Camilla: from ‘most hated woman in Britain’ to respected royal

The turbulent rise of the Queen Consort has been an astounding transformation

The Queen Consort will become Queen Camilla after the coronation
The Queen Consort will become Queen Camilla after the coronation
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She has been branded a “Rottweiler” and “the most hated woman in Britain”, but on 6 May, the Queen Consort will be given a new title, that of Queen Camilla.

When her husband Charles III is crowned king and she takes on her new title, her “astonishing, decades-long transformation from toxic mistress will be complete,” said The Times.

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