father house religion mother birth_place title birth_date signature article_title
bruce shand house of windsor -lrb- by marriage -rrb- church of england rosalind cubitt king 's college hospital , london , england duchess -rrb- of cornwall ; duchess of rothesay -lrb- more 17 july 1947 camilla , duchess of cornwall signature.jpg camilla , duchess of cornwall

camilla , duchess of cornwall

camilla , duchess of cornwall -lrb- camilla rosemary ; `` née '' shand , previously parker bowles ; born 17 july 1947 -rrb- , is the second wife of charles , prince of wales , who is the eldest child and heir apparent of queen elizabeth ii .
instead of using the title princess of wales , she is styled through her husband 's secondary designation as duchess of cornwall because of the strong association of the primary title with his first wife , diana .
in scotland , she is known as the duchess of rothesay .
camilla was born into a gentry family as the eldest child of major bruce shand and his wife , the honourable rosalind cubitt , the daughter of british aristocrat roland cubitt , 3rd baron ashcombe .
she was raised in east sussex and south kensington , and was educated in england , switzerland and france .
subsequently , she worked for different firms based in central london , most notably the decorating firm sibyl colefax & john fowler .
in 1973 , camilla married british army officer andrew parker bowles , with whom she has two children and five grandchildren .
they divorced in 1995 .
for many years , camilla and the prince of wales had a controversial relationship , which was highly publicised in the media and attracted worldwide scrutiny .
in 2005 , it culminated in a civil marriage at windsor guildhall , which was followed by a televised anglican blessing by the archbishop of canterbury , rowan williams , at st george 's chapel , windsor castle .
as the duchess of cornwall , camilla assists the prince of wales on his official duties .
she is also the patron , president and a member of numerous charities and organisations .
since 1994 , she has taken action on osteoporosis , which has earned her honours and awards .
she has also raised awareness in areas including rape and sexual abuse , literacy and poverty , for which she has latterly been praised .
