BROADCASTS.com

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles broke royal norms by having a modest civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall on 9th April, 2005. Against a turbulent backdrop of past scandals and public opinion, the couple's union marked a delicate dance toward Britain\u2019s eventual acceptance of them as King and Queen.\nQueen Elizabeth did not attend the ceremony, for fear of compromising her position as head of the Church of England, but did turn up with Rowan Atkinson and Phil Collins to the after-party, where she made a notoriously cheeky speech, as guests munched on egg-and-cress sandwiches.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the couple married in the Guildhall, rather than Windsor Castle; consider how \u2018the Firm\u2019 iterated Camilla\u2019s public image in the decades following Princess Diana\u2019s untimely death; and trace the couple\u2019s romance back to their first meeting in the Summer of 1970\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Charles and Camilla wed\u2019 (The Guardian, 2005): https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/09/monarchy.markoliver\n\u2022 \u2018Inside King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' Wedding\u2019 (Harpers Bazaar Australia, 2005): https://harpersbazaar.com.au/charles-camilla-wedding/\n\u2022 \u2018The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles\u2019 (ITN, 2005): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgeXK5cKatA\nLove the show? Join \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices