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The second wife of the Prince of Wales, Camilla, née Camilla Shand, was married to Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973 and the couple had two children, Tom and Laura, yet were divorced in 1995. During the 1990s several tabloid papers ran stories dubbed ‘Camillagate’ and ‘Squidygate’ as the Wales’ marriage broke down and Camilla’s popularity plummeted after Diana cited her as a reason for the breakup in an interview with Panorama. Following Diana’s death, Camilla discreetly became the Prince of Wales’ official companion and a huge PR exercise was brought about to rehabilitate her image as the couple married in a civil ceremony in 2005. As the Duchess of Cornwall she regularly accompanies the Prince and was even attacked during the 2010 student riots. Recently the Duchess has appeared as herself on ‘The Archers’ and memorably pulled a gun on Danish Princess Mary whilst visiting the set of ‘The Killing.’ Despite the initial controversy over her relationship with the Prince, Camilla has proven herself a popular and respected member of the Royal Family.