King Charles and Queen Camilla faced numerous obstacles leading up to their April 9, 2005 wedding day. Public perception of their relationship—and of Camilla Parker Bowles in general—was low given their longtime affair while Charles was still married to Princess Diana. The future Queen was plagued by paparazzi camping outside her home and chasing her on the streets, and at one point, the results of a public poll even declared that Charles should not become King if he married his one-time mistress. It's no wonder that when it was all over and they finally tied the knot, emotions ran high for the couple.
Writing in the Sun, royal expert Penny Junor reflected on the journey The King and Queen went through to get to their wedding day. "A queen had tried to prise them apart. A princess had shamed them. A whole country had turned against them," she wrote. "But their love held strong, even when everything else around them had fallen apart."
