Annabel Elliot gave her view of their marriage for a new BBC documentary and suggested while Camilla was supportive, Charles had exposed his wife to new “knowledge and interest”. The BBC film Charles III: The Coronation Year also shows rehearsals for the King’s coronation and when the Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at Westminster Abbey with their children, they greet the monarch like any other family. Richard Jackson, Bishop of Hereford, one of the two bishops assistant to the Queen during the coronation, told the documentary: “I think what struck me particularly is how extraordinarily affectionate they are. “They’re clearly a very close family of all the generations and in a sense you felt you were part of a family occasion as well as royal occasion and a national occasion.”Mrs Elliot, Camilla’s younger sister, said: “She is his rock, and I can’t actually emphasise that enough. Lady Lansdowne also spoke about the close bond between Charles and Camilla, who have known each other for more than 50 years, saying they were an “extraordinary team”.

Source: The Times December 26, 2023 00:22 UTC