It was her first ceremony as queen consort: on Monday, Camilla accompanied the new King Charles III for official condolences from both houses of the British parliament. And if, sitting on his throne, Charles was sometimes very moved, on the verge of bursting into tears, the queen consort was very concentrated, perfectly worthy in his role. With her face closed, she also respected the traditions staying a few steps behind her husband and greeting the people present.
A moment that conquered the British people, already delighted that she accompanies their new monarch on Friday, September 9, when he enjoyed a walkabout before admiring the many bouquets posed in front of Buckingham Palace.
However, nothing was won for her a few years ago: when Charles announced his divorce from Lady Diana in 1992 and his secret romance with the one who was still called Camilla Parkler Bowles had been revealed, the current septuagenarian was become the most hated woman in the country. She herself mentioned the subject in an interview:It was horrible, a deeply unpleasant moment and I wouldn’t want to put my worst enemy through that.“, adding: “I couldn’t go anywhere“.