article_snippet.sent: But 10 years on from the sunny April day that saw Camilla Parker-Bowles become the Duchess of Cornwall, things are looking very different for the 67-year-old royal.
article_snippet.sent: A few minutes later, Camilla was seen engrossed in conversation with author Jilly Cooper, who memorably based the caddish Rupert Campbell-Black, the star of the much-loved Rutshire Chronicles, on Camilla's ex-husband Andrew Parker-Bowles.
article_snippet.sent: All together: the Duchess Cornwall released after Prince George's christening .
article_snippet.sent: Indeed, the Camilla's association with the charity pre-dates Rosalind Shand marriage, with the Duchess the Duchess first getting involved while still Mrs Parker-Bowles.
article_snippet.sent: In Washington last month, The Duchess of Cornwall left Prince Charles to Prince Charles own devices for a couple of hours while The Duchess of Cornwall met detectives working for the District of Colombia's Sexual Assault Response Team.
article_snippet.sent: Born Camilla Rosemary Shand on the 17th July 1947, the Duchess of Cornwall's 67 years have undoubtedly been interesting ones.
article_snippet.sent: The daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand and Bruce Middleton wife Rosalind, The Duchess of Cornwall was born in London but spent much of The Duchess of Cornwall childhood in Sussex along with The Duchess of Cornwall siblings, Annabel and Mark.
article_snippet.sent: According to The Duchess of Cornwall biographer Giles Brandreth, The Duchess of Cornwall upbringing, although not royal, was certainly a grand one. '
article_snippet.sent: Camilla is often described as having had an "Enid Blyton sort of Childhood",' Enid Blyton writes. '
article_snippet.sent: But it wasn't all fun, with the Duchess of Cambridge Cornwall working as a secretary for a succession of London firms to pay for Camilla Belgravia flat, which Camilla shared with Lady Moyra Campbell.