Overview
- The couple married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall in April 2005, followed by a Prayer and Dedication service at Windsor Castle.
- Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh did not attend the civil wedding but joined the blessing and appeared in official photographs taken by Hugo Burnand.
- Princes William and Harry joined Tom and Laura Parker Bowles at the blessing, signaling family support around the newly formalized union.
- The wedding date shifted by 24 hours after the Vatican set Pope John Paul II’s funeral on the original day, according to Robert Hardman’s account.
- Years later, the late Queen requested Camilla be styled Queen Consort, and Buckingham Palace confirmed after the coronation that she would be titled Queen Camilla.