Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles; 17 July 1947) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne. Instead of using the title Princess of Wales, she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall, her husband's secondary designation. In Scotland, she is known as the Duchess of Rothesay. Camilla is the eldest child of Major Bruce Shand and his wife Rosalind Cubitt, the daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. She was raised in East Sussex and
Duchess of Cornwall marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales, who was the Duke of Cornwall. Before the present Duchess, the most recent Duchess of Cornwall was Diana, Princess of Wales. During this period, she was usually styled Princess of Wales, as have been most Duchesses of Cornwall. Before Camilla the only Duchesses of Cornwall to be styled as such were Caroline, wife of the future King George II, who was styled ""Her Royal Highness" The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge" from 1 August to 27 September 1714; and Mary, wife of the future King George V, who was styled ""Her Royal Highness" The