As a debutante from aristocratic stock, a 17-year-old Camilla Shand celebrated her “coming out” long ago. It was 1965 and she quaffed cocktails at Searcys, a fancy establishment behind Harrods.
It feels increasingly, though, the true coming of age of the Duchess of Cornwall is happening now.
Six decades later, ahead of her 75th birthday tomorrow, it appears she is finally making her entrance.
