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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Iris Goldsztajn

The 'cruel' letter Camilla wrote to Charles before her wedding

Prince Charles And Camilla Parker-bowles In 1979.

We all know King Charles and Queen Camilla have had a long romantic history together. And of course, with such a long romance, there were bound to be twists and turns along the way. But one major twist? The time Camilla wrote to Charles while he was on deployment with the Navy to inform him that she was engaged to another man.

The now-King and Queen were dating when Charles went on tour, and they took a break from the relationship at that time. But while he was away, Camilla got engaged to husband-to-be Andrew Parker Bowles — which she told Charles in a letter. He, of course, was none too pleased.

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