Battle to win over Elizabeth II and British public – via ‘Operation PB’ – was tumultuous but ultimately a success
Part of the identity Charles chose for himself as Prince of Wales – with many long years likely between him and the throne – was as an adopter of difficult and controversial causes.
“And it could be said Camilla was the biggest one of all,” said the royal historian and author Robert Lacey. “Her transformation becomes, really, the dominant narrative of his life. And her sitting on the throne beside his at Westminster Abbey, without any popular ambivalence, is the culmination of that.”