In his first address as king, Charles talked about how much he had come to rely on “my darling wife Camilla”. At 75, the new Queen Consort is older than her husband is, and at an age when most people are well into retirement, enjoying freedom from work and the delights of grandparenting. Will she relish the role?
Perhaps the truth is that their romantic struggles, plus their well-suited personalities, have set them up for what once seemed impossible, a fulfilled life alongside one another.
