been compared to Hamlet in more than one sense, dithered and pottered and
hedged his bets until Millie threw up her hands and accepted Andrew Parker
Bowles, who by all accounts was an excellent catch. This is not impossible
as the PoW ruined his chances with other ladies (among them Lady Alexandra
Hay and Anna Wallace) by stringing them along forever w/o making a
commitment. According to well founded reports, Anna Wallace ended their
relationship by storming out of a ball b/c Charles had danced all evening
with Mrs Andrew Parker Bowles.
Other accounts have Louis Mountbatten, who somehow or other appointed
himself to vet Charles' love life, decreeing that Millie was "excellent
mistress material" and convincing other members of the Royal Family of his
own generation that she wasn't quite the thing for a future queen. There is
no doubt of Mountbatten's influence on his grandnephew, and it's not
impossible that his dictum did something to lead Charles to the
aforementioned dithering and pottering over Millie.
Regards
John P.
From: lostcooper@yahoo.com
To: GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: CHARLES & CAMILLA - ITS OFFICIAL
Date: 10 Feb 2005 20:52:15 -0800
I've always thought it was tragic that Charles & Camilla were not able
to marry when they were much younger (perhaps instead of the people
they actually married at the time). Camilla gets a beating for not
*looking* like Diana which is really stretching for a story. Charles &
Camilla both deserve to be happy in their private lives; they have
always been friends as well as lovers. If only they hadn't had to
wait...sigh...Bronwen