Royal couple are together after virus isolation
ALRIGHT JACKS: PETS HELP COUPLE MARK ANNIVERSARY
THE PRINCE of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have released a touching portrait to honour their 15th wedding anniversary together, having been reunited after the heir to the throne fell ill with coronavirus.
The Royal couple, having gone into isolation as the Prince recovered, have released the new portrait to mark the occasion, holding Camilla’s beloved pet dogs. They had faced a worrying time after Charles, 71, fell ill with mild symptoms of the virus, with Camilla, aged 72, isolating for 14 days on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.
The photograph, taken yesterday, shows the smiling couple seated side by side in the front porch of their Scottish country retreat Birkhall, with Jack Russell terriers Bluebell and Beth. Both dogs were rescued by Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, of which Camilla is Royal patron.
The Duchess has written of
They are family, friends, and everfaithful companions
Duchess of Cornwall, on her beloved dogs pictured for the royal wedding anniversary.
Beth and Bluebell in the past: “They are family, friends and everfaithful companions and, just like anyone else with a passion for dogs, I can’t imagine life without them.”
The photograph was taken by a member of staff as the couple, like the Queen who is staying at Windsor Castle, are operating with a reduced household.
Any private celebrations for their crystal anniversary today will be low key as the pair have socially distanced themselves from friends and family like the rest of the country.
The Prince and the Duchess – formerly Camilla Parker Bowles – wed in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall on April 9 2005, after a relationship spanning more than 30 years.
The ceremony was followed by a blessing in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, before a honeymoon at Birkhall within the Queen’s private estate.