Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall the patron, president and a member of numerous charities and organisations. Since 1994, she has taken action on osteoporosis, earning honours and awards. She has also raised awareness in areas including rape and sexual abuse, literacy, animal welfare and poverty. Camilla Rosemary Shand was born at King's College Hospital, London, on 17 July 1947. She grew up in The Laines – an 18th-century country house in Plumpton, East Sussex – and a three-storey house in South Kensington, her family's second home. Her parents were British Army officer turned businessman Major Bruce Shand (1917–2006) and his wife, Rosalind ("née" Cubitt; 1921–1994).
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