Charles and Camilla - A different take

Dirty Harry, a famous blogger on blogspot said:

"My lack of interest in the Royals cannot be overstated. But if there's a single journalist not so overly-enamored with Diana that they might write a fair biography of the love story between Charles and Camilla, I'll bet it's an extraordinary one. They've been in love for over thirty years and for whatever reasons married other people even as they longed to be together. And now in their late 50's they will finally marry.

I like that Camilla's not a beauty like Diana. That says something about Charles, just like his charming but all too human sons. And who knows if they're the bad guys in this thirty year soap opera or the victims. It's probably a little of both. But it's obvious Charles and Camilla share a bond that survived decades of melodrama not seen since Bette Davis left Warner Bros.

Maybe they're not nice people. But maybe they are, and forces beyond their control tore them apart only to have them triumph in the end. Anyway, it's kind of nice to think of it that way"

I had somehow never looked at this point of view - may be i liked Princess Diana way too much, and had sympathised with her when she claimed Camilla was the marriage wrecker .. saw her as the other woman, but as i read this .. it just strikes me and humbles me to think, finally two lovers unite in holy matrimony, after all thats been done and said about them .. may be they were just meant to be .. together !

The Charles- Camilla love story was never really a fairy tale .. a long drawn romance, the parental disconsent, the age gap, the marriages to other people, children, divorce .. everything out in public, thanks to the very considerate press .. now when the two have finally decided to come together, it seems like it's a tale of two grown-ups who loved, lost, took their lumps, still loved, and hope to live happily ever after, despite everything .. she aint yet getting any crown though, as she'll be the princess consort, not the queen .. with a majority of the brits still mad about their beloved Princess Di .. Much has been written about Camilla's lack of obvious sex appeal, her less than fashionable clothes, her robust laugh. She's not, by any stretch of the imagination, a stereotypical princess bride .. For anyone over 18, this is oddly reassuring !

And so, a happy ending for two crazy fifty-somethings -- with castles, servants and a mother-in-law who really does have the last word. No fairy tale, but a messy, real-life love story.