King Charles and Queen Camilla's Sweetest Moments Captured on Camera
King Charles and Queen Camilla's Sweetest Moments Captured on Camera
Caroline Hallemann, Emily BurackThu, April 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTC
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Charles and Camilla's Sweetest MomentsMillie Pilkington
No one would deny that King Charles and Queen Camilla have a complicated relationship history. But according to Prince Harry, "she's made our father very, very happy, which is the most important thing," and isn't that what counts? Here, as they celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary, the royal couple's cutest moments captured on camera, in reverse chronological order:
March 2026
The King and Queen hosted a state banquet for President of Nigeria at Windsor Castle.
WPA Pool - Getty ImagesMarch 2026
The royals share a laugh as they cut a commemorative cake
WPA Pool - Getty ImagesSeptember 2025
The royal couple coordinated in tartan during the annual Braemar Games.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesJuly 2025
The royal couple at the state banquet in honor of France this summer.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesMay 2025
King Charles smiles at Queen Camilla during an official visit to Canada.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesMay 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla pose with their official Coronation State Portraits during a visit to The National Gallery.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesApril 2025
This portrait of the couple, taken while they were on a state visit to Italy, was released to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
Chris Jackson - Getty Images
Another anniversary portrait of Charles and Camilla.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesOctober 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla smile in Apia, Samoa, in a portrait that was released at the end of their tour of Australia and Samoa.
Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesApril 2024
To announce King Charles's return to public duties following his cancer diagnosis, Buckingham Palace shared a new photograph of the Charles and Camilla, taken the day after their 19th wedding anniversary.
Handout/Millie Pilkington/Buckingham Palace via Getty ImagesJanuary 2024
Queen Camilla was by her husband's side as he was discharged from the hospital following a prostate procedure.
PETER NICHOLLS - Getty ImagesNovember 2023
Charles helps Camilla down the stairs as they leave the Palace of Westminster following the State Opening of Parliament.
WPA Pool - Getty ImagesMay 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla laugh as they cut a cake during a visit to Northern Ireland.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesMay 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla take in the crowds following their coronation.
P van Katwijk - Getty ImagesApril 2023
The couple color coordinated in royal blue for their first Easter Sunday as King and Queen.
Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty ImagesFebruary 2023
The King and Queen Consort share a private moment during a celebration for the second anniversary of The Reading Room at Clarence House.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesSeptember 2022
The day after the death of Queen Elizabeth, the new King Charles and Queen Camilla greet mourners gathered at Buckingham Palace.
WPA Pool - Getty ImagesSeptember 2022
Camilla gives her husband an encouraging pat as they walk across the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, entering the palace for the first time as the new King and Queen.
WPA Pool - Getty ImagesSeptember 2022
Camilla smiles lovingly at her husband as the two share a laugh during the annual Braemar Highland Gathering near Balmoral.
Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty ImagesAugust 2021
Charles and Camilla, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland, smile as they visit Ballater, Scotland.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesJune 2021
Prince Charles helps Camilla put on her face mask as they attend day 2 of Royal Ascot.
Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty ImagesApril 2020
Following Prince Charles's positive COVID-19 diagnosis, he and Camilla's doctors recommended they isolate separately. This photo was taken at Birkhall shortly after they reunited, and recreates their engagement portrait taken more than 15 years ago.
HandoutMarch 2020
Just before the UK went on lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, Charles (giving a namaste greeting) and Camilla attended the Commonwealth Day reception.
WPA Pool - Getty ImagesApril 2019
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall took a flower-filled portrait at the reopening of Hillsborough Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesMarch 2019
Cheers to the royal couple's historic 2019 trip to Cuba! They were the first members of the British royal family to ever make an official visit to the country.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesJuly 2018
Charles and Camilla look lovingly at each other during a visit to Wales.
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Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesJuly 2018
A flypast to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force inspired this knowing glance between Charles and Camilla up on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty ImagesMay 2018
Meghan Markle's first official post-wedding appearance as the Duchess of Sussex was at a garden party at Buckingham Palace in celebration of Prince Charles's 70th birthday. This sweet snap captured Meghan chatting with her new in-laws.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesMay 2018
Charles and Camilla shared a smile during Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle.
JONATHAN BRADY - Getty ImagesMay 9, 2018
Prince Charles smells a rose offered to him by Camilla in Nice, France.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesNovember 6, 2016
Camilla and Charles visit the Grand Mosque on the first day of a Royal tour of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesNovember 2015
Camilla is known for making Prince Charles laugh, like in this picture from their visit to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary in New Zealand.
Rob Jefferies - Getty ImagesJune 2013
The royal couple clearly liked this photo, which was taken on the second day of Royal Ascot in 2013. They used it in their Christmas card that year.
Handout - Getty ImagesApril 29, 2013
Charles and Camilla attend a dinner hosted by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in Amsterdam.
Pool - Getty ImagesApril 2011
Prince Charles held Camilla's granddaughter, Eliza Lopes, up on the balcony after Will and Kate's wedding. In an interview Camilla once shared that Prince Charles reads Harry Potter to her grandkids and "he does all the voices."
"They sit spellbound," she said. "He's extremely good with children. They love it."
James Devaney - Getty ImagesMarch 2009
A romantic landscape photo of the royal couple walking along the beach on North Seymour Island during a tour of the Galapagos.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesNovember 2009
The Duchess and the Prince bundled up and posed for a photograph in the historic town of Brigus during their tour of Canada.
Chris Jackson - Getty ImagesApril 2006
Charles and Camilla spent their first wedding anniversary at their home, Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate.
Jeff J Mitchell - Getty ImagesOctober 25, 2005
Camilla wore a Royal heirloom diamond tiara, necklace and earrings to a banquet at Buckingham Palace. This was the first time that Camilla had worn a royal tiara.
Pool/Tim Graham Picture Library - Getty ImagesAugust 2005
The Prince of Wales and his new wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, drank some whisky and had a laugh at the 2005 Mey Games in Caithness, Scotland.
Christopher Furlong - Getty ImagesJune 2005
This rare public display of affection from Charles and Camilla took place at a polo match at Cirencester.
Tim Graham - Getty ImagesApril 2005
Prince Charles and Camilla on their wedding day. The royal couple married in the civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall, which was followed by a marriage blessing at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Pool - Getty ImagesApril 2005
In another wedding portrait, the two families pose together: Charles with his parents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and his sons, Princes William and Harry, and Camilla with her father, Major Bruce Shand and her children, Tom and Laura Parker Bowles.
Pool - Getty ImagesFebruary 2005
Charles and Camilla took their engagement photos at Birkhall, a picture which would be recreated on their 15th anniversary, after they both exited social isolation during the coronavirus crisis.
Pool/Tim Graham Picture Library - Getty ImagesFebruary 2005
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, photographed at a party at Windsor Castle shortly after announcing their engagement.
JOHN STILLWELL - Getty ImagesFebruary 2005
Take a closer look at Camilla's stunning engagement ring, which features a five-carat emerald-cut diamond and several smaller stones. The piece is a royal family heirloom that once belonged to the Queen Mother.
Anwar Hussein - Getty ImagesFebruary 2005
Charles and Camilla arrive at the "Its Fashion" charity gala dinner at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England. This was the day Clarence House confirmed that Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles would marry later that spring.
Anwar Hussein - Getty ImagesAugust 2004
The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles enjoy the 2004 Mey Games.
Christopher Furlong - Getty ImagesAugust 2003
The couple clearly enjoy the annual Mey Games. Here they are smiling again while watching the competition.
Mark Cuthbert - Getty ImagesCirca 1979
This is one of the oldest photos of Charles and Camilla together, taken just a few years before the Prince married his first wife, Lady Diana Spencer.
Tim Graham - Getty ImagesCirca 1979
Another candid shot from that day shows Charles and Camilla walking with their friend, Lady Sarah Keswick.
Tim Graham - Getty ImagesCirca 1970s
Here is another picture from their early courtship of Charles and Camilla chatting at a polo match.
Serge Lemoine - Getty Images
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