Why Brits despised Prince Charles’ second wife the most and how Camilla corrected it

On July 17, 2022, Camilla Rosemary Shand, wife of Prince Charles of Wales, heir to the British throne, will celebrate her 75th birthday. She married Charles in 2005, and that was the end of their long romance, which tragically changed many destinies.

The newly created Duchess in the UK was taken with hostility – Camilla, who remained Charles’ mistress while he was married to Princess Diana, was blamed for all the misfortunes. Endless vices were attributed to him, and not all of them were invented.

The public’s anger was caused by… Duchess Camilla’s laziness. She was quite openly called “Britain’s laziest woman born in the 20th century”. And so it was – in her first marriage to officer Andrew Parker-Bowles, Camilla led a carefree hedonistic-aristocratic life. She only once decided to try to go to the service (not for money, but for decency), but she was kicked out of the post of secretary of the architectural bureau for lateness malicious. Of course, that fact became public knowledge when Camilla’s affair with the married prince came to light.

“A lazy”, “a woman who prefers to lock herself up at home than to agree to work” – since they have not stigmatized the second wife of the prince! Oil was added to the fire by close friends of the Duchess, calling her a ‘monumental coward’. No one expected Camilla to take on royal duties, let alone face them.

However, the Duchess surprised everyone (and maybe even herself). She didn’t try to prove that she would become better than the popularly adored “Queen of Hearts”.

Camille chose another strategy. She slowly but consistently built relationships at all levels of life. Of course, the mother-in-law did not replace the mother of Diana’s sons – but she was able to establish good family relations with William, with Harry and with their wives. The Duchess of Cornwall has shown the Queen that she can benefit the Royal Family. Finally, she became a real support for Charles, who, in his old age, finally had the chance to ascend the throne.

Experts say Britain’s “laziest woman” has gradually and without much fanfare become one of the hardest-working members of Britain’s royal family.

Since the beginning of 2022 alone, she has held 170 work meetings (for comparison, Charles has 255 points on his work schedule). The Duchess has played a huge role in preparing for the Platinum Jubilee celebration of Elizabeth II’s reign and is actively using her influence to address a variety of sensitive and sensitive issues, such as helping victims of domestic violence in the Kingdom. -United. However, she does not actively advertise the processes and results of her work – perhaps she is too lazy to do so?

Yes, Camilla does not hide the fact that working in the garden and watching TV in her dressing gown remain her favorite pastimes. But not at the expense of debt! Nice change, isn’t it? And it is all the more surprising that they happened to an adult woman, whose character was fully formed by the time of her second marriage – and it is also said that people do not change. They change if they want.