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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Why Becoming King Charles's Wife "Frightened" Queen Camilla, Who Said "The Prospect Was Farcical," According to One Royal Expert

Queen Camilla wears a pink hat and pink suit jacket with a cream scarf and looks tearfully at husband King Charles.

King Charles and Queen Camilla appear to have an extremely happy marriage, but the road to everlasting love was far from smooth. In fact, according to one royal expert, Camilla was initially "frightened" by the idea of becoming King Charles's wife.

In her book, My Mother and I, royal expert Ingrid Seward shared, "The full implication of what it would mean to be Prince Charles's wife frightened Camilla, and she was strident in her refusal to be sucked into the vortex of royal life."

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