What may also have helped significantly change the public's perception about Prince Charles and Camilla has been the couple's embrace by Diana’s two children. Now most people believe that, as I always did, that should the moment come she will be accepted as queen consort.' Even the palace fudged the issue claiming she would become 'princess consort' on Charles's ascension. 'In the past, talk of Camilla becoming queen consort was dismissed. 'But their wedding and the hard work both have put into their royal duty since those dark days has, in my view, transformed their public image,' Jobson said. Prince Charles, the next in line to the British throne, married the former Camilla Parker Bowles on April 9, 2005, but their relationship dates back more than three decades earlier. “One of the issues that arose with Charles and Diana is that when they went on public engagements together, often Diana was seen as upstaging Charles to some degree.' Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in their 2013 Christmas card. “Charles and Camilla really complement one another as opposed to one upstaging the other,' said royal historian Carolyn Harris, who teaches at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. While the couple continue to travel widely to support the organizations patronized by Prince Charles, last year marked a milestone for Camilla as she took her first official solo trip abroad to promote various charities in Paris. But perhaps most charming was their Christmas card last year, featuring a photograph that captured one of the many laughs they seem to easily share. Last summer, they clearly enjoyed themselves while visiting the set of the British series, 'Doctor Who.' In Jan., they had some fun pouring themselves beer from a local pub.

In the past year alone, the couple's comfort with each other was evident in numerous public appearances together.

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