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6 unusual facts about Duchess of Cornwall


Duchess of Cornwall

Shakespeare's King Lear includes the character "Regan, Duchess of Cornwall", Lear's second daughter.

Duchess of Rothesay

The Duchess of Rothesay is the Scottish equivalent of the Duchess of Cornwall.

# Camilla Shand (2005–present) — the second wife of Charles, Duke of Rothesay, It is intended that Camilla, Duchess of Rothesay/Cornwall, will upon her husband's succession to the throne, become HRH The Princess Consort.

Pat Martin

Martin is an outspoken critic of the monarchy of Canada, both in parliament and in the media, citing the marriage of the Prince of Wales to the Duchess of Cornwall as a reason to abolish the monarchy.

Prince of Scotland

The current holder is the second wife of The Prince Charles, HRH The Duchess of Rothesay (known outside of Scotland as the Duchess of Cornwall).

Republicanism in New Zealand

On the eve of a Royal tour by HRH Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in November 2012, a ONE News/Colmar Brunton poll reported 70% of people questioned responded they wanted to keep the Queen as head of state, while 19 percent supported New Zealand becoming a republic.


Bempton

On 23 July 2013 Hinde gave a special proclamation outside Bridlington Priory, prior to the visit of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales and HRH Duchess of Cornwall, which was part of the special "Priory 900" celebrations.

Chilton Foliat

The church was the location of the 2008 memorial service for Gerald Ward, godfather to Prince Harry; the service was attended by the Prince with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Duke of Cornwall

Since their marriage, celebrated at the Guildhall in Windsor on 9 April 2005, Charles's second wife has used the style Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall rather than Princess of Wales.

Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom

In 2005, the Queen changed the order of precedence for private occasions, putting the Duchess of Cornwall fourth in the order of precedence, after herself, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alexandra, contrary to the usual position of the heir's consort.

Westonbirt School

In 2005 a new sports hall was opened by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.


see also

Andrew Parker

Andrew Parker Bowles (born 1939), retired English military officer, first husband of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle

Rufus is a distant cousin of Her Royal Highness Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, because both the Duchess of Cornwall and Rufus are great-great-grand-children of Lord William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle.

The Swaminarayan School

Since its creation, it has been visited by many famous people, including Tony Blair, General Sir Richard Dannatt GCB, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.