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Queen Camilla reflects on her darkest days and one thing that got her through


The early days of King Charles and Queen Camilla's relationship were undoubtedly difficult and Camilla has revealed the one thing that helped her through those dark times

But she refused to crumble, and two years after Diana’s death in 1997, she and Charles made their first public appearance together at the 50th birthday party of Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot at The Ritz in London. Following the formalities, a simple two-hour reception was held in the State Apartments, where guests enjoyed an afternoon tea of smoked salmon, venison sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, and strawberry tartlets. The couple honeymooned at Balmoral, journeying to RAF Northolt in a Bentley that William and Harry decorated with balloons and the words “Prince” and “Duchess” sprayed on he windscreen, with “Just Married” on the rear.

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