Queen Camilla

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary; née Shand, previously Parker Bowles; born 17 July 1947) is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth II and a member of the British Royal Family.

Quotes

• That a fine animal, sir. My name is Camilla Shand. Very pleased to meet you.
  • Reportedly the first thing Camilla said to the Prince of Wales on meeting him at the polo match
  • Author: Caroline Graham, Camilla and Charles: The Love Story, published in (2005), pg. 25

• Oh, it's quite all right, we curse quite a lot around here.
  • To Sharon Osbourne, after rocker Ozzy's wife caused a stir when she told Camilla "I think you're fucking great" at Queen's Golden Jubilee Concert, Buckingham Palace, June 2002. Davies, Hugh: Four letters from Ozzy's wife fail to rock Palace- The Daily Telegraph (13 July 2002)

• English students don't spend much time on their studies. They're more interested in partying and having fun.
  • The Duchess of Cornwall compares hardworking Pakistani students to the National Union of Students, October 2006.
  • Guardian, 5 Nov 2006

• Oh, oh, very badly. I would love to start again but maybe I’m too old
  • Asked about playing tennis at Wimbledon
  • The Daily Express June 28, 2013

• There are lots of things I do feel strongly about, but if I speak about them I will be on my best behaviour.
  • During a tour at BBC radio
  • Charles and Camilla tour bbc radio MSN 2 February 2014

• As a half-resident of Wiltshire I feel very loyal to the county.
  • About Wiltshire during a visit to County Hall in Trowbridge .
  • HRH The Duchess of Cornwall opens County Hall Wiltshire.gov 26 June 2014

• Poetry is like time travel, and poems take us to the heart of the matter
  • About poems that moves her to tears
  • First World War centenary: the war poem that moves the Duchess of Cornwall to tears The Daily Telegraph 28 June 2014

Quotes about her

• She just seems one of the girls in a way. She seems very natural, she's very down-to- earth. She's lovely. And she's got a very dry of sense of humour.
  • Isla Blair on Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

• You instantly feel that you've known her for ages. One of my sons-in-law had never met her till the other day and he said, Two minutes, two sentences and it felt like you've known her for ages. 'And that's nice, isn't it?
  • The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire on Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

• Let's Salute to this woman who's going to, I believe, bring a great deal of joy and fun and laughter to the Prince's life.
  • Lord Carey of Clifton, former Archbishop of Canterbury on Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in 2005