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mrsmopp Thu 23-Feb-17 23:12:34

Prince Charles is campaigning for Camilla to be Queen Camilla when he becomes King. I would not like her to be Queen. I think they both behaved appallingly in carrying on their affair when they were both married to someone else. They had no concern for the hurt, upset and heartbreak they caused Diana and Andrew PB. They just thought it was perfectly OK to act as they did. It's 80 years since Edward abdicated to marry a divorced woman, and Margaret was not able to marry Peter Townsend, even though she was unlikely to ascend the throne. So what rules have changed? He has what he wanted and married her, but making her Queen is condoning their adultery.
But I think I'm in the minority in my view.

SueSchrip Tue 28-Feb-17 05:08:33

Jalima, She had no help? I think she probably had maids, cooks, and a nanny. Unless she was too worried that Charles would start up with other women. Jealousy is dangerous to mental stability.

SueSchrip Tue 28-Feb-17 06:13:33

Americans have Bill and Hillary, JFK and Jackie, Ron and Nancy, Trump and his wives. The English have Henry VIII, Edward, Phillip, Charles. Ya boo sucks to be the wife of a powerful man. grin

Faye Tue 28-Feb-17 06:39:06

You posted my thoughts exactly stillalive, I like her too and agree Charles was pushed into marrying Diana. People seem to forget Diana also had affairs with married men.

Not that I am condoning affairs or am at all a Royalist but Camilla was in love with Charles long before Diana came along (if we believe all the media tells us). It must be difficult to be told who you should or shouldn't marry. Imagine having to be married to someone all your life and not want to be.

Faye Tue 28-Feb-17 06:42:02

Wow, I posted and hadnt refreshed the page which was still up from yesterday and missed all the new posts. It seems there is always interest in the royal family, whether you think they are relevant or not!

Leticia Tue 28-Feb-17 07:13:19

Surprising how many people appear to know so much about the royal family!

absent Tue 28-Feb-17 07:27:38

Yorkshiregel Anniebach, no she had two sons with her former husbands. William and Harry are Diana's children and always will be. They are step-sons to Camilla.

I think you will find that the Duchess of Cornwall had only the one former husband before she married the Prince of Wales. He, Andrew Parker-Bowles, was the father of her two children. As they are called Tom and Laura it seems quite likely that they are a son and a daughter rather than two sons.

Has anyone on here suggested that Princes William and Harry are not the sons of the late Princess of Wales?

Prince Charles certainly is not the Head of the Church of England and nor will he ever be, whether or not he ascends to the throne. If he becomes King, he will be Supreme Governor and Defender of the Faith or, possibly Defender of Faith if his proposed planned change should be accepted by Parliament. Jesus Christ remains the Head of the Church of England.

mrsmopp Tue 28-Feb-17 08:00:42

Head of the Church of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury, surely?

Auntieflo Tue 28-Feb-17 08:29:32

Yorkshiregel, about the no edit button. There is a preview option, so you could make alterations before posting.

Anniebach Tue 28-Feb-17 08:31:04

The Church of England is Anglican , the Anglican Church is world wide , each country has its own arch Bishop, Wales has it's own arch bishop, the head of the world wide Anglican Church is Christ .

mrsmopp Tue 28-Feb-17 08:43:35

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby.

Just googled it.

Leticia Tue 28-Feb-17 08:46:18

People seem to have a very poor grasp of the structure of the Church of England.
Explained here

Leticia Tue 28-Feb-17 08:58:28

She is Supreme Governor of the Church of England for those who don't want to wade through the link. The monarch has been since Henry VIII.

trisher Tue 28-Feb-17 09:56:09

Nobody seem to have mentioned the rumour about who was really Harry's dad? Just thought I would throw it in to the general gossip, rumour and character assassination that is presented here. Couldn't care less if she is crowned or not!

Anniebach Tue 28-Feb-17 10:16:31

She is supreme head of the Church of England but not of the Church in Wales but is queen of the U.K. So if Charles becomes king he will be head of the church in England but not of the Anglican Church in Wales or any other country he will be king of . Think Charles is right to want to be defender of faith not defender of the faith of one country

merlotgran Tue 28-Feb-17 10:19:23

I agree with that. He has taken the trouble to explore/learn about other faiths for many years. Quite ahead of his time, really.

Leticia Tue 28-Feb-17 10:41:44

I really don't understand the rumour about Harry when he is the one who looks like Prince Charles.

GillT57 Tue 28-Feb-17 11:04:52

I dont think Harry looks like Prince Charles, but he is a true Tudor in looks and gets to look more like Henry V111 every day! I hope the poor chap has a happier life though.
There were rumours that Harry was the child of the ghastly James Hewitt, a cad if ever there was one. Those on here who are extended sympathy to the late Diana and hating Camilla for being an adulterer should also give some consideration to the wife of Will Carling, another victim of the whole unhappy mess that was the arranged marriage of Charles and Diana.

Norah Tue 28-Feb-17 11:19:30

Harry, who ran naked round a hotel in Vegas and wore a Nazi ensemble to a party? That Harry? He resembles Phillip.

willsmadnan Tue 28-Feb-17 11:58:58

Well it's funny but after watching the latest 'Lucy Worsley-in the-Dressing-up-Box' on the TV I remarked how much like Henry VIII Prince H was. Must just be the hair and the beard because there's no Tudor bloodline there, is there? I'm pretty au fait with the Tudors and the Windsors, but a bit shaky with the middle lot...Stewarts and Hannoverians.
As for William... he bears a remarkable resemblance to his grandfather(P.P)around the time of his engagement to the Queen I think. Again,only just noticed it after watching the latest documentary on the House of Windsor. I really don't spend all my time telly watching, there just seems to have been some very interesting history progs on the box recently.

Beammeupscottie Tue 28-Feb-17 12:09:39

If you ever catch a picture of Harry looking worried or pensive then he looks the image of his father. Didn't Henry VIII's sister, Margaret, marry into the Scottish Royal Family. If they were the Stuarts then there is a bloodline.
Incidentally, one of my granddaughters is descended from the Stuart line and is the image of Bonnie Prince Charlie. And remember when they reconstructed the features of Richard 111 (he of Leicester Car Park fame) he looked so like the living ancestor they had found.

Ana Tue 28-Feb-17 12:46:28

I think it was just the ginger hair that sparked the original conjecture about who is father was!

Elegran Tue 28-Feb-17 13:04:16

A female Tudor married into the Stuart dynasty, and a female Stuart contributed to the bloodline that led to the Hanoverians, so a few Tudor genes will have got through to Harry.

Anniebach Tue 28-Feb-17 13:05:46

Harry looks like Diana's sister Sarah and her sons they also have red hair too

Jalima Tue 28-Feb-17 13:07:25

Jalima, She had no help? I think she probably had maids, cooks, and a nanny.
SueScrip^ I meant medical/psychiatric help rather than someone to do the cooking and dusting and change dirty nappies.
I would think that the Royal Family would see a breakdown as a form of weakness.

Jalima Tue 28-Feb-17 13:09:14

SueScrip (got the ** this time!)
Jealousy is dangerous to mental stability.
If anyone had reason to be jealous I think she did.
Thinking she would be loved but finding out that your new husband was in love with someone else.