo">{{Cite news |last=Soames |first=Emma |date=20 November 2006 |title=Camilla's dearest cause |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/expathealth/4202119/Camillas-dearest-cause.html |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217094514/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/expathealth/4202119/Camillas-dearest-cause.html |archive-date=17 December 2013}}</ref> In 2002, she launched a mini book, ''A Skeleton Guide to a Healthy You, Vitamins and Minerals'', which aims to help women protect themselves from the disease.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Celia Hall |date=1 March 2002 |title=Camilla launches guide to preventing osteoporosis |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1386397/Camilla-launches-guide-to-preventing-osteoporosis.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1386397/Camilla-launches-guide-to-preventing-osteoporosis.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The following month, she attended the Roundtable of International Women Leaders to Examine Barriers to Reimbursement for Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis conference along with 13 eminent women from around the world. The event was organised by the [[International Osteoporosis Foundation]] and hosted by [[Queen Rania of Jordan]] and during it, she made her first public speech. The international conference, which took place in [[Lisbon]], Portugal, brought together worldwide public figures to focus on osteoporosis treatment and called for government assistance around the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2002 |title=Parker Bowles joins NHS debate |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1954065.stm |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029214549/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1954065.stm |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> In 2004, she attended another conference in [[Dublin]], organised by the Irish Osteoporosis Society. The following year, she visited the United States [[National Institutes of Health]] in Maryland to give a presentation on osteoporosis to high-profile health figures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2005 |title=Duchess speaks on osteoporosis during the royal couple's visit to NIH's Clinical Center |work=Clinical Center NIH |url=http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/newsletter/2005/dec05/newsletter.html |url-status=dead |access-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404211349/http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/newsletter/2005/dec05/newsletter.html |archive-date=4 April 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Duchess of Cornwall, Prince of Wales - NIH.jpg|thumb|NIH director [[Elias Zerhouni]] welcomes Charles and Camilla to the NIH for a discussion on osteoporosis with Surgeon General [[Richard Carmona]] and other health officials, November 2005.]]

In 2006, Camilla launched the Big Bone walk campaign, leading 90 children and people with osteoporosis for a 10-mile walk and climb around [[Loch Muick]] at the [[Balmoral Estate]] in Scotland to raise money for the charity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2006 |title=The Duchess launches the Big Bone Walks at Balmoral in aid of the National Osteoporosis Society |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-launches-the-big-bone-walks-balmoral-aid-of-the-national-osteoporosis |url-status=live |access-date=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823051958/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-launches-the-big-bone-walks-balmoral-aid-of-the-national-osteoporosis |archive-date=23 August 2013}}</ref> The campaign raised £200,000, and continues almost every year as one of the fundraisers for the charity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2009 |title=Duchess boosts Bone Walk campaign |work=The Yorkshire Post |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/local-stories/duchess-boosts-bone-walk-campaign-1-2336230 |url-status=live |access-date=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193127/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/local-stories/duchess-boosts-bone-walk-campaign-1-2336230 |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> In 2011, she appeared in the BBC Radio drama ''[[The Archers]]'', playing herself,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Duchess of Cornwall's Archers debut |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12488022 |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719101504/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12488022 |archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> to raise the profile of the disease, and in 2013 teamed up with the television series ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' to raise funds for the National Osteoporosis Society.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=20 June 2013 |title=Sequins and salsa for Strictly fan Camilla as she joins Craig Revel Horwood for night at theatre |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2013062013130/duchess-of-cornwall-strictly-confidential |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101902/http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2013062013130/duchess-of-cornwall-strictly-confidential |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=9 September 2015}}</ref> By 2006, she had spoken at more than 60 functions on the disease in the United Kingdom and around the world and had also opened bone scanning units and osteoporosis centres to help people with the disease.<ref name="osteo"/> Almost every year, Camilla attends and partakes in [[World Osteoporosis Day]], by attending events around the United Kingdom on 20 October.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2010 |title=Duchess of Cornwall attends National Osteoporosis Day event |work=Australian Associated Press |url=http://multimedia.aapnewswire.com.au/SearchPreview.aspx?url=20101021000262741843&section=A&gallery=Duchess+of+Cornwall+attends+National+Osteoporosis+Day+event |access-date=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194627/http://multimedia.aapnewswire.com.au/SearchPreview.aspx?url=20101021000262741843&section=A&gallery=Duchess+of+Cornwall+attends+National+Osteoporosis+Day+event |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> She continues to attend conferences around the world, and meets with health experts to further discuss the disease.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 March 2011 |title=Camilla meets osteoporosis experts |work=The Press Association |via=Lisbon Informer |url=http://lisboninformer.com/1315/camilla-meets-osteoporosis-experts-the-press-association |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070354/http://lisboninformer.com/1315/camilla-meets-osteoporosis-experts-the-press-association |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=23 July 2015}}; {{Cite news |date=13 December 2012 |title=Osteoporosis Centre gets royal seal of approval |work=University of Southampton |url=http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2012/dec/12_219.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724035826/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2012/dec/12_219.shtml |archive-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

For her work on raising awareness of osteoporosis around the world, Camilla was honoured with an Ethel LeFrak award in 2005 from an American charity<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 2005 |title=Camilla given osteoporosis award |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4556541.stm |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019055331/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4556541.stm |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> and received the Kohn Foundation Award in 2007 from the National Osteoporosis Society.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 2007 |title=The Duchess receives the Kohn Award for raising awareness of osteoporosis |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-receives-the-kohn-award-raising-awareness-of-osteoporosis |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019043325/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-receives-the-kohn-award-raising-awareness-of-osteoporosis |archive-date=19 October 2013}}; {{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Denis |date=27 October 2007 |title=Camilla wins award for osteoporosis campaign |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/oct/28/health.monarchy |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019223256/http://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/oct/28/health.monarchy |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> In July 2007, Camilla opened the Duchess of Cornwall Centre for Osteoporosis at the [[Royal Cornwall Hospital]], Truro.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2007 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall has officially named a new hospital clinic as part of a day-long tour of Cornwall. |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/6274048.stm |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019055327/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/6274048.stm |archive-date=19 October 2013}}; {{Cite web |title=Royal Patronage awarded to the osteoporosis service by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, recognised the valuable local, national and international work of experts at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust |work=Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |url=http://www.rcht.nhs.uk/RoyalCornwallHospitalsTrust/OurOrganisation/NewsAndPublications/Publications/AnnualReports/AnnualReport0708/FitterFuture/ResearchAndDevelopment/RoyalPatronageForOsteoporosisCentre.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019123945/http://www.rcht.nhs.uk/RoyalCornwallHospitalsTrust/OurOrganisation/NewsAndPublications/Publications/AnnualReports/AnnualReport0708/FitterFuture/ResearchAndDevelopment/RoyalPatronageForOsteoporosisCentre.aspx |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=7 October 2013}}</ref> In the same year, [[King's College London]] awarded her an [[honorary fellow]]ship for raising the profile of osteoporosis.<ref name="fellow">{{Cite news |date=13 September 2007 |title=Honorary Fellowship for Duchess of Cornwall |work=King's College London |url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/news-archive/2007/sep/Honorary-Fellowship-for-Duchess-of-Cornwall.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015162703/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/news-archive/2007/sep/Honorary-Fellowship-for-Duchess-of-Cornwall.aspx |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> In 2009, the National Osteoporosis Society created The Duchess of Cornwall's Award (later renamed [[The Queen's Award for Osteoporosis]]), which recognises achievements in the field of osteoporosis.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 2011 |title=Susan Hampshire receives second Duchess of Cornwall Award |work=National Osteoporosis Society |url=http://www.nos.org.uk/page.aspx?pid=325&article=b7f32311-240e-4c46-a0da-67e590bbf67b |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325225107/http://www.nos.org.uk/page.aspx?pid=325&article=b7f32311-240e-4c46-a0da-67e590bbf67b |archive-date=25 March 2014}}</ref> In 2016, she received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Southampton]] in recognition of her efforts in raising awareness about osteoporosis.<ref>{{cite news|title=University awards honorary degree to Royal|url=http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/02/royal-graduation.page|access-date=2 March 2016|work=University of Southampton|date=10 February 2016|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308144638/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/02/royal-graduation.page|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the National Osteoporosis Society was renamed as the Royal Osteoporosis Society.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2019 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall attends the official launch of the Royal Osteoporosis Society |work=The Prince of Wales |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/duchess-cornwall-attends-official-launch-royal-osteoporosis-society |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510174015/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/duchess-cornwall-attends-official-launch-royal-osteoporosis-society |archive-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

==== Victims of rape and sexual abuse ====
After visiting nine [[rape crisis centre]]s in 2009 and hearing accounts from survivors, Camilla began raising awareness and advocating ways to help victims of [[rape and sexual abuse]] to overcome and move past their trauma.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Low |first=Valentine |date=2 February 2013 |title=Camilla takes leading role in fight to help rape victims |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/camilla-takes-leading-role-in-fight-to-help-rape-victims-dfnkpf6ldgf |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203204403/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3675617.ece |archive-date=3 February 2013}}</ref> She often speaks to victims at a rape crisis centre in [[Croydon]] and visits other centres to meet staff and victims, around the United Kingdom and during overseas tours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting victims of rape and sexual abuse |url=http://www.hrh-princeofwales.com/uk/focus/rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315172520/http://www.hrh-princeofwales.com/uk/focus/rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |archive-date=15 March 2015 |access-date=14 March 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref><ref name="centers">{{Cite magazine |date=5 February 2013 |title=Duchess of Cornwall hosts a reception supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/world/540675/duchess-of-cornwall-hosts-reception-supporting-survivors-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |url-status=live |magazine=Marie Claire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190256/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/world/540675/duchess-of-cornwall-hosts-reception-supporting-survivors-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> During a 2008 meeting with the then-[[mayor of London]], [[Boris Johnson]], Camilla recounted an incident from her teenage years when on a train to Paddington at 16 or 17, a man assaulted her—only for her to defend herself using her shoe and then report the man to authorities, leading to his arrest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/31/queen-camilla-fought-off-sexual-assault-as-teenager-book-claims|title=Queen Camilla fought off sexual assault as teenager, book claims|work=The Guardian|first=Joe|last=Coughlan|date=31 August 2025|access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Relph |first=Daniela |date=1 September 2025 |title=Camilla fought off attacker with shoe as teenager, book says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c209ql9z2d1o |access-date=1 September 2025 |work=BBC News}}</ref> In 2010, alongside Boris Johnson, she opened a centre in [[Ealing]], West London, for rape victims. The centre later expanded to other areas including [[Hillingdon]], [[Fulham]], [[Hounslow]], and [[Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirk |first=Tristan |date=13 July 2010 |title=Duchess of Cornwall opens new rape support centre in Ealing |work=Harrow Times |url=http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8267919.Duchess_of_Cornwall_opens_new_rape_support_centre |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193728/http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8267919.Duchess_of_Cornwall_opens_new_rape_support_centre |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> In 2011, Camilla opened the Oakwood Place Essex Sexual Assault Referral Centre at Brentwood Community Hospital in [[Essex]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Duchess of Cornwall visits rape crisis centre in Essex |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-15428304 |url-status=live |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404041938/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-15428304 |archive-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> She is patron of the [[Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2018 |title=Bobby Van Patron, HRH Duchess of Cornwall, supports domestic abuse campaign |url=https://wiltshirebobbyvan.org.uk/2018/04/06/bobby-van-patron-hrh-duchess-of-cornwall-supports-domestic-abuse-campaign |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913040451/https://wiltshirebobbyvan.org.uk/2018/04/06/bobby-van-patron-hrh-duchess-of-cornwall-supports-domestic-abuse-campaign/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which provides home security for victims of crime and domestic abuse, and of [[SafeLives]], a charity that campaigns against domestic abuse and violence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2022 |title=Duchess of Cornwall visits 'moving' Manchester photo exhibition |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61305564 |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821220214/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61305564 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Camilla held a meeting at Clarence House which brought together rape victims and rape support groups. Director of Public Prosecutions [[Keir Starmer]] and Home Secretary [[Theresa May]] (both future prime ministers) were guests at the occasion. At the occasion, she introduced a plan to help the victims: about 750 wash-bags, created by her Clarence House staff and packed with luxury toiletries, were distributed to victims at the centres. Camilla thought of the gesture after she visited a centre in [[Derbyshire]] and asked victims what they would like to help them feel at ease after the trauma and forensic examinations. According to Clarence House, the event was the first meeting of high-profile figures to focus exclusively on rape and sexual abuse subjects.<ref name="centers"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/duchess-of-cornwall-launches-scheme-offering-comfort-for-rape-victims-pl0vp6sqbms |title=Duchess of Cornwall launches scheme offering comfort for rape victims |work=[[The Times]] |first=Valentine |last=Low |date=6 February 2013 |access-date=1 January 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101182546/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/duchess-of-cornwall-launches-scheme-offering-comfort-for-rape-victims-pl0vp6sqbms |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, Camilla travelled to Northern Ireland and opened The Rowan, a sexual assault and referral centre at [[Antrim Area Hospital]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 2013 |title=Duchess of Cornwall officially opens The Rowan |work=Northern Health and Social Care Trust |url=http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about/1865.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203153832/http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about/1865.htm |archive-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> which was the first centre to provide help and comfort to rape and sexual abuse victims in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 June 2013 |title=Northern Ireland first Sexual assault referral centre opens |work=Northern Ireland Executive |url=http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-250613-northern-irelands-first |url-status=dead |access-date=2 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060923/http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-250613-northern-irelands-first |archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> In March 2016, during a tour to the [[Western Balkans]] with her husband, Camilla visited [[UNICEF]] programmes in Montenegro and while there, she discussed child sexual abuse and was shown an exclusive preview of a new app designed to protect children from online sexual abuse.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2016 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall sees how UNICEF protects children from online sexual abuse in Montenegro |work=UNICEF |url=http://www.unicef.org/media/media_90562.html |url-status=dead |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520055608/http://www.unicef.org/media/media_90562.html |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> The following year, she partnered with retail and pharmacy chain [[Boots UK|Boots]] to create a line of wash-bags which will be given to sexual assault referral centres around the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 2017 |title=Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is using her royal profile to draw attention to sexual violence |work=Chatelaine |url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115075731/https://www.chatelaine.com/living/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall |archive-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> As of 2024, it has donated more than 50,000 wash-bags filled with toiletries, which are offered at SARCs after a forensic examination.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 May 2024 |title=Boots attends reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the relaunch of the Wash Bags project |url=https://www.boots-uk.com/newsroom/news/boots-attends-reception-at-buckingham-palace-to-mark-the-relaunch-of-the-wash-bags-project/ |work=Boots UK |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

In May 2020, Camilla supported SafeLives's 'Reach In' campaign, which encourages people to look out for people around them that might be suffering from domestic violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/duchess-cornwall-supports-reach-campaign-domestic-abuse|title=The Duchess of Cornwall supports 'Reach In' campaign on domestic abuse|work=The Prince of Wales|date=17 May 2020|accessdate=29 November 2022|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130011758/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/duchess-cornwall-supports-reach-campaign-domestic-abuse|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, she guest-edited ''The Emma Barnett Show'' on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], which featured conversations on domestic violence.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-guest-edit-emma-barnett-show-radio-five-live|title=Why the Duchess of Cornwall cannot wait to physically hug her grandchildren|magazine=Tatler|first=Annabel|last=Sampson|date=7 July 2020|accessdate=29 November 2022|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130011757/https://www.tatler.com/article/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-guest-edit-emma-barnett-show-radio-five-live|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2021, Camilla was named as patron of the Mirabel Centre, Nigeria's first sexual assault referral centre.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Javed |first=Saman |date=7 September 2021 |title=Duchess of Cornwall named as patron of Nigeria's first sexual assault referral centre |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/duchess-cornwall-patron-nigeria-sexual-assault-b1915798.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907162840/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/duchess-cornwall-patron-nigeria-sexual-assault-b1915798.html |archive-date=7 September 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021 |work=The Independent}}</ref> In October 2021, she gave a speech at the launch of ''Shameless'', a project endorsed by the Women of the World Foundation and [[Birkbeck, University of London]] looking to educate people on sexual violence. She expressed her shock at the [[murder of Sarah Everard]] and urged both men and women to break down the "[[culture of silence]]" surrounding sexual assault.<ref name="bbcOct2021">{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=27 October 2021 |title=Camilla warns of culture normalising sexual violence |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59061740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102143650/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59061740 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In February 2022, the Duchess and Theresa May supported a campaign initiated by the NHS England to encourage survivors of sexual and domestic abuse to come forward for help.<ref name="feb2022"/> The campaign also highlighted the support offered at sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in England.<ref name="feb2022">{{Cite news |last=Grierson |first=Jamie |date=6 February 2022 |title=Camilla and May back NHS campaign to help victims and survivors of abuse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/07/camilla-and-may-back-nhs-campaign-to-help-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715131750/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/07/camilla-and-may-back-nhs-campaign-to-help-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The campaign was released on the first day of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week.<ref name="feb2022"/> She also visited the Haven Paddington, a sexual assault referral centre in [[West London]] and Thames Valley Partnership, a charity for domestic abuse survivors in [[Aylesbury]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60377261|title=Camilla tests positive for coronavirus|work=BBC News|first=Doug|last=Faulkner|date=14 February 2022|accessdate=29 April 2023|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422022251/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60377261|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2022, Camilla hosted her first reception at Buckingham Palace after becoming queen to raise awareness of violence against women and girls during the UN's annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. She was joined by [[Sophie, Countess of Wessex]], Queen Rania of Jordan, [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium]], [[Crown Princess Mary of Denmark]] and the first lady of Ukraine, [[Olena Zelenska]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/queen-consort-praised-for-raising-awareness-of-horrific-violence-against-women-and-girls-12758111 |title=Queen Consort praised for raising awareness of 'horrific' violence against women and girls |work=Sky News |first=Emma |last=Birchley |date=29 November 2022 |access-date=29 December 2023 |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229065740/https://news.sky.com/story/queen-consort-praised-for-raising-awareness-of-horrific-violence-against-women-and-girls-12758111 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her work with survivors of domestic abuse and campaigners working to raise awareness on the issues was covered in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] documentary ''Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors'' in November 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/queen-camilla-documentary-confirms-date-newsupdate/|title=Queen Camilla documentary Her Majesty: Behind Closed Doors confirms air date|magazine=Radio Times|first=James|last=Hibbs|date=30 October 2024|access-date=1 November 2024|archive-date=2 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241102050212/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/queen-camilla-documentary-confirms-date-newsupdate/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Literacy ====
[[File:Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall with Peter McLaughlin in The Doon School.jpg|thumb|With [[Peter McLaughlin]], then headmaster of [[The Doon School]] which she visited in November 2013 on her India tour<ref>{{Cite web |title=Day 2: The Prince and The Duchess visit India |work=The Prince of Wales |date=7 November 2013 |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/day-2-the-prince-and-the-duchess-visit-india |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109002418/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/day-2-the-prince-and-the-duchess-visit-india |archive-date=9 November 2013}}</ref>]]

Being an avid reader, Camilla is an advocate for [[literacy]]. She is the patron of the [[National Literacy Trust]] and other literacy charities. She often visits schools, libraries and children's organisations to read to young children. Additionally, she partakes in literacy celebrations, including [[International Literacy Day]] and [[World Book Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2010 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall celebrates International Literacy Day |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-cornwall-celebrates-international-literacy-day |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061238/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-cornwall-celebrates-international-literacy-day |archive-date=4 December 2017 |access-date=20 May 2014 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In 2011, she donated money to support the ''[[Evening Standard]]''{{'}}s literacy campaign,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2011 |title=Camilla joins our literacy campaign |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/camilla-joins-our-literacy-campaign-6408980.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216010456/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/camilla-joins-our-literacy-campaign-6408980.html |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> and replaced the Duke of Edinburgh as patron of [[BookTrust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/governance/our-patron/|title=Our Patron|work=BookTrust|accessdate=2 March 2023|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115160131/https://www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/governance/our-patron/|url-status=live}}</ref> Camilla has also launched and continues to launch campaigns and programmes to promote literacy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2013 |title=HRH the Duchess of Cornwall launches our search for Literacy Heroes |work=National Literacy Trust |url=http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/5624_hrh_the_duchess_of_cornwall_launches_our_search_for_literacy_heroes |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318061909/https://literacytrust.org.uk/news/5624_hrh_the_duchess_of_cornwall_launches_our_search_for_literacy_heroes |archive-date=18 March 2016}}; {{Cite news |date=26 January 2012 |title=Theo Walcott joins Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall to launch Premier League Reading Stars |work=National Literacy Trust |url=http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/4355_theo_walcott_joins_her_royal_highness_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_launch_premier_league_reading_stars |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320090954/https://literacytrust.org.uk/news/4355_theo_walcott_joins_her_royal_highness_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_launch_premier_league_reading_stars |archive-date=20 March 2016}}</ref> On spreading literacy, she stated in 2013 during a speech at an event for the National Literacy Trust that "I firmly believe in the importance of igniting a passion for reading in the next generation. I was lucky enough to have a father who was a fervent bibliophile and a brilliant storyteller too. In a world where the written word competes with so many other calls on our attention, we need more Literacy Heroes to keep inspiring young people to find the pleasure and power of reading for themselves."<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2013 |title=A message from HRH The Duchess of Cornwall for the National Literacy Trust's 'Literacy Heroes' Campaign |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/speeches/message-hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall-the-national-literacy-trusts-literacy-heroes |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723071641/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/speeches/message-hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall-the-national-literacy-trusts-literacy-heroes |archive-date=23 July 2015}}</ref>

Camilla has been patron of the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition since 2014. The initiative, which is run by the Royal Commonwealth Society, asks young writers from across the Commonwealth to write essays on a specified theme, with Camilla launching the competition annually.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stacey |first=Danielle |date=23 April 2020 |title=Duchess of Cornwall encourages young people to take on this challenge during lockdown |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2020042388600/duchess-of-cornwall-rcs-writing-competition |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022010943/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2020042388600/duchess-of-cornwall-rcs-writing-competition |archive-date=22 October 2020 |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref> Since 2015, she has been involved with 500 Words, a competition launched by [[BBC Radio 2]] for children to write and share their stories<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2018 |title=BBC Radio 2's 500 Words is launched with The Duchess of Cornwall as Honorary Judge |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/bbc-radio-2s-500-words-launched-duchess-cornwall-honorary-judge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101646/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/bbc-radio-2s-500-words-launched-duchess-cornwall-honorary-judge |archive-date=2 April 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> and was announced as the competition's honorary judge in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |title=500 words – HRH the Duchess of Cornwall |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1y5P6dgnjM2zr0CcfJQ4vFv/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226055015/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1y5P6dgnjM2zr0CcfJQ4vFv/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018 |work=BBC Radio 2}}</ref> Since 2019, she has supported [[Gyles Brandreth]]'s initiative Poetry Together, which aims to bring younger and older generations together through poetry recitation.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Georgia |date=1 September 2021 |title=Duchess Camilla's cake recipe features an unexpected secret ingredient |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/20210901120801/duchess-of-cornwall-victoria-sponge-recipe |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902013429/https://www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/20210901120801/duchess-of-cornwall-victoria-sponge-recipe |archive-date=2 September 2021 |access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>

In January 2021, Camilla launched the Duchess of Cornwall's Reading Room online club for readers, writers and literary communities to connect and share their interests and projects.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2021 |title=Duchess of Cornwall launches new Reading Room club for book lovers |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-01/duchess-of-cornwall-launches-new-reading-room-club-for-book-lovers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108133616/https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-01/duchess-of-cornwall-launches-new-reading-room-club-for-book-lovers |archive-date=8 January 2021 |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=ITV News}}</ref> In January 2022, she joined members of the Reading Room initiative to promote planting books in [[phonebox]] libraries around the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |date=7 January 2022 |title=Why Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Took a Tourist Pic Inside One of the U.K.'s Iconic Red Telephone Boxes |url=https://people.com/royals/camilla-duchess-cornwall-tourist-photo-inside-red-telephone-box-phonebox-library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107174013/https://people.com/royals/camilla-duchess-cornwall-tourist-photo-inside-red-telephone-box-phonebox-library |archive-date=7 January 2022 |access-date=7 January 2022 |magazine=People}}</ref> In February 2023, the Reading Room initiative was relaunched as a charity under the name the Queen's Reading Room.<ref name="Queen-Reading">{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/queen-consort-camilla-makes-first-public-appearance-since-testing-positive-for-covid-12817955|title=Queen Consort: Camilla makes first public appearance since testing positive for COVID|work=Sky News|first=James|last=Robinson|date=23 February 2023|accessdate=23 February 2023|archive-date=24 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224000833/https://news.sky.com/story/queen-consort-camilla-makes-first-public-appearance-since-testing-positive-for-covid-12817955|url-status=live}}</ref> The inaugural Queen's Reading Room Festival was held at [[Hampton Court Palace]] on 11 June, with [[Judi Dench]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]], [[Kate Mosse]] and other celebrities as guests.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/11/jane-austen-queen-reading-list-literary-festival-tribute/|title=Queen's literary festival pays tribute to Jane Austen|work=The Telegraph|date=12 June 2023|accessdate=26 June 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626034240/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/11/jane-austen-queen-reading-list-literary-festival-tribute/|url-status=live}}</ref> The festival has become an annual event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/miriam-margolyes-helena-bonham-carter-ian-rankin-lee-child-oscar-b2522103.html|title=Helena Bonham Carter and Miriam Margolyes headline Queen's literary festival|work=The Independent|first=Charlotte|last=McLaughlin|date=2 April 2024|access-date=4 April 2024|archive-date=4 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404040759/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/miriam-margolyes-helena-bonham-carter-ian-rankin-lee-child-oscar-b2522103.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2025, Camilla launched the Queen's Reading Room Medal to recognise the work of people that contribute to the practice of reading among their communities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/03/25/queen-victory-naysayers-online-reading-club-failure/|title=Queen claims victory over 'naysayers' who said online reading club would fail|work=The Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|date=25 March 2025|access-date=25 March 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In October 2021, Camilla was announced as patron of Silver Stories, a charity that links young people to the elderly by encouraging them to read stories over telephone.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stacey |first=Danielle |date=3 October 2021 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall reveals her favourite book to read to her grandchildren |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20211003123036/duchess-of-cornwall-reveals-favourite-book-to-read-to-grandchildren |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003095453/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20211003123036/duchess-of-cornwall-reveals-favourite-book-to-read-to-grandchildren |archive-date=3 October 2021 |access-date=3 October 2021 |magazine=Hello!}}</ref> In May 2022, she became patron of [[Book Aid International]], a role previously held by Prince Philip from 1966 until his death in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bookaid.org/blog/news/our-new-royal-patron/|title=Our new Royal Patron|work=Book Aid International|date=5 July 2022|access-date=3 February 2023|archive-date=3 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203075839/https://bookaid.org/blog/news/our-new-royal-patron/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2022 and ahead of her 75th birthday, she launched her Birthday Books Project, with the aim of providing wellbeing and happiness-themed mini libraries at 75 primary schools from disadvantaged areas in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/camilla-newport-children-wales-national-literacy-trust-b2117130.html|title=Pupils sing Happy Birthday to Camilla at opening of school library|work=The Independent|first=Bronwen|last=Weatherby|date=6 July 2022|accessdate=6 December 2022|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207002846/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/camilla-newport-children-wales-national-literacy-trust-b2117130.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2023, as patron of the National Literacy Trust, Camilla opened the first Coronation library at Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol, and 50 Coronation libraries will be created for children in communities with low levels of literacy across the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-65632254|title=Queen Camilla opens library in first solo engagement since Coronation|work=BBC News|date=18 May 2023|accessdate=19 May 2023|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519020024/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-65632254|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2023, she launched a new UK-France literary prize with [[Brigitte Macron]], the Entente Littéraire Prize at the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]] (BnF) in Paris. The Entente Littéraire Prize will recognise Young Adult (YA) Fiction and allow UK and French citizens to share joint literary experiences, reinforcing cultural ties whilst celebrating the joys of reading.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-66867649|title=In pictures: King Charles and Queen Camilla on state visit to France|work=BBC News|date=22 September 2023|accessdate=22 September 2023|archive-date=23 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223040322/https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-66867649|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/France-2023|title=State Visit to France|work=The Royal Family|date=22 September 2023|accessdate=22 September 2023|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921142311/https://www.royal.uk/France-2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2024, twenty new manuscripts by different authors were added to the miniature library of [[Queen Mary's Dolls' House]] as part of the Modern-Day Miniature Library project headed by Camilla to reflect Britain's modern literature.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68139937|title=Queen updates royal Dolls' House with tiny modern books|work=BBC News|first=Lou|last=Newton|date=30 January 2024|access-date=30 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130144648/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68139937|archive-date=30 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Other areas ====
Camilla is a supporter of [[animal welfare]] and patron of many animal welfare charities, including [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]] and president of [[Brooke (charity)|Brooke]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our President: HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |work=The Brooke |url=http://www.thebrooke.org/about-us/our-patrons-and-ambassadors/our-president-hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003163453/http://www.thebrooke.org/about-us/our-patrons-and-ambassadors/our-president-hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall |archive-date=3 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> She often visits other animal shelters to show her support and to see how the animals are cared for. Camilla, who had owned two [[Jack Russell Terrier]]s named Rosie and Tosca,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8090015/Duchess-of-Cornwall-mauled-by-kitten.html|title=Duchess of Cornwall 'mauled' by kitten|work=The Telegraph|date=27 October 2010|access-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425035117/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8090015/Duchess-of-Cornwall-mauled-by-kitten.html|archive-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> adopted two rescue puppies of the same breed named Beth and Bluebell from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in 2011 and 2012, respectively,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/battersea-jack-russells-queen-consort-camilla-breeds-rehomed-b1077214.html|title=Battersea reveals Jack Russells, Queen consort's favourites, among tops breeds rehomed|work=Evening Standard|first=Seren|last=Morris|date=27 April 2023|access-date=29 December 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229065740/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/battersea-jack-russells-queen-consort-camilla-breeds-rehomed-b1077214.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/12/duchess-camilla-dog-beth|title=Duchess Camilla's Dog Beth Helped Her Open a New Animal Shelter|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=Katie|last=Nicholl|date=9 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2023|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604162658/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/12/duchess-camilla-dog-beth|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by another rescue named Moley in 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/queen-camilla-new-puppy-beth-battersea-b2704341.html|title=Queen Camilla adopts rescue puppy after death of beloved Jack Russell|work=The Independent|first=Tony|last=Jones|date=25 February 2025|access-date=25 February 2025|archive-date=25 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225181815/https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/queen-camilla-new-puppy-beth-battersea-b2704341.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2012, she opened two [[veterinary]] facilities at the [[University of Bristol]]'s School of Veterinary Sciences at Langford in [[Somerset]], which provide treatment for sick animals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 February 2012 |title=Camilla opens new equine veterinary facilities |url=http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2012/02/238.shtml#axzz2hFbjYEio |website=Horsetalk.co.nz |url-status=live |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110055118/http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2012/02/238.shtml#axzz2hFbjYEio |archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> In 2015, she worked with department store [[Fortnum & Mason]] to sell 250 jars of honey produced by bees in her private garden in Wiltshire; the jars, priced at £20, sold out in two weeks<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2015 |title=Fortnum & Mason to stock royal honey from the Duchess of Cornwall's bees |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/fortnum-mason-to-stock-royal-honey-from-the-duchess-of-cornwalls-bees-10150399.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419162410/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/fortnum-mason-to-stock-royal-honey-from-the-duchess-of-cornwalls-bees-10150399.html |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=Evening Standard}}; {{Cite magazine |date=24 April 2015 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall's honey is a huge success in Fortnum & Mason |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/2015042424829/duchess-of-cornwall-honey-success-fortnum-mason |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427220418/http://us.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/2015042424829/duchess-of-cornwall-honey-success-fortnum-mason |archive-date=27 April 2015 |access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> and the proceeds were donated to the Medical Detection Dogs charity, of which she is a patron.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2015 |title=Duchess takes on the Duchy in the battle of the royal honeycombs |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11510401/Duchess-takes-on-the-Duchy-in-the-battle-of-the-royal-honeycombs.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11510401/Duchess-takes-on-the-Duchy-in-the-battle-of-the-royal-honeycombs.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since then, she sends a limited edition of honey every year to Fortnum & Mason, with proceeds donated to her other charities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2018 |title=Five products raising funds for charities around the UK |website=fundraising.co.uk |url=https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/12/five-products-raising-funds-charities-around-uk |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128155456/https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/12/five-products-raising-funds-charities-around-uk |archive-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>

Camilla supports organisations around the world working to combat poverty and [[homelessness]]. She is the patron of [[Emmaus UK]], and in 2013, during her solo trip to Paris, she went to see the work done by the charity in that city. Every year around Christmas, she visits [[Emmaus UK#Existing communities|Emmaus communities]] across the United Kingdom.<ref name="french"/> In a similar vein, she is a staunch supporter of [[credit unions]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Duchess and credit union |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/features/the-duchess-of-cornwall-and-credit-unions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723075730/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/features/the-duchess-of-cornwall-and-credit-unions |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=18 July 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> which she states are a "real force for change in the financial landscape, serve the people, not profit" and "provide a friendly financial community where members mutually benefit from advice, as well as savings accounts and loans."<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 October 2014 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall hosts a reception for representatives of the credit union sector |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-cornwall-hosts-reception-representatives-of-the-credit-union-sector |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720155518/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-duchess-of-cornwall-hosts-reception-representatives-of-the-credit-union-sector |archive-date=20 July 2015}}</ref> She annually hosts disabled and terminally ill children from her patronages [[Helen & Douglas House]] and Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity for lunch at Clarence House, where they also decorate the [[Christmas tree]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/queen-camilla-celebrates-christmas-decorating-clarence-house-children-charity/|title=Christmas with Queen Camilla! Royal Opens London Home to Kids for Tree Trimming with Santa|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=7 December 2022|accessdate=7 December 2022|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207155314/https://people.com/royals/queen-camilla-celebrates-christmas-decorating-clarence-house-children-charity/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also supports [[Human nutrition|healthy-eating]], anti-[[FGM]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchess of Cornwall praised for backing anti-FGM campaign |url=http://www.figo.org/news/duchess-cornwall-praised-backing-anti-fgm-campaign-0013924 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225131615/http://www.figo.org/news/duchess-cornwall-praised-backing-anti-fgm-campaign-0013924 |archive-date=25 December 2016 |access-date=26 January 2017 |work=International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics}}</ref> arts and [[Cultural heritage|heritage]] related organisations and programmes.<ref name="Charities"/>

In March 2022 and amid the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Camilla made a "substantial" donation to the ''[[Daily Mail]]''{{'}}s refugee campaign.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=3 March 2022 |title=The Queen makes 'generous' private donation to Ukraine fund as Royal family shows its support |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/03/queen-makes-generous-private-donation-ukraine-fund-show-royal/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305182024/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/03/queen-makes-generous-private-donation-ukraine-fund-show-royal/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> In February 2023, she and Charles donated to the [[Disasters Emergency Committee]] (DEC) which was helping victims of the [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64568254|title=Turkey-Syria earthquake: King thanked for 'generous' donation to DEC disaster appeal|work=BBC News|first1=Charley|last1=Adams|first2=Emily|last2=McGarvey|date=9 February 2023|accessdate=9 February 2023|archive-date=8 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208220228/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64568254|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Fashion and style ==
[[File:CharlesIIIandCamillawithTrumps2019.jpg|thumb|Camilla (left) wears a white gown Fiona Clare at a formal dinner, 2019]] Camilla topped [[Richard Blackwell]]'s list of "Ten Worst-Dressed Women" in 1994, and her name appeared on it again in 1995, 2001 and 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2008 |title=In tribute: A sampling of Mr Blackwell's worst-dressed list |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2008/oct/20/mr-blackwells-worst-dressed-list |access-date=5 August 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805223654/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2008/oct/20/mr-blackwells-worst-dressed-list |url-status=live }}</ref> In the years after her marriage, she has developed her own style and tried outfits and ensembles by notable fashion designers.<ref name="Tel-Fashion">{{Cite news |last=Leaper |first=Caroline |date=4 April 2017 |title=How Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is finding her own sense of regal elegance at 69 |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/camilla-duchess-cornwall-finding-sense-regal-elegance-69 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/camilla-duchess-cornwall-finding-sense-regal-elegance-69 |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2017 |title=As Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, turns 70, look back at her best fashion moment |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/camilla-duchess-cornwallstyle-hits-best-fashion-looks |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/camilla-duchess-cornwallstyle-hits-best-fashion-looks |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She is said to prefer "signature tea and shirt dress styles" and favours "tones of nude, white and navy" and "round necklines".<ref name="Tel-Fashion"/> She has also been praised for her jewellery collections.<ref name="Tel-Fashion"/> In 2018, ''[[Tatler]]'' named her on its list of Britain's best dressed people, praising her for her hat choices which have given "millinery a good name".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2018 |title=Royal Family lead Tatler's 2018 best-dressed Brits list |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45038649 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018084144/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45038649 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Charles and Camilla topped ''Tatler''{{'}}s Social Power Index for 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 June 2023 |title= King and Queen top Tatler's Social Power Index |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/prince-hugh-grosvenor-charles-iii-tatler-wales-b2364980.html |access-date= 27 June 2023 |work= The Independent |archive-date= 27 June 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230627132500/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/prince-hugh-grosvenor-charles-iii-tatler-wales-b2364980.html |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2024, the magazine included her on its list of the most glamorous European royals.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/gallery/international-womens-day-best-royals|title=C'est chic! As the world marks International Women's Day, Tatler celebrates the most glamorous European royals|magazine=Tatler|first=Alessia|last=Armenise|date=8 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308202659/https://www.tatler.com/gallery/international-womens-day-best-royals|archive-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>

In 2022, Camilla took part in her first solo magazine shoot for [[British Vogue|British ''Vogue'']], appearing in the July 2022 issue.<ref name="Vogue-July">{{Cite magazine |last=Hattersley |first=Giles |date=18 June 2022 |title=HRH The Duchess Of Cornwall Makes Her Debut In British Vogue – And Speaks Candidly About The Future Of The Firm |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-interview |access-date=18 June 2022 |magazine=British Vogue |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618081140/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> The shoot took place at Clarence House, and the outfits were chosen from her own wardrobe.<ref name="Vogue-July"/> In 2023, she was named among British ''Vogue''{{'}}s "The Vogue 25", which annually celebrates influential women pushing British society forwards.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title= The Vogue 25: Discover The Powerhouse Women Who Made This Year's Line-Up |url= https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-vogue-25-list-2023 |access-date= 22 August 2023 |magazine= British Vogue |archive-date= 23 August 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230823082309/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-vogue-25-list-2023 |url-status= live }}</ref> In response to an enquiry by [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], Buckingham Palace stated in May 2024 that Camilla would no longer "procure any new fur garments".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-69004439|title=Queen Camilla will buy no more real-fur items|work=BBC News|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|date=15 May 2024|access-date=15 May 2024|archive-date=15 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515034232/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-69004439|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
{{Main|List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla}}

===Titles and styles===
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Upon marrying Charles, Camilla was styled "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall". In Scotland, she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay".<ref name="powtitle">{{Cite web |title=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=The Prince of Wales |archive-date=10 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181110163638/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |url-status=live }}</ref> Legally, Camilla was [[Princess of Wales]] but adopted the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title, Duke of Cornwall, in a concession to the low public opinion of her.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=13 November 2018 |title=The Royal Title that Camilla and Princess Diana Shared |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/culture/princess-diana-camilla-title-17673 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004958/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/culture/princess-diana-camilla-title-17673 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |access-date=2 January 2019 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |quote=When she married Prince Charles, "Camilla was not popular or well liked, [though] this has changed a lot since the marriage as Camilla has taken on a lot of patronages and Charles is a lot happier," [Marlene] Koenig says. "Still, [there was] a lot of tension and anger among a certain element of the population—so it was decided that Camilla would be styled as the Duchess of Cornwall, even though, of course, she is the Princess of Wales."}}</ref> In 2021, upon the [[death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], Charles inherited his father's titles,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2021 |title=HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/187-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411005304/https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/187-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=College of Arms}}</ref> and Camilla thus became also formally [[Duchess of Edinburgh]] until Charles's accession the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2021 |title=Prince Philip's Duke of Edinburgh title will pass to another royal when Charles is king |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/who-will-receive-prince-philips-duke-of-edinburgh-title/8aa5d632-4b47-4b77-bad7-f1e38d48835e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203343/https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/who-will-receive-prince-philips-duke-of-edinburgh-title/8aa5d632-4b47-4b77-bad7-f1e38d48835e |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021 |work=9Honey}}</ref>

[[Clarence House]] stated on the occasion of Charles and Camilla's wedding in 2005 that, upon his accession, she intended to be known as [[princess consort]] rather than as queen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2005 |title=Clarence House press release |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/announcement-of-the-marriage-of-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-and-mrs-camilla-parker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624012434/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/announcement-of-the-marriage-of-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-and-mrs-camilla-parker |archive-date=24 June 2014 |access-date=6 April 2018 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> Like the initial title of duchess, this promise reflected public disapproval.<ref name="Saunt"/> There is no legal or historical precedent for such a title, however, and Camilla was to be queen under [[common law]] anyway.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2017 |title='London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen's death |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527080852/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge |archive-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> The rising public acceptance of her allowed the 2005 announcement to be quietly shelved.<ref name="Saunt"/> In her 2022 [[Accession day#United Kingdom|Accession Day]] message, Elizabeth&nbsp;II stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=5 February 2022 |title=Queen wants Camilla to be known as Queen Consort |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60274816 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205221941/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60274816 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

Camilla duly became queen consort upon Charles's accession on 8 September 2022. She was initially styled as "Her Majesty The Queen Consort" to distinguish her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=The Queen Consort |url=https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908215529/https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort |archive-date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=The Royal Family}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/coronation/frequently-asked-questions|title=Coronation frequently asked questions|work=Australian Government|accessdate=1 May 2023|archive-date=3 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503014237/https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/coronation/frequently-asked-questions|url-status=live}}</ref> Since her coronation on 6 May 2023, she has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen", consistent with past queens consort.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/camilla-just-queen-following-coronation-royal-family-shelves-consort-title-rebrand-2324350|title=Camilla is now just 'the Queen' following coronation as Royal Family shelves consort title in rebrand|work=inews.co.uk|first=Steve|last=Robson|date=7 May 2023|accessdate=23 May 2023|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604043302/https://inews.co.uk/news/camilla-just-queen-following-coronation-royal-family-shelves-consort-title-rebrand-2324350|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Honours===
Camilla is a Royal Lady of the [[Most Noble Order of the Garter]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=31 December 2021 |title=Blair becomes 'Sir Tony' and joins top royal order |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59841419 |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231224921/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59841419 |archive-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> Extra Lady of the [[Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle]],<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=The Royal Family |user=RoyalFamily |number=1669693005085786115 |title= The King has been graciously pleased to appoint The Queen to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.}}</ref> Dame Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Titles and Heraldry |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-duchess-of-cornwall/titles-and-heraldry/titles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907235520/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-duchess-of-cornwall/titles-and-heraldry/titles |archive-date=7 September 2015 |access-date=8 September 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}; {{Cite press release |title=The Duchess of Cornwall appointed to the Royal Victorian Order |date=9 April 2012 |publisher=The Royal Family |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2012/TheDuchessofCornwallRoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |access-date=9 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411153349/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2012/TheDuchessofCornwallRoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |archive-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> Grand Master and First and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the [[Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Milss|first=Rhiannon|title=King recognises Queen and Prince William in honours list and creates new role for Kate, Princess of Wales|url=https://news.sky.com/story/king-recognises-queen-and-prince-william-in-honours-list-and-creates-new-role-for-kate-princess-of-wales-13121607|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423152048/https://news.sky.com/story/king-recognises-queen-and-prince-william-in-honours-list-and-creates-new-role-for-kate-princess-of-wales-13121607|access-date=23 April 2024|work=Sky News|date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> recipient of the [[Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2018 |title=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181110163638/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |archive-date=10 November 2018 |access-date=10 November 2018 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> recipient of the [[Royal Family Order of Charles III]],<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Majesty Magazine & Joe Little |user=MajestyMagazine |number=1805686741119975811 |title= The Royal Family Order of Charles III appearance.}}</ref> and a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]] and the [[Privy Council of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privy Council members |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/ |access-date=7 October 2022 |work=Privy Council |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621160241/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=King Charles holding private audiences at Rideau Hall, Queen Camilla sworn in to Privy Council |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2167488/king-charles-holding-private-audiences-at-rideau-hall-queen-camilla-sworn-in-to-privy-council |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Radio Canada |date=26 May 2025 |archive-date=27 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527000750/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2167488/king-charles-holding-private-audiences-at-rideau-hall-queen-camilla-sworn-in-to-privy-council |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Arms===
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|notes             = On Camilla's 58th birthday in 2005, Clarence House announced that she had been granted by Queen Elizabeth II a [[coat of arms]] for her own personal use. It was reported that Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, and Camilla all took a "keen interest" in the arms' creation, and they were prepared by [[Peter Gwynn-Jones]], [[Garter Principal King of Arms]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2005 |title=Camilla's coat of arms unveiled |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4689987.stm |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805082348/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4689987.stm |archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="College of Arms">{{Cite web |title=The Coat of Arms of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Cornwall.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608022916/http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Cornwall.htm |archive-date=8 June 2011 |access-date=9 April 2011 |work=College of Arms}}</ref> A new grant of arms was made in 2023 after Charles's accession as king.<ref name="College of Arms 2">{{Cite web |title=Arms of Her Majesty Queen Camilla |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/resources/arms-of-her-majesty-queen-camilla |access-date=21 April 2023 |work=College of Arms |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421024740/https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/resources/arms-of-her-majesty-queen-camilla |url-status=live }}</ref> Camilla's coat of arms [[Impalement (heraldry)|impale]] the [[royal arms]] to the dexter, with her father's own arms to the sinister.<ref name="College of Arms 2"/>
|year_adopted      = 21 February 2023 (first granted 14 July 2005)<ref name="College of Arms 2"/>
|coronet           = [[Tudor Crown]]<ref name="College of Arms 2"/>
|escutcheon        = Within the Garter Our Royal Arms [Quarterly, I and IV [[Royal arms of England|Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or langued and armed Azure]]. II [[Royal arms of Scotland|Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules]]. III [[Coat of arms of Ireland|Azure a harp Or stringed Argent]]] impaling the Arms of Shand [Azure a Boar's Head erased behind the ears Argent armed and langued Or on a Chief engrailed Argent between two Mullets Gules a Cross crosslet fitchy Sable] surmounted by Our Crown<ref name="College of Arms"/><ref name="College of Arms 2"/>
|supporters        = To the dexter A Lion Guardant Or Crowned proper and to the sinister A Boar Azure armed and unguled Or langued Gules and gorged with a Coronet composed of Crosses formy and Fleurs-de-lys attached thereto a Chain reflexed over the back and ending in a Ring all Or<ref name="College of Arms 2"/>
|orders            = The ribbon of the [[Order of the Garter]]:<ref name="College of Arms 2"/> ''[[Honi soit qui mal y pense]]'' ('Shame be to him who thinks evil of it')
|bannerimage       = Royal Standard of Queen Camilla.svg
|banner            = A banner of Camilla's arms combined with the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|Royal Standard]]
|symbolism         = The arms contain symbolism from Camilla's paternal arms: those of the Shands of Craig from Aberdeenshire. The boar's head might indicate a connection to the prominent [[Gordon family]] of Aberdeenshire, whose arms also contain a boar's head. The mullets (stars) probably stem from marriage alliances with families that used mullets in their arms: potentially the Aberdeenshire family of Blackhall or the family of Reid of Pitfoddells.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shand |first=George |url=https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9571/95710894.23.pdf |title=Some Notices of the Surname of Shand, Particularly of the County of Aberdeen |publisher=Miller and Leavins |year=1877 |location=Norwich |pages=8–10 |access-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129102806/https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9571/95710894.23.pdf |archive-date=29 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cross is used to difference the family arms and is specific to Camilla's father, Major [[Bruce Shand]]. Camilla's blue boar supporter echoes Major Shand's crest ("a boar statant Azure armed and langued Gules his dexter forefoot resting on a mullet Gules").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2018 |title=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/articles/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414164707/https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/articles/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall/ |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=The Heraldry Society}}</ref>
|previous_versions = [[File:Coat of Arms of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.svg|right|100px]] [[File:Coat of Arms of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2012-2022).svg|right|100px]] [[File:Coat of Arms of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2005-2012).svg|right|100px]] Initial versions of her arms as Duchess of Cornwall were depicted without the Order of the Garter, to which she was appointed in 2022. Between 2012 and 2022, her arms featured the [[Royal Victorian Order]] circlet, with the insignia of [[GCVO]] appended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heraldry |url=https://www.timothynoad.com/heraldry/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819210207/https://www.timothynoad.com/heraldry/ |archive-date=19 August 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018 |work=Timothy Noad – Calligrapher, Illuminator, Designer of Coins & Medals at HM College of Arms}}</ref>
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==Ancestry==
Camilla's ancestry is predominantly English. She also has [[Dutch people|Dutch]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]], [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Colonial American]], French and [[French Canadian|French–Canadian]] ancestors.<ref name="Addams">{{Cite web |last=Reitwiesner |first=William Addams |author-link=William Addams Reitwiesner |title=The ancestry of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=http://www.wargs.com/royal/camilla.html |work=William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616142850/http://wargs.com/royal/camilla.html |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=13 September 2012}}</ref>

Camilla is descended from Dutch emigrant [[Arnold Joost van Keppel]], who was created [[Earl of Albemarle]] by [[King William III]] in 1696.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=30}} Through [[Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle]] and a granddaughter of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]], Camilla's bloodline is descended from the Houses of [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] and [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]].<ref name="Addams"/>{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=32}}
Camilla's Scottish lineage descends from [[King Robert III]] through his daughter Mary, who was the mother of Sir William [[Edmonstone baronets|Edmonstone]] of Duntreath, an ancestor of her maternal great-great-grandfather, [[Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet]].{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=57}} Her paternal ancestors, an upper-class family, emigrated to England from Scotland.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=75}}

Camilla's French lineage derives partially through her maternal great-great-grandmother, Sophia Mary MacNab of [[Hamilton, Ontario]], daughter of Sir [[Allan MacNab]], who was prime minister of the Province of Canada before Confederation.{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=36}} Sophia's son [[George Keppel (British Army officer, born 1865)|George Keppel]] and King Edward VII's mistress [[Alice Keppel]] were Camilla's maternal great-grandparents.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bates|first=Stephen|title=The Shortest History Of The Crown|date=2022|publisher=Old Street Publishing Ltd|page=236}}</ref>

Through [[Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle]], Camilla and Charles are [[Cousin#Basic definitions|ninth cousins once removed]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2005 |title=Kissing cousins! |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Kissing+cousins!-a0131294217 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110225613/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Kissing+cousins!-a0131294217 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=9 May 2012 |via=The Free Library |work=Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)}}; {{Cite web |title=Experts Discover that Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are Distantly Related |url=http://corporate.ancestry.com/press/press-releases/2005/04/experts-discover-that-prince-charles-and-camilla-parker-bowles-are-related |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804035028/http://corporate.ancestry.com/press/press-releases/2005/04/experts-discover-that-prince-charles-and-camilla-parker-bowles-are-related/ |archive-date=4 August 2010 |access-date=4 September 2012 |website=Ancestry.com}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
[[File:CharlesandCamila.jpg|thumb|Waxwork of Charles and Camilla at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]
[[Emerald Fennell]] and [[Olivia Williams]] have portrayed Camilla during various stages of her life on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/23/the-crown-casts-call-the-midwife-actress-emerald-fennell-as-camilla-parker-bowles/|title=The Crown casts Call the Midwife actress Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles|last=Kinane|first=Ruth|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=23 October 2018|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023220350/https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/23/the-crown-casts-call-the-midwife-actress-emerald-fennell-as-camilla-parker-bowles/|archive-date=23 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/olivia-williams-my-big-royal-comeback-now-im-playing-camilla-in-the-crown-9prhg3n09|title=Olivia Williams: My big royal comeback — now I'm playing Camilla in The Crown|last=Smith|first=Julia Llewellyn|work=[[The Times]]|date=12 June 2021|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925081521/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/olivia-williams-my-big-royal-comeback-now-im-playing-camilla-in-the-crown-9prhg3n09|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Fennell's performance in the 2020 fourth season earned her a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/2021-emmy-nominations-list-1234649674/|title=2021 Emmy Nominations: Netflix and HBO Lead a Field of Surprises|work=Indiewire|first=Steve|last=Greene|date=13 July 2021|accessdate=25 December 2022|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712195039/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/2021-emmy-nominations-list-1234649674/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Haydn Gwynne]] played Camilla in the sitcom ''[[The Windsors]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woods |first1=Judith |title=Haydn Gwynne: 'Any time I'm in the same room as Camilla, I'm bundled off' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/haydn-gwynne-the-windsors-queen-camilla/ |access-date=24 March 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=25 April 2023 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324162254/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/haydn-gwynne-the-windsors-queen-camilla/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, to celebrate Queen Camilla's role as President of The WOW Foundation and the work of the foundation in empowering girls and women, [[Barbie]] created a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll in her likeness.<ref>{{cite news |title= Queen Camilla gets her own Barbie at Women Of The World event |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68551893 |access-date= 13 March 2024 |work= BBC News |date= 30 August 2024 |archive-date= 11 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240411005715/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68551893.amp |url-status= live }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Books===
*Foreword to: {{cite book |last=Kotecha |first=Ameer |date=2022 |title=The Platinum Jubilee Cookbook |publisher=Jon Croft Editions |isbn=9780993354069}}

===Authored articles and letters===
* {{cite web |author=The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/camilla-my-brothers-enduring-love-affair-frlz9hg0nlq |title=My brother's enduring love affair |url-access=subscription |work=[[The Times]] |date=11 September 2014}}
* {{cite web |author=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |author2=Penny Mountbatten |author3=Shane Williams |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2019/12/21/duchess-cornwalls-christmas-message-remember-people-might-christmas/ |title=Why I support The Silver Line |url-access=subscription |work=The Telegraph |date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221084004/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2019/12/21/duchess-cornwalls-christmas-message-remember-people-might-christmas/ |archive-date=21 December 2019}}
* {{cite web |author=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/03/britain-lockdown-domestic-abuse-help-violence-camilla-duchess-of-cornwall |title=For many in Britain, the lockdown of domestic abuse isn't over. But there is help |work=The Guardian |date=3 September 2020}}
* {{cite web |author=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |title=A Christmas message from Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, to you |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/0/christmas-message-royal-highness-duchess-cornwall/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/0/christmas-message-royal-highness-duchess-cornwall/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=19 December 2020 }}{{cbignore}}
* {{cite web |author=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |title=No more violence against women |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/gphbd/tejp/#p=23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115111649/https://online.fliphtml5.com/gphbd/tejp/#p=23 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 November 2021 |work=Women's Institute Life Magazine |date=November 2021 }}
* {{cite web |author=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |title=Books need all the help they can get |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/camilla-chooses-favourite-books-children-26323041 |work=Daily Mirror |date=February 2022 }}

===Guest-editor===
*"HRH The Duchess of Cornwall: Guest Editor". ''Country Life''. 13 July 2022.

== See also ==
*[[List of current consorts of sovereigns]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
===Citations===
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=== Works cited ===
* {{Cite book |last=Andersen |first=Christopher |title=Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne |publisher=Gallery Books |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-476-74396-7}}
* {{Cite book |last=Brandreth |first=Gyles |url=https://archive.org/details/charlescamillapo00bran |title=Charles and Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair |publisher=Random House |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-09-949087-6 |author-link=Gyles Brandreth}}
* {{Cite book |last=Dimbleby |first=Jonathan |url=https://archive.org/details/princeofwalesbio00dimb |title=The Prince of Wales: A Biography |publisher=[[William Morrow and Company]] |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-68-812996-5 |author-link=Jonathan Dimbleby}}
* {{Cite book |last=Graham |first=Caroline |url=https://archive.org/details/camillacharleslo0000grah |title=Camilla and Charles: The Love Story |publisher=John Blake |date=2005 |isbn=978-1-84454-195-9|url-access=registration}}
* {{Cite book |last=Junor |first=Penny |url=https://archive.org/details/charlesvictimorv0000juno |title=Charles: Victim or Villain? |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-00-255900-3 |author-link=Penny Junor |url-access=registration}}
* {{Cite book |last=Junor |first=Penny |author-mask=——|title=The Duchess: The Untold Story |publisher=[[William Collins (imprint)|William Collins]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-0-00821-100-4}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kelley |first=Kitty |title=The Royals |publisher=Hachette Digital, Inc. |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-446-51712-6 |author-link=Kitty Kelley}}
* {{Cite book |last=Lacey |first=Robert |title=Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II |publisher=[[Free Press (publisher)|Free Press]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4391-0839-0 |author-link=Robert Lacey}}
* {{Cite book |last=Mayer |first=Catherine |url=https://archive.org/details/borntobekingprin0000maye |title=Born to Be King: Prince Charles on Planet Windsor |publisher=Henry Holt and Co. |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-62779-438-1 |author-link=Catherine Mayer |url-access=registration}}
* {{Cite book|last= Souhami|first= Diana|author-link= Diana Souhami|year= 1996|title= Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter|location= London|publisher= HarperCollins|isbn= 978-0-31-219517-5|url= https://archive.org/details/mrskeppelherdaug00souh}}
* {{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=Christopher |title=The Windsor Knot |publisher=Citadel |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-80-652386-6}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |last=Tyrrel |first=Rebecca |title=Camilla: An Intimate Portrait |publisher=Short Books |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-90-409553-8}}

== External links ==
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*[https://www.royal.uk/the-queen The Queen] at the official website of the Royal Family
*[https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/royal-family/members-royal-family/queen-consort.html The Queen Consort] at the website of the [[Government of Canada]]
*{{NPG name|name=Queen Camilla}}
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*{{C-SPAN|1017081}}
*[https://thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/ The Queen's Reading Room]

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