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Prince
Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles finally married, a celebration
of a lifetime troubled romance
that waited thirty five long years .Congratulations!  Charles
and Camilla - Wedding Memorabilia
Charles
- Camilla St.George's Chapel Windsor Castle
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The
wedding was moved to Saturday the 9th as mark of respect to the Pope
and also to facilitate the royal representative ( Prince Charles ) attendance
to the funeral of the Pontiff in Rome.
Senior police officers visited Clarence House to review security arrangements with the Prince’s official , the wedding ceremony has been switched from Windsor Castle to the local Guildhall register office. Plans to wed in Windsor Castle were abandoned because the royal residence did not have a current licence, on application it emerged that a licence for the couple would also enable anyone to marry at the Castle within the next three years Thames Valley police did secure the route between the castle and the Guildhall . Police snipers will be positioned on rooftops and helicopters will keep a close look from above . The security costs could be as much as £1million . The Government stated that Camilla Parker Bowles will become Queen when Prince Charles succeeds to the throne . Only new laws in Britain and in 16 other countries where the British monarch is head of state could stop it happening. The
other Countries are: Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands,
Bahamas, St Kitts & Nevis, Belize, St Lucia, Jamaica, Tuvalu, Papua
New Guinea, Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda, Solomon Islands, Grenada,
St Vincent & The Grenadines... But....read on.. |
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Clarence
House ( Royal Residence and PR) said:
"The advice we have is that the wife of the King is known as Queen only by convention not legal statute". However, and this seems to be the emerging view, iit is possible for the Duchess of Cornwall to choose to be known as the Princess Consort rather than Queen. |
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The
Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles will marry Friday, April 8,
at Windsor Castle.
One of Charles' titles is 'Duke of Cornwall' , Camilla Parker Bowles will take the title 'Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall '. "Mrs. Parker Bowles and I are absolutely delighted," Charles, said in a statement. "It will be a very special day for us and our families." "The Duke of Edinburgh and I are very happy that the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Parker Bowles are to marry," Elizabeth said in a statement. "We have given them our warmest good wishes for their future together." |
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When Charles
becomes king, Camilla will be known as the princess consort , not Queen
Camilla |
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Prince
Charles first met Camilla at a polo match in Windsor in the early 1970s.
Their brief romance ended in late 1972 when the prince was called left
England to join the navy. Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973.
Charles and Camilla kept up contact though the years , the special and not so secretive friendship never really broke up, not even after Charles' 1981 marriage to Lady Diana. |
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June
29, 1994: In a TV documentary, Charles says he had committed adultery
after the marriage broke down, "us both having tried." Interviewer
Jonathan Dimbleby later identified Parker Bowles as the other woman.
Seven months later Camilla was divorced. It was not until February 1996 :that Lady Diana agrees to divorce which was finalized in August of the same year. August 31st 1997 was a sad day for Charles, his family and the whole of Britain ,the much loved Lady Diana was killed in car accident in Paris . The accident was and remains surrounded by mistery with unprovened and at times far fetched theories . |
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It wasn't
until two years later after dodging the paparazzi lenses for decades
that on the 28th of January 1999 Charles and Camilla made their first
public appearance together, it was at a private 50th birthday party
at the Ritz Hotel in London. This was the long awaited signal that
Camilla would and should be accepted as his partner . PUBLIC OPINION - In 2004, a Populus poll showed that Britons support Prince Charles marrying Camilla Parker Bowles. 32% said they would support Charles if he remarried, while 29% were opposed 38% - said they did not care, 2% had no opinion. RELIGION - Some evident controversy for the marriage exist within the Anglican religious circles, mrs Parker Bowles is divorced and her former husband is still alive, when prince Charles became king, he would assume the role of supreme governor of the Church of England, but a few high ranking Anglican religious figures are still very much opposed to the remarriage of divorcees.
On Ebay there is a Royal Wedding Unrestricted view of HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles – on the actual day of their wedding. The package includes a private room that can accommodate up to 20 people. The balconies provide excellent views to The Guildhall where the Royal Couple will be married. We are not posting the link but you can find it by doing an Ebay search. Only a small group of guests and family will be inside the Guildhall for the civil wedding. The Guildhall is Windsor town's register office , the 300-year-old building is in the high street Businesses nearby are already cashing in by renting advantage view poiints and stocking royal merchandise. The lettings
department of Hamptons International estate agents has both of its
upstairs windows look on to the entrance of the Guildhall and has
secured an estimated £30,000 from the BBC, neither organisation
have confirmed the amount. Charles
and Camilla will then return to Windsor Castle for an Anglican blessing
to be followed by a reception party which will cater for over 700
guests . David Stancliffe, bishop of Salisbury England, said church rules advice that Prince Charles must apologize for the past relation when Mrs Parker Bowles was still wedded to Andrew Parker Bowles. "The
Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles will be taking part in prayers
of penitence at the service of prayer and dedication following their
civil marriage," Bishop Stancliffe said, as quoted in The Sunday
Times. BBC Prime
will simulcast live coverage from BBC One the procession to the civil
ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall and the Service by the Archbishop
of Canterbury Rowan Williams at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Clarence House said the service would feature a combination of choral and orchestral music chosen by the couple, including a chorus from Bach's cantata "Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland" and excerpts from Handel's "Water Music." Guests will sing three of the couple's favorite hymns - "Immortal Invisible," "Love Divine All Loves Excelling" and "Praise My Soul The King of Heaven." Asda the
giant (American owned) Britsh Supermarket has comfirmed that it will
sell copies of the engagement ring of Camilla Parker Bowles for £19.
The original ring is made of platinum and diamonds, the price tag
is aroun the £500,000 |
Clair
Williams, 45, a former Wycombe High School pupil, and Windsor and Maidenhead's
superintendent registrar, will conduct the ceremony on April 8 at the
Guildhall register office.
Mrs Williams said to the press "I am absolutely delighted that I have been asked to conduct this unique and historic ceremony. While all weddings are very special to the couples concerned, this one is particularly important." Clair added : "I think that however hard I try to treat this as another wedding it is an historic occasion and so it will feel different."I very much hope that I take it in my stride I am quite confident." Mrs
Williams assistant, Mrs Patersonl has been a registrar for nine years
in the Royal Borough of Windsor. |
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