Prince Charles to wed Camilla Parker Bowles: February 2005

No best man at Charles' wedding

"The Prince of Wales will not have a best man when he marries his long-term partner Camilla Parker Bowles."

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Prince not feeling snubbed - aide

"The Queen's decision to stay away from the civil marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles is not a snub, the prince's aides have insisted."

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Queen Elizabeth decides to miss Charles-Camilla wedding

"Queen Elizabeth II stunned royal observers Wednesday by announcing she would not attend her son Prince Charles' civil wedding to his longtime companion Camilla Parker Bowles, with some declaring it a snub to an indecorous city hall ceremony."

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Charles, Camilla coy about V-day plans

"Prince Charles and bride-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles were coy on Sunday about any plans for Valentine's Day on Monday as the pair attended a church service after their shock engagement announcement."

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Charles-Camilla wedding plans a royal headache

"LONDON, United Kingdom -- Any wedding is a tough task to organize but the April nuptials of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are proving to be a larger headache than normal for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II."

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Britain: Charles-Camilla marriage legal

"LONDON - The forthcoming civil marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles would be legal, Britain's chief legal officer said Sunday, countering speculation by some experts that the wedding might contravene a 19th-century statute."

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Charles, Camilla announce change in wedding venue

"London -- Prince Charles and fiancée Camilla Parker Bowles have dropped Windsor Castle as the venue for their April wedding and have opted for Windsor's town hall instead, his office said yesterday."

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Dean decides: No Abbey marriage for Charles, Camilla

"Since time immemorial, the Church of England and the state have worked together in such a manner that their separation has not been possible. While many feel that it is time for them to separate — particularly after the Prince of Wales’ plans to re-marry — the Dean of Westminster Abbey, Rev Wesley Carr, maintains that it would be a dramatic and destructive act if it is done in a hurry."

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8 in 10 Britons against Charles, Camilla marriage

"[World News]: London, Feb 14 : Eight in ten people in Britain are against Prince Charles's marrying Camilla Parker Bowles. While 90 per cent insist that Charles cannot become King once he weds Camilla Parker Bowles, an exclusive poll by the Mirror revealed."

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Cardinal says Charles-Camilla marriage inflames sectarian wounds

"While wishing the soon to be married Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles future happiness, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland Cardinal Keith O'Brien has regretted that the announcement focuses attention on "existing blatant anti-Catholic legislation"."

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Charles, Camilla display engagement ring

"...A radiant Parker Bowles, wearing a fuschia gown, showed off her engagement ring against a black clutch bag.

She told the crowd that the prince had gone down on one knee to propose."

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Key dates in lives of Charles, Camilla

"Significant dates in the lives of Prince Charles and his future wife, Camilla Parker Bowles.

July 17, 1947: Camilla Shand is born, the daughter of Bruce Shand, a wealthy wine merchant and businessman, and his wife, Rosalind, a member of the very rich Cubitt family.

Nov. 14, 1948: Prince Charles is born to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, becoming heir to the throne..."

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Charles, Camilla Get Priest's Blessings

"LONDON - Britain's newly engaged royal couple Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles received the blessings of their local priest at a church service near the prince's country home Sunday."

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Wedding jitters for Charles, Camilla?

"LONDON: In the latest episode of Britain's long-running royal soap opera, its newest princess-to-be, Camilla Parker-Bowles and her Prince Charming are separately reported to nurse deep and abiding doubts about the married state and Charles's royal destiny to be king."

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A radical union

"Stephen Bates examines how Charles and Camilla have plotted their way through a minefield of rules and sensitivities"

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The Church, Charles and Camilla

"The Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed the announcement that Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are to marry."

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Charles, Camilla, whatever...

"The announcement that Charles and Camilla are to wed has provoked strong reactions among those in favour and those against. But could a surprisingly large reaction be a simple shrug of the shoulders?"

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Charles and Camilla to honeymoon in Scottish royal retreat

" Princes Charles and his bride-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles are to honeymoon at a historic lodge in the grounds of the royal family's Balmoral estate in central Scotland, officials said on Thursday."

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Media leak forces Charles and Camilla to reveal wedding plans early

"Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles had intended to announce the wedding next week, but a leak to the Evening Standard newspaper early yesterday forced Clarence House to reveal their carefully laid plans ahead of time."

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