Camilla

I don't think that either Charles or Camilla had anything to do with Diana's grooming though. They were in love with one another, and it was the older generation who kept them apart. Had they not done so, well, who knows.

If we want to leap to conclusions about other people's lives, it is perfectly possible to see their relationship as one where love conquers all.

I don’t believe she was groomed , encouraged yes.

The late Queen’s wish was that Camilla should eventually become Queen Consort, so I’m surprised that Charles has chosen to go against his mother’s wishes, especially so soon after her death.

Who were the previous Queen consorts?

All women married to a King are consorts , but the title consort gets dropped , Elizabeth the second was Queen in her own right so her consort was Phillip who was Prince consort , but could not be King consort as that would mean he was superior to a Queen .
No I don’t really understand it all either , but I’ve done my best to explain

Elizabeth , the Queen Mother was Queen. Consort ,

Yes and Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra

Doodledog

I don't think that either Charles or Camilla had anything to do with Diana's grooming though. They were in love with one another, and it was the older generation who kept them apart. Had they not done so, well, who knows.

If we want to leap to conclusions about other people's lives, it is perfectly possible to see their relationship as one where love conquers all.

Great point.

Seems odd to believe the King groomed Dianna, he was apparently told to marry her? He'd seemingly always wanted Camilla as his wife.

Anniebach

Diana had no concern for the wives of the men she had affairs with

I love your comments Anniebach - you just get straight to the point amid all the speculation.

Diana was wronged, but she did have affairs with married men.

It’s nonsense to believe that Camilla wanted to marry Charles from the off. She was nuts about the dashing handsome Andrew Parker Bowles (Jilly Cooper’s model in her novel)
and that what what she wanted.
She always looks rather strained and nervy to me. I don’t think this will be an easy occasion for her.

I don’t think P. Charles had much choice in his bride. I think he was virtually pushed into marrying her. Camilla would not have been thought appropriate at the time.

I like Camilla she makes King Charles laugh and they look so happy together.

Long live the King and Queen. Hip hip hooray. 👍🥂🇬🇧🤴

I think Queen Elizabeth was well aware that Camilla would be Queen in due course
JenniferEccles she was just paving the way for it to happen.
I think Camilla has proved to be a great support and wife for Charles and will help him in his new role. I like her and think she is a down to earth sensible woman.

Camilla was so in love with Andrew Parker Bowles

How about moving on from something that happened about 37 years ago and had nothing to do with you.

Because it's a soap opera, of course people are going to comment on it, it's like asking people not to comment on Eastenders if they watch it.

Maybe I used the word grooming incorrectly - thanks Anniebach. In any event, I didn’t see Charles as grooming Diana, more the work of the men in suits.
It was a tragedy for both of them, their unsuitable relationship made into a nonsense fairy tale which fell apart in such a sad and public way

I really liked Diana, I felt vey sad when she died so suddenly. In retrospect she had all the hallmarks of an arch manipulator. Possibly at the time it amused me to see how she always appeared to be several steps ahead of hapless Charles in the whole revenge is a dish served cold sort of way. I didn't blame her in that back then I felt she'd been used and deceived, she was so young and naive at the outset of their relationship but developed into a pretty canny woman before her untimely death.

Times have moved on though and as others have said Camilla is clearly his soul mate, she seems decent enough. I'm not an avid royalist but I wish them well.

Another cracker from you TerriBull

I don’t see her as naive , Kate gave up working in London when the press hounded her, Diana handled them with no problem.

Diana grew up with the Royal family, lived on Sandringham estate, holidayed in Balmoral. Her sister dated Charles. I really think wanted to be queen, what a gift to her father.

Grandma70s

I don’t take to Camilla, and I can’t even say why. It’s nothing to do with Diana. She just doesn’t seem very queen-like to me. I was reading the words of the service and thinking how absurd “Vivat Regina Camilla” sounded. I don’t like the word ‘commoner’, but that’s what she is, and I don’t see how marriage to Charles will change that.

Both Camilla and Diana are descendants from the illegitimate children of Charles 11. Distant cousins to each other.

This whole royal thing, along with Lord and Ladies is so absurd in the 21st century.

Will be carefully avoiding any of this rubbish next Saturday. Mind you think there is far more enthusiasm for the Eurovision Song Contest than there is for this expensive jolly for those who already have too much of our our money,.

Mind you think there is far more enthusiasm for the Eurovision Song Contest

You have to be kidding!!
😲

Well said, Terribull.

I felt sorry for both Charles and Diana, they both tried at first.
But it was never going to work out.

It's no good anyone thinking that she would be in the Abbey beside Charles had she lived - no, she wouldn't have been.

JenniferEccles

The late Queen’s wish was that Camilla should eventually become Queen Consort, so I’m surprised that Charles has chosen to go against his mother’s wishes, especially so soon after her death.

Camilla is the Queen Consort, JenniferEccles. That's what the wife of a king is – as was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon to George VI, Mary to George V, Alexandra to Edward VII. And they were all called Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra. Nothing untoward has happened, nobody has gone against anybody's wishes.

Nothing to see here, move along please.

I'm going to watch the arrival of the guests and then switch off. I can't stand Charles or Camilla and have neither can my husband so we're looking forward to a day without tv!

Iam64

Maybe I used the word grooming incorrectly - thanks Anniebach. In any event, I didn’t see Charles as grooming Diana, more the work of the men in suits.
It was a tragedy for both of them, their unsuitable relationship made into a nonsense fairy tale which fell apart in such a sad and public way

It was a tragedy for both of them, their unsuitable relationship made into a nonsense fairy tale which fell apart in such a sad and public way

👏👏👏

Indeed.