COP26: Prince Charles and Camilla arrive at the event in Glasgow

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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall had to quickly change their plans for a day with “significant meaning” to the couple after Prince Philip passed away. The future king and his wife had been due to celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary on April 9, but news arrived that the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh had died at Windsor Castle. 

The List narrator Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon said: “A day that holds significant meaning to them both forever changed in 2021, and not for the better.

“Charles’ father, Prince Philip, died at the age of 99 on April 9, 2021. While the news of his passing was incredibly sad for the Royal Family, it just so happened to fall on the same day as Charles and Camilla’s wedding anniversary.

“Instead of taking to social media that day to mark their 16th anniversary as a married couple, Charles and Camilla echoed the sentiment of the other Royal Family members, and simply posted a black and white photo of Philip.

“The couple were later seen visiting public memorials that were erected in the days after Philip’s death, and one such occasion, both Charles and Camilla were seen crying over the scene. The unfortunate turn of event may forever make their anniversary a sad day for the couple.”

Shortly after Prince Philip’s death announcement, Clarence House joined other members of the Royal Family and released a black and white photograph with the caption: “The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.”

The following day, Prince Charles issued his own personal statement and said: “I particularly wanted to say that my father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to The Queen, to my family and to the country, but also to the whole of the Commonwealth.

“As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. He was a much loved and appreciated figure and apart from anything else, I can imagine, he would be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and the Commonwealth, who also I think, share our loss and our sorrow.

“My dear Papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful for all that. It will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time. Thank you.”

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Camilla joined her husband at the funeral service on April 17 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, where they sat separated from other family members due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

The couple had married in Windsor Guildhall in 2005 in a civil ceremony, where the bride wore a full-length porcelain blue silk Robinson Valentine dress with a Philip Treacy hat. 

Following this, they attended a Church of England Service of Prayer and Dedication at St George’s Chapel, followed by an evening reception.

The event was a private occasion with close friends and family in attendance. 

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Charles had first met Camilla in 1971 during a polo match, and they soon became romantically attached. However, they later separated and went on to marry other partners, despite remaining close friends. 

Both were unhappy in their marriages, with Charles admitting that he resumed his relationship with Camilla in 1986, after his marriage to Princess Diana had “irretrievably broken down”.

The exposure of their affair brought scandal upon the Royal Family, with Diana later stating in an interview with the BBC that “there were three of us in this marriage so it was a bit crowded”. 

Following Charles and Diana’s divorce and her tragic death in 1997, the future king and Camilla eventually went public and announced their engagement in 2004. 

Despite her popularity suffering during the 1990s, the Duchess of Cornwall is now regarded as one of the most reliable members of the monarchy and leads a close relationship with both the Queen and Prince William. 

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