<p id=”par-1_37″>There was some controversy several years back when <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/king-charles/”>now-King Charles</a> married his second wife (<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/camilla-parker-bowles-was-fired-from-her-posh-job-before-she-married-prince-charles.html/”>formerly known as Camilla Parker Bowles</a>). The couple’s romance was criticized after the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/can-remember-when-princess-diana-died.html/”>death of Charles’ first wife, Princess Diana</a>, in 1997. </p>
<p id=”par-2_57″>The public opinion of Charles’ former mistress began to soften a bit when it was announced that they were engaged in 2005. But there was still controversy on their wedding day and a warning that was given to the bride by her mother-in-law. Here’s what a lip-reading expert observed <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-british-monarch-dies-96.html/”>the late queen</a> saying that day. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-queen-elizabeth-did-not-attend-charles-and-camilla-s-civil-wedding-ceremony”>Queen Elizabeth did not attend Charles and Camilla’s civil wedding ceremony</h2>
<p id=”par-3_65″>On April 9, 2005, then-Prince Charles and Camilla were married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall. Although Queen Elizabeth granted her son permission to get remarried, she didn’t attend his wedding. That’s because according to the Church of England, marriage is indissoluble. Therefore, as the head of the Church, she felt it would be inappropriate to attend the civil wedding of two divorcees. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” width=”1200″ height=”953″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?strip=all&quality=89&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles attend the Service of Prayer and Dedication following their marriage at The Guildhall” class=”wp-image-3649284″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=630&h=500 630w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=1024&h=813 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=768&h=610 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=441&h=350 441w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=213&h=169 213w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=200&h=159 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=638&h=507 638w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-and-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-attend-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-following-their-marriage-at-The-Guildhall-1.jpg?w=76&h=60 76w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles attend the Service of Prayer and Dedication following their marriage at Windsor Guildhall | ROTA/Anwar Hussein Collection/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_58″>Writer for <a href=”https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1486998/I-had-to-put-Church-before-Charles-says-the-Queen.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Telegraph</a> Andrew Alderson reported on Queen Elizabeth’s decision at the time to skip the civil service, stating: “The queen has let it be known that the reason she will not be attending the wedding of [Prince Charles] is because she is putting her duties as the head of the Church of England before family feelings.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_25″>The queen and Prince Philip instead attended a religious blessing that followed at St. George’s Chapel and later hosted a reception for the newlyweds at Windsor Castle.</p>
<p id=”par-6_16″>Charles’s mother delivered a speech at the reception which reportedly included a few sentimental remarks. </p>
<p id=”par-7_46″>In her book <em>The New Royals</em>, author Katie Nicholl reflected on the queen’s words, noting: “It was an unusually sentimental speech from the monarch, and it captured the visceral sense of relief the couple had, in their 50s, being able to make their enduring love official.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-lip-reading-expert-decoded-what-queen-elizabeth-said-she-warned-camilla-about”>Lip-reading expert decoded what Queen Elizabeth said she warned Camilla about</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1200″ height=”1051″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Then-Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Queen Elizabeth II, leave the Service of Prayer and Dedication” class=”wp-image-3649697″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=571&h=500 571w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=1024&h=897 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=768&h=673 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=400&h=350 400w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=193&h=169 193w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=200&h=175 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=579&h=507 579w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Then-Prince-Charles-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-and-Queen-Elizabeth-II-leave-the-Service-of-Prayer-and-Dedication-1.jpg?w=69&h=60 69w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Then-Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Queen Elizabeth II leave the Service of Prayer and Dedication | ROTA-Pool/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-8_59″>After the couple wed and walked outside the chapel, they were greeted by gusts of wind. Several snaps from that day show Camilla holding onto her gold-feathered Philip Treacy headpiece as the wind blew. And when she saw what was happening, Queen Elizabeth informed her son that she tried to warn his bride not to wear feathers. </p>
<p id=”par-9_30″>According to a lip reader for the <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-13508289/Lip-reader-warning-Queen-Camilla-wedding-Charles.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Daily Mail</a>, in the footage from that day the queen could be seen saying to Charles: “I did warn her about wearing feathers.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_22″>The lip-reading expert revealed that Charles then told his bride, “Hold on tight” to which a worried Camilla replied, “I need to.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_22″>Four seconds later, the wind died down and Charles exclaimed, “All well done.” He then told his wife, “You made it down/now.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_11″>And after observing the crowd, Camilla noted: “They’re carrying on regardless.”</p>