Fred and Gladys

Good for Charles, whatever the rights and wrongs , Camilla has taken much flack and kept quiet , no public dirty washing or simpering , no camera seeking, she just gets on with life

I agree totally absent
I met Camilla many times when she lived locally, and she was probably the least pretentious woman I've ever met. HRH should have married her regardless of the fact she was divorced and stood up to the Establishment.

I agree with those in support of Camilla - she sounds like a woman after my own heart!

I like Camilla.

Too many meddling family members and courtiers in the 1970's for them to get married then. loopylou she wasn't married when they first started 'going out' then. Charles got sent away as she wasn't thought suitable for him.

And how many of us would be happy with an 'arranged marriage'?

The sad truth is Charles should have married Camilla 40 years ago. But, what's done is done and it seems that HRH has finally settled down into old age with a woman who makes him happy. They now look a handsome, happy couple enjoying their public duties.... all thanks to her.

That's true, I'd forgotten how long ago all that was!
Very few I guess, but generally it's been so in the Royal family for centuries - he could have bucked the trend if it wasn't for such domineering women like the Queen and QM.
I guess Edward VII put the wind up them?

I think you mean Edward VIII, loopylou

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Do you think we would be better with William instead of Charles?

No! Leave Charlie alone. He's very sweet.

I think Charles and Camilla are probably very happy together, although I still shudder re the tampon remark

Cammilla is known to enjoy a drink and the odd cigarette ( I don't mean "odd" as illegal stuff

Somehow, I just get a feeling that Charles will never be King.

I thought their wedding photos were lovely, and her outfits were stunning. It's odd phoenix but I've thought that for some time, very strange.

Well, that was in his horoscope when he was born.
HM will carry on until she drops, she has a sense of duty not found often these days.

Sorry for delay in getting back to posts. As advertised by that network, CNN is showing on Friday evening at some point. I also wondered if they were doing Oprah and Letterman - same as former SIL. As a much younger person I remember an elderly neighbour saying that his now deceased Aunt should have married Townsend and she would have perhaps had a happier life. I believe I read somewhere that fabulous Aunt used to have a lot of plastic work in US. But I will check to verify - it was some years ago. Where was I! Oh! yes. It was CNN who first broadcast the death of Diana at around 10pm UK time. BBC came in about 4am the following morning.

There is usually a load of rubbish written in the foreign press about the Royals; the Americans seem fascinated by them. Perhaps they're sorry now that they fought for independence (as Captain Poldark can testify!)

I think that Charles's PR team has done a great job.

No, Igranma, I don't think we'd be better with William and not Charles.

Charles had spent most of his life as heir to the throne and been trained accordingly. He may end up having a very short reign or he may even predecease the Queen but I don't think William has any desire to become King until he has to.

Far more worrying than the P of W's uxorious burbling about how the Duchess is supportive and humorous is the thought of him speaking at a health symposium.

I heard on world sevice just after it happened that there had been an accident. I was on our yacht in Jersey St Helier marina and couldn't sleep.
It was really weird the next day as people realised she was dead! Everything closed down apart from the flower shops which sold out!

How hard can it be? It surely doesn't take nearly 70 years to learn to be a monarch. HM the Q managed okay with fewer than 20.

I heard it on the World Service too, in our caravan in a field on the Gower Peninsular.

Please ignore that r. thank you.

I was on night duty and got a call from someone who'd heard. It was just starting to get light, I can remember it very clearly the initial news saying she had a broken leg and it escalating from there on.

Poor old Charles he was such a shy lad. Given his position in society I get the impression he would have been far happier just being a gardener and a private person. He has made some dreadful choices but it's good he does now seem very happy with Camilla.

It's a pity that the stuffiness of the Royals when he was in his 20s possibly prevented him from the path he would have liked, but he should never have led Diana Spencer on and married her. He was the one with the power, she was too young and too naive to get what he was about.

It probably did not help her confidence and self esteem that she appeared to have been the butt of family jokes, they referred to her as "Brian" the rather dim snail in the Magic roundabout.

But how many of us have done things we now regret.