Apparently Queen Elizabeth gave Camilla Parker-Bowles sage advice on her wedding day to Prince Charles, which Camilla ignored and later regretted.
Whatever advice the late Queen Elizabeth thinks she gave her soon-to-be daughter-in-law Camilla Parker-Bowles on her wedding day to Prince Charles on April 9, 2005, we assure you it was not advice the Queen actually gave.
Apparently, according to the Daily Mail and Lipreader's examination of footage from that day 18 years ago, the late queen's advice and the topic of conversation that day centered on Camilla's decision to wear an elaborate feather ornament.
According to Lipreader, who unearthed the footage from that day, Queen Elizabeth warned Camilla not to wear it, but Camilla did not listen, and Camilla "fought the wind to secure her headdress as she emerged from a civil marriage ceremony with Prince Charles at the Guildhall in Windsor is famous," wrote the Daily Mail.
Of the moment Camilla's feathers nearly flew off, Queen Elizabeth told her eldest son, Prince Charles, only that she "warned him that he was wearing feathers."
Thankfully, Camilla had a brief chat with her brand new husband and the public outside the Guildhall, and then at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle (where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and a few months later Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie will marry in 2018) in Canterbury They went out to be blessed by the Archbishop for their marriage.
When Charles and Camilla emerged from the Guildhall as husband and wife, they smiled, talked to each other, and waved to cheers. But then, like the Duchess of Westminster (formerly Olivia Henson) at her high society wedding this past Friday, June 7, "they were hit by a huge gust of wind," the Daily Mail reported.
"Hold on tight," the lip-reader claimed Charles said, and four seconds later the future king declared, "All well done." Then, in a remark about the crowd, he seemed to say, "They are all here, they are very curious." Charles then told the bride, "You made it down/now," and then said of the wind, "I'm not sure we should have." (I wonder what the entertainment would have been like without the lip-readers dissecting the wedding video in detail 18 years ago.)" When Camilla exclaimed, "They're going on regardless," Charles tried to reassure her, saying, "We can have a long chat. To which Camilla simply replied, "Yes, we can."
But then, once again, the feather fiasco - at this point, "footage of the Queen (Elizabeth) joining the newlyweds is shown, with Charles standing behind Camilla to her left, talking to her and greeting her," the Daily Mail wrote. When a flustered Camilla tries to hold down her headband, she tells Queen Elizabeth, "Oh, my hair. It's like my wings are flying." Queen Elizabeth, amused by this remark, responds immediately before moving directly behind Charles, who says, "Oops." Camilla, still on the subject, said, "I wish I didn't have wings," and Charles joked, "You look terrible." (Not as harsh as "Whatever it is to be in love," but then again, that's not what I want to hear from the groom's mouth.)
Most of the conversation outside seems to be about these damn feathers. Charles joked again and told Camilla, "Just poke me in the eye," to which Camilla replied in defeat, "I hope it flies away. It really wasn't a very good idea." (Pro tip: always listen to Queen Elizabeth.)
As Charles and Camilla went to greet the assembled crowd, Queen Elizabeth spoke to her husband, Prince Philip, and said, "We'll be leaving soon. It's windy. 0]
In addition to this disastrous headpiece, Camilla wore a pale blue chiffon gown with a long-sleeved coat embroidered with gold. Lipreader certainly sensed her frustration with the headwear choice, but all that mattered in the end was that after the roller coaster ride to get there, Charles and Camilla were married. As they greeted their loved ones and left the Guildhall, Charles said sweetly, "It was wonderful," and "I must say it was something special."
Eighteen years later, I hope it still is.
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