Charles and Camilla Birthdays, Anniversaries, and milestones thread- All Years

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Princess Cassandra

#125
July 19, 2019, 11:54:54 AM
Quote from: Curryong on July 19, 2019, 06:19:43 AM
A navy blue jacket would look too much like a uniform IMO, especially as the skirt is pleated, but a torquoise or sky blue would look nice I think. Or even green.
Lots of colors would go with a crisp white skirt, and I do like the cut of the jacket.  Usually I like her clothes - very age appropriate but nicely designed. I cringe when I see the Duchess of York in clothes too short and too tight, because she, too, is a very attractive, mature woman.

TLLK

#126
July 19, 2019, 04:13:23 PM
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The bells at Westminster Abbey ring today for Duchess Camilla?s birthday!
Philip, Camilla & Kate are the only spouses who get bells for their birthday, since they are the spouses of the monarch/future monarch.
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Just had a peek at the  very lovely photo of Camilla that was shared on the KP Twitter feed.  :Jen:

Curryong

#127
July 19, 2019, 04:19:55 PM
I believe there was a photo of Camilla with some very sweet donkeys in the DM. At a donkey sanctuary? It seems to have been a successful mini tour of Wales. Soon be holiday time at Birkhall.

Princess Cassandra

#128
July 20, 2019, 02:07:52 PM
Quote from: Curryong on July 19, 2019, 04:19:55 PM
I believe there was a photo of Camilla with some very sweet donkeys in the DM. At a donkey sanctuary? It seems to have been a successful mini tour of Wales. Soon be holiday time at Birkhall.
I saw the pictures, too. I'm not sure if it was the Cornwall tour or the Wales tour, but both of them were successful, I think. I'm glad they received some attention - I'd rather see pictures of a tour and the people they met than the drama that sometimes dominates.  And when there are animals in the pictures, so much the better!!!

LouisFerdinand

#129
September 22, 2019, 12:24:44 AM
Queen Elizabeth II extended an invitation to Uncle Edward (Edward VIII) to attend the investure of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. The inevitable press speculation which even the Duke's presence would arouse, would Edward being there damage Charles' big day?

sandy

#130
September 22, 2019, 12:30:06 AM
Around that time, Charles was seen with Wallis, Duchess of Windsor greeting each other cordially. Edward had health problems by then and did not travel much. I don't see how he would "damage" Charles' day.

Curryong

#131
September 22, 2019, 12:59:13 AM
They sent Edward a courtesy invitation with no expectation that he would attend IMO. He was in bad health, had trouble with his eyes for years. Perhaps he thought there would be a mention of the coronet from his own installation as POW in 1911! He snaffled the rather battered looking old coronet when he left England in 1936, along with a lot of other things he shouldn't have taken.

amabel

#132
September 22, 2019, 09:11:56 AM
Quote from: Curryong on September 22, 2019, 12:59:13 AM
They sent Edward a courtesy invitation with no expectation that he would attend IMO. He was in bad health, had trouble with his eyes for years. Perhaps he thought there would be a mention of the coronet from his own installation as POW in 1911! He snaffled the rather battered looking old coronet when he left England in 1936, along with a lot of other things he shouldn't have taken.
OH what was the trouble wthi his eyes? 

Curryong

#133
September 22, 2019, 09:26:14 AM
Through the middle 1960's Edward wore dark glasses a lot. He had an operation for a detached retina in the London Clinic in 1965, no fun for a man who by the had multiple health problems, including an arthritic hip. I think the Queen visited him after that op.

amabel

#134
September 22, 2019, 12:01:30 PM
Quote from: Curryong on September 22, 2019, 09:26:14 AM
Through the middle 1960's Edward wore dark glasses a lot. He had an operation for a detached retina in the London Clinic in 1965, no fun for a man who by the had multiple health problems, including an arthritic hip. I think the Queen visited him after that op.
I seem to remember this now. thanks. It was something in a book by one of the old journalists who followed the royals back in the 70s - I think the story was that this photographer or journalist saw the Duke (who was in London for the operation).. He saw the Duke... in the loo of a hotel ? and followed him - to the DOW's fury...

Curryong

#135
September 22, 2019, 12:45:42 PM
Well, that would certainly be a bit embarrassing, and a not very salubrious locale for an attempted interview!

sandy

#136
September 22, 2019, 12:50:07 PM
There were photos of the Duke of Windsor attending the funeral of his sister Princess Mary. THis was in the sixties and he was wearing dark glasses because of his ongoing eye troubles.

amabel

#137
September 22, 2019, 01:32:00 PM
Quote from: Curryong on September 22, 2019, 12:45:42 PM
Well, that would certainly be a bit embarrassing, and a not very salubrious locale for an attempted interview!
There was some other story I think about Philip running into a journalist.. but I think that "meeitng in a gents" was the only place that journalists might see a Royal when he was at a disadvantage...
I don't think they thought of them as "having interviews" but the wreteched royals felt hunted and furious.

TLLK

#138
April 06, 2020, 08:54:54 PM Last Edit: April 06, 2020, 09:03:21 PM by TLLK
I miss this blog site which focused solely on royal fashion. :cry:

Here is a recap of Camilla's wedding outfits that day.

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor: Readers? Top 10 Wedding Gowns: #7. The Duchess of Cornwall

For the civil wedding....

QuoteCharles and Camilla?s wedding day, April 9, 2005, took place in two parts. First, the bride had her bridal white moment at Windsor Guildhall for the civil service. Her white dress featured large cream disks for embellishment at the bottom and was worn under an oyster silk basket weave coat with a Prince of Wales feathers brooch at her lapel and a large Philip Treacy hat. The practical bride has reworn all the pieces of this look in public since the wedding.

For the blessing service at St. George's Chapel

QuoteLater, the couple headed to St. George?s Chapel inside the Windsor Castle grounds for the blessing service. Sartorially, this was the trickiest part, as anything too white, too poufy, or too grand would just not do. So they went in the other direction: a sleek blue and gold damask coat, just a hint of a train, and just a touch of embellishment at the collar in gold embroidery in a design inspired by a jewel in the collection of Camilla's late mother. The coat was worn over a soft blue chiffon dress. She accessorized with a small bouquet of flowers and a gold headdress (again, from Treacy) standing in for a tiara.

Charles and Camilla wed | UK news | The Guardian

QuotePrince Charles and his bride, who is to be known as the Duchess of Cornwall and who is now the second most senior female member of the royal family, emerged from Windsor Guildhall at around 12.50pm with their arms linked.

It was all very different from previous royal weddings, but the couple were greeted in the high street with cheers from some of the up to 20,000 well-wishers who had come to Windsor.

The civil ceremony, attended by just 28 guests, was not witnessed by the Queen but she later attended a televised blessing service at St George's chapel in nearby Windsor Castle.

After this service, the new dutchess, now an HRH, was officially pictured for the first time alongside the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princes William and Harry and other royals. Some analysts said the day marked the moment when the couple's relationship had "come out of the shadows".

The dedication service in the chapel was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and attended by a congregation of around 800 guests, including family and friends and VIPs including the prime minister, Tony Blair.

Curryong

#140
April 09, 2020, 07:33:51 AM
Sweet photo with the dogs. I think the alert-looking Jack Russel terrier on Camilla's lap is one of the two rescue dogs taken in by her a year or two ago isn't it?

QueenAlex

#141
April 09, 2020, 09:22:08 AM
I though that the colour of Cam's wedding dress could have been  a bit livelier.. but it was a nice outfit. I think she looked more interesting, in that than in her first wedding dress than when she was a young woman.

Princess Cassandra

#143
April 09, 2020, 02:44:58 PM
Quote from: QueenAlex on April 09, 2020, 09:22:08 AM
I though that the colour of Cam's wedding dress could have been  a bit livelier.. but it was a nice outfit. I think she looked more interesting, in that than in her first wedding dress than when she was a young woman.
Looking back through the wedding photo's of fifteen years ago (!!!) I realize that she was happy but nervous and scared that day. She is used to all the attention now, of course, but she is not one who cultivates the limelight. It's one of the many things I like about her.

Curryong

#144
April 09, 2020, 08:31:59 PM
I was in the US at the time of their marriage, visiting friends. I saw a bit of the reporting of the wedding and some US commentators couldn't get over her headpiece. One of them said she was wearing spears of wheat on her head! Female friends of my friend also commented on it.  Because hats and fascinators aren't usually worn at American weddings I don't think people there 'get it'.

Princess Cassandra

#145
April 09, 2020, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Curryong on April 09, 2020, 08:31:59 PM
I was in the US at the time of their marriage, visiting friends. I saw a bit of the reporting of the wedding and some US commentators couldn't get over her headpiece. One of them said she was wearing spears of wheat on her head! Female friends of my friend also commented on it.  Because hats and fascinators aren't usually worn at American weddings I don't think people there 'get it'.
Many of them don't get it. I've been to a few weddings at which I was the only one wearing a hat. Nothing makes you feel dressed completely for a special occasion like the right hat. I've purchased all my hats in the UK.....there just are no appropriate ones here.

oak_and_cedar

#146
May 10, 2020, 10:48:44 AM
She looked nice on their wedding day.

That photo of them on their anniversary is also quite nice.

Princess Cassandra

#147
May 12, 2020, 12:29:47 PM
Quote from: oak_and_cedar on May 10, 2020, 10:48:44 AM
She looked nice on their wedding day.

That photo of them on their anniversary is also quite nice.
I agree with you 100%!

TLLK

#148
July 16, 2020, 10:53:13 PM Last Edit: April 25, 2021, 12:23:19 AM by TLLK



New photo released to celebrate her  birthday tomorrow.  :bdaycake: :happyuk: :bday7:

Duchess of Cornwall pictured at home in NEW photo to mark 73rd birthday  | HELLO!
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