Iconic women who married into royalty
The love story of Queen Camilla and King Charles is a long and complicated one. Their youthful romance was interrupted when Charles went overseas with the Royal Navy in 1973, but their connection never dwindled, even as they married other people and decades passed. Despite the scandal surrounding their infidelity, Charles insisted that his relationship with Camilla was "non-negotiable" once they were both divorced and free to be together. In 2005, they finally got married after so many years of waiting. Camilla slipped rather seamlessly into her role as a senior member of the royal family, carrying out her duties by her husband's side like an old pro. On May 6, 2023, the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla took place—something that no one could have imagined a few decades earlier. Camilla undoubtedly claimed the top spot when it comes to marrying into royalty! However, many other iconic women have fallen in love with princes, kings, emperors, and sultans. These women built and enjoyed successful careers and lifestyles before meeting their royal soul mates. Although in some cases, the soul connection didn't last... Click on to take a look at the successful women who married royals.
2024-07-01T14:16:31Z
Sleaford Mods, the 1975, Fred Again: the songs that sum up each year of Tory government
Fourteen years is a long time in pop, although not as long as it used to be. The last period of Conservative rule, from 1979 to 1997, took the UK from post-punk and disco to drum’n’bass and Britpop. Today, you can look back at the first year of David Cameron’s coalition government and see Britain’s current megastars in one form or another – Adele, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles – as well as its dominant genres: rap, dance-pop, earnest men...
2024-07-02T04:14:35Z