While Queen Camilla and King Charles have now enjoyed two decades of marriage, they didn't have the smoothest start to their relationship. Due to their longtime affair when Charles was married to Princess Diana, Camilla's popularity with the British public wasn't exactly high. But in February 2005, the then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles announced their engagement. They went on to marry in a civil service on April 9, 2005 before holding a larger church wedding at St. George's Chapel the same day. And while two very important guests didn't attend the civil ceremony, it wasn't for the reasons the public might've guessed.
As Charles and Camilla were both divorced at the time, they were unable to carry out a traditional church wedding under the rules of the Church of England. Instead, they were married in a civil service before a church blessing at Windsor Castle. The couple gave plenty of smiles and waves to onlookers outside the Guildhall in Windsor, but unfortunately, both Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip skipped the civil service.
