Photos: Charles and Camilla
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation ceremony in May 2023.
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In pictures: Charles and Camilla

Updated 1455 GMT (2255 HKT) May 15, 2023

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation ceremony in May 2023.
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Britain's King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, have been married since 2005. They reportedly met at a polo match in 1970 and became friends when Charles was a prince.

When Charles joined the Royal Navy in 1971, Camilla married cavalry officer Andrew Parker Bowles.

Charles married Diana Spencer in 1981 but then admitted in 1994 that he had been having an extramarital affair with Camilla. Diana confirmed his infidelity and her own the following year.

Camilla got a divorce in 1995, and Charles and Diana divorced in 1996. Camilla all but vanished from public life at the time as public and media support swung behind Diana.

In 1999, Clarence House embarked on a program to reintroduce Camilla to the public with a carefully orchestrated first appearance with Charles outside the Ritz Hotel in London.

Six years later, their decades-long love story culminated in a wedding that had the consent of Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Camilla was confirmed as Charles' official consort and future queen.