The Duchess of Cornwall: Camilla’s Story and Secrets

by Jessica Jayne

Why Choose This BookCamilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is one fascinating woman. Her being Prince Charles’ mistress and lover for more than three decades is what lends color to her life. This book is an objective view of Camilla, whose relationship with the Prince of Wales ruined his marriage as well as her own.What’s InsideLittle is known of Camilla, mainly because she’s a woman who doesn’t like telling everyone about every single detail of her life, including her high-profile relationship with Charles. This book shows you details of her life, •Her illustrious ancestors, who were also mistresses and lovers of kings•Her first and only job•The sassy line Camilla allegedly told Charles upon meeting him•What she was like when she was a young woman•Why Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles instead of Charles•The woman who Camilla saw as more threatening than Diana•What the Camilla Campaign is, and more details in the book!Table Of ContentsChapter 1 – Charmed ChildhoodChapter 2 – On Her OwnChapter 3 – Boy MagnetChapter 4 – Between Two LoversChapter 5 – Losing CharlesChapter 6 – ReunitedChapter 7 – A Year of DifficultiesChapter 8 – An Uncertain FutureChapter 9 – Second Chance at HappinessChapter 10 – Will She Be Queen?Why Buy NowDespite Camilla’s role in the breakup of Charles and Diana’s marriage, one can’t help admiring the woman for enduring all indignities for her love for Charles. She knew she wasn’t as beautiful as Diana, but she was the one that Charles had always turned to. She was the woman he wanted to be with, and in their desire to be with each other, their marriages to their respective spouses crumbled. Read this book now and find out what Camilla has gone through in the name of love.

66 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2012

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Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Camilla is a bright, courageous friend and supporter of many causes, among them her circle of friends. She has often been maligned and vilified by the English public who still lie entranced by Diana. Two very different women with different experiences that shaped their personalities, both influencing Charles and his public and private lives. Camilla seems very much the long time friend, along with her first husband, and Charles that truly knew his thoughts and difficult choices. Charles has had a horrible depersonalizing childhood and learned that the Royal duty took primary choices over his true character. When finally Charles made his choice of Camilla he made his choice known amid the frenzy that this was someone he truly loved from early on and was not going to let her go. Her strengths helped him push his ideas and projects and in return she has added increased royal influence to many causes and sponsorships not done before. She is very pragmatic and loveably levelheaded. Charles has a Duchess suited to the needs of his life and her extended family, relatives, grandchildren, and cozy family functions that he needed to find the shelter and determination to carry on his very public life. A fairy tale finally come true. May God bless them both!

[Debbie Loader · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have an immense dislike for Camilla and I added to that no respect whatsoever for either her or Charles. I hope the throne goes directly to William as having an adulterous head of the church of England should not be considered. As for her becoming queen, nope not happening either.

She didn't want to wait for Charles, she was was too busy lusting after Parker Bowles - in doing so they set in motion a heartbreak that would ripple down the years, destroying the dreams of a young naive girl who's own parents divorced and she witnessed the fall out.

Thank God I could read on KU not something I would have paid for.

[Caroline Ingram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Her life seems very short and boring.

It was good for someone who just wanted a short story of this person. I expected there would be more about her personally but everything here is just a repeat of most head lines.

[Mia]

that it was money

[Ursula Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating Story of Camilla's Life with Insider Info-An Eye Opener

The story of Charles and Camilla is truly a love story. They were evenly matched and she was the only person besides the late Louis Mountbatten that really understood and supported him. While many of us thought we knew Diana's side of the story, her marriage was engineered to keep the monarchy going. Having known more about Diana's upbringing and early life, I wanted to learn about Camilla's. She had a warm and loving family, and while not the most beautiful, she had a great personality that endeared her to many in her younger days. It was rather sad to learn the depth of loneliness in Charles' upbringing and Camilla was really his strength. If you have an open mind, (many still can't forgive Camilla for the breakup of Charles and Diana's marriage, the age difference and Diana's stellar personality, along with little common ground had really doomed it from the start) this is a fascinating story about a very brave woman who has endured a great deal of difficulty with grace for the man she loves. It is also an eye opener for what was really going on behind the scenes. Found this hard to put down.

[Marge Holt · Rating 2 out of 5]

A glossy whitewash

Obviously, the author has tried to spin a gossamer pink cotton-candy view in the retelling of this very sordid dalliance. I'm not going to align my viewpoint with the hysteria of those espousing the poor, pathetic teenager who was ill equipped to manage a loveless marriage with a weak, self-centered, vapid man. However, to try to make the argument that Camilla was merely a besotted woman craving her right to have her love recognized, the author doesn't address the glaring truth that Camilla was a cunning, deceitful, cruel and calculating harpy who destroyed two marriages and left children to the mercy of public ridicule. I can't say much about the spineless narcissist she manipulated as all recognize the inept boy-child posing as an adult. The author skimmed over the unattractive truths to try to justify the adage that "true love" is a license allowing any trouncing of moral, ethical and honorable behavior. I'm appalled to read the not-so-hidden attempt to glorify, whitewash and beautify the two and the obviously blatant plea to accept their behavior as normal for our generation. A soap opera screen script at its finest.

[Redboots123 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wish it was a longer book....

Wish it was a longer book....

I enjoy reading anything about the royalist so I automatically liked this book...a bit jumpy r/t chronology, but not confusing...

[pat goode · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good story ,

Enjoyed this bok and its like a fairyta le t h e Prince married the woman he loved ,I believe in the monarchy.and its sad the y g ad to go thr o ugh so kuch to be together ,A h a poo y ending

[Dana Stone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure if I learned anything new?

Still do not believe she deserves to be Queen or that he deserves to be King. They both did destroy Diana's happiness.

[Ebru · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brief overview of the mistress

A brief overview of the mistress. No new information or details included to my disappointment. To tell the truth I expected more...