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Reuters
Reuters
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By Michael Holden

From 'Rottweiler' to Queen Consort, Camilla's rise from shadow of Diana

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends the 40th Anniversary of the Falkland Conflict in Portsmouth, Britain July 20, 2022. Eddie Mulholland/Pool via REUTERS

Once called a "Rottweiler" by the woman she replaced, Camilla, the second wife of the new British king, Charles, may never have fully won over the public but she is now Queen Consort, holding a title few would have thought conceivable 25 years ago.

When Charles's first wife, the popular, glamorous Princess Diana, died aged 36 in a car crash in Paris in 1997, Camilla was depicted by the media as the most hated woman in Britain, someone who could never marry Charles, let alone become queen.

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