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The Duchess of Cornwall celebrates her 74th birthday tomorrow. And when Charles, 72, becomes King, she will make history as the oldest Queen Consort or Princess Consort.
The record is currently held by Alexandra of Denmark who was 56 when her husband Edward VII ascended to the throne.
Charles is the longest-serving heir to the throne.
He became heir apparent in 1952 when he was aged three.
Speculation has been high over the years about whether Camilla will be known as Queen Consort when Charles is King.
She said: “I think she has given him confidence that he has never had really before.
“And she’s someone who is really interested in him and who really loves him in a way that I don’t think he feels he was loved by anyone else before, with the possible exception of his grandmother.
“So it is a very genuine relationship.”
Charles and Camilla’s relationship has spanned decades after they first dated in the early 1970s.
Camilla went on to marry Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973, while Charles wed Diana in 1981.
But both marriages ended in divorce.
Camilla and Charles finally became husband and wife in 2005 and they celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
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