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==Duchess of Cornwall== [[File:Prince Charles and Camilla visited Brazil 2009 (10).jpg|left|In Brazil, 2009|thumb|alt=A smiling Camilla waves her hand.]] After becoming [[Duchess of Cornwall]], Camilla automatically acquired rank as the second highest woman in the [[British order of precedence]] (after Queen Elizabeth II), and as typically fifth or sixth in the [[orders of precedence]] of her other realms, following the Queen, the relevant [[viceroy]], the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prince of Wales. It was revealed that the Queen altered the royal order of precedence "on blood principles" for private occasions, placing the Duchess fourth, after the Queen, Princess Anne and [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Davies |first=Caroline |date=24 December 2005 |title=First royal Sandringham Christmas for Camilla |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1506237/First-royal-Sandringham-Christmas-for-Camilla.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1506237/First-royal-Sandringham-Christmas-for-Camilla.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=14 January 2009 |journal=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}; {{Cite journal |last=Eden |first=Richard |date=24 June 2012 |title=The Queen tells the Duchess of Cambridge to curtsy to the 'blood princesses' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9351571/The-Queen-tells-the-Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-curtsy-to-the-blood-princesses.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9351571/The-Queen-tells-the-Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-curtsy-to-the-blood-princesses.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=26 July 2012 |journal=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Within two years of the marriage, the Queen extended Camilla visible tokens of membership in the royal family: she lent Camilla the [[Jewels of Elizabeth II#Greville Honeycomb Tiara|Greville Tiara]], which previously belonged to the Queen Mother,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/inside-queen-camilla-tiara-collection|title=Inside Queen Camilla's tiara collection: from the Greville Tiara to the Cubitt-Shand Tiara|magazine=Tatler|first=Isaac|last=Bickerstaff|date=6 September 2023|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229053459/https://www.tatler.com/article/inside-queen-camilla-tiara-collection|url-status=live}}</ref> and granted her the [[Heraldic badge|badge]] of the [[Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II]].{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=316}} After their wedding, Clarence House, Charles's official residence, also became Camilla's. The couple also stay at Birkhall for holiday events, and [[Highgrove House]] in Gloucestershire for family gatherings. In 2008, they took up residence at [[Llwynywermod]], Wales, where they stay on their visit to Wales every year in the summer and for other occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Residences |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-prince-of-wales/residences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824073333/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-prince-of-wales/residences |archive-date=24 August 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> To spend time alone with her children and grandchildren, Camilla still maintains Ray Mill House, in which she resided from 1995 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=3 June 2015 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/1201504083777/prince-charles-and-camilla-celebrate-their-10th-wedding-anniversay |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906013607/http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/1201504083777/prince-charles-and-camilla-celebrate-their-10th-wedding-anniversay |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 }}; {{Cite news |date=14 September 2022 |title=King Charles and the Queen Consort landed in helicopter at Wiltshire mansion |url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/21502399.king-charles-queen-consort-landed-helicopter-wiltshire-mansion/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=Gazette and Herald |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229053458/https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/21502399.king-charles-queen-consort-landed-helicopter-wiltshire-mansion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Carriage with horses.jpg|thumb|With Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the [[1902 State Landau]], 2012]] According to an undated statement from Clarence House, Camilla used to be a [[Smoking|smoker]] but has not smoked for many years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are the reports that The Duchess is still a smoker true? |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/are-reports-duchess-still-smoker-true |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=The Prince of Wales |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821212947/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/are-reports-duchess-still-smoker-true |url-status=live}}</ref> Though no details were publicly released, it was confirmed in March 2007 that she had undergone a [[hysterectomy]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Charles sees Camilla in hospital |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6418201.stm |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323141646/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6418201.stm |archive-date=23 March 2007}}</ref> In April 2010, she fractured her left leg while hill walking in Scotland.<ref name="Guardian-2010">{{Cite news |last=Carrell |first=Severin |date=8 April 2010 |title=Camilla breaks leg hillwalking |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/apr/08/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-breaks-leg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415145150/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/apr/08/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-breaks-leg |archive-date=15 April 2021 |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> In November 2010, Camilla and Charles were indirectly involved in [[2010 United Kingdom student protests|student protests]] when their car was attacked by protesters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2010 |title=Prince Charles, Camilla's Car Attacked By Student Protesters in London |work=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/prince-charles-and-camill_n_794574.html#s203450 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323061206/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/prince-charles-and-camill_n_794574.html |archive-date=23 March 2013}}; {{Cite news |title=Royal car attacked in protest after MPs' fee vote |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11954333 |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210045010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11954333 |archive-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> Clarence House later released a statement on the incident: "A car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall was attacked by protesters, but the couple were unharmed."<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2010 |title=Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall unhurt in attack |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11965454 |url-status=live |access-date=16 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223074043/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11965454 |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> In 2011, they were named as [[List of news media phone hacking scandal victims|individuals]] whose confidential information was reportedly targeted or actually acquired in conjunction with the [[news media phone hacking scandal]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rainey|first1=Sarah|last2=Blenkinsop|first2=Andrew|title=Phone hacking: who's who in the News International scandal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8635999/Phone-hacking-whos-who-in-the-News-International-scandal.html|accessdate=19 December 2022|work=The Telegraph|date=13 July 2011|archive-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219183123/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8635999/Phone-hacking-whos-who-in-the-News-International-scandal.html|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> On 9 April 2012, Camilla and Charles's seventh wedding anniversary, the Queen appointed Camilla to the [[Royal Victorian Order]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2012 |title=The Queen makes Camilla a Dame Grand Cross |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17654777 |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620152350/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17654777 |archive-date=20 June 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Charles commissioned a pub to be named after Camilla, situated at [[Poundbury]] village. The pub opened in 2016 and is named the Duchess of Cornwall Inn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duchess of Cornwall Inn |url=http://duchessofcornwall.co.uk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711190255/http://duchessofcornwall.co.uk/ |archive-date=11 July 2018 |access-date=11 July 2018}}; {{Cite news |date=31 March 2015 |title=Prince Charles requests Poundbury pub to be named after Camilla |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-32132074 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720071725/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-32132074 |archive-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> On 9 June 2016, the Queen appointed the Duchess as a member of the [[British Privy Council]].<ref name="privy council">{{Cite web |title=Orders for 9 June 2016 |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/orders-approved-at-privy-council-9-june-2016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809111213/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/orders-approved-at-privy-council-9-june-2016.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2016 |access-date=11 June 2016 |work=Privy Council Office}}</ref> On 1 January 2022, she made Camilla a [[Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter]].<ref name="The Royal Family">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2021 |title=New appointments to the Order of the Garter announced |url=https://www.royal.uk/new-appointments-order-garter-announced-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231233747/https://www.royal.uk/new-appointments-order-garter-announced-0 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |access-date=1 January 2022 |work=The Royal Family |quote=The appointments are effective from 1st January, 2022.}}</ref> On 14 February 2022, Camilla tested positive for [[COVID-19]], four days after Charles had also contracted it, and began [[self-isolating]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Camilla, wife of Britain's Prince Charles, tests positive for Covid-19 |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/camilla-wife-britains-prince-charles-tests-positive-covid-19-rcna16104 |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421054642/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/camilla-wife-britains-prince-charles-tests-positive-covid-19-rcna16104 |url-status=live }}; {{Cite news |last=Landler |first=Mark |date=14 February 2022 |title=Camilla tests positive for the coronavirus |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/world/europe/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-covid.html |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515121030/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/world/europe/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-covid.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> She and Charles received their first doses of a [[COVID-19 vaccine]] in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2021 |title=Covid: Prince Charles and Camilla get first vaccine |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56008436 |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421054642/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56008436 |url-status=live }}</ref> She completed 3,886 engagements between 2005 and 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/the-royal-clan-whos-who-what-do-they-do-and-how-much-money-do-they-get|title=The royal clan: who's who, what do they do and how much money do they get?|work=The Guardian|date=7 April 2023|accessdate=8 April 2023|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407235014/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/the-royal-clan-whos-who-what-do-they-do-and-how-much-money-do-they-get|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Foreign and domestic trips=== [[File:Charles, Camilla and the Bushs at the White House.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|left|Charles and Camilla with George W. and Laura Bush at the White House, November 2005]] Camilla's first solo engagement as Duchess of Cornwall was a visit to [[Southampton General Hospital]];{{sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=321}} she attended the [[Trooping the Colour]] for the first time in June 2005, making her appearance on the balcony of [[Buckingham Palace]] afterwards. She made her [[inaugural]] overseas tour in November 2005,<ref name="BeginUSTour">{{Cite news |date=1 November 2005 |title=Charles and Camilla begin US tour |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4394934.stm |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916073544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4394934.stm |archive-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> when she visited the United States,<ref name=BeginUSTour/> and met [[George W. Bush|George W.]] and [[Laura Bush]] at the White House.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 November 2005 |title=Charles, Camilla dine at White House |work=USA Today |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-02-camillacharles_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231333/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-02-camillacharles_x.htm |archive-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> Afterward, Camilla and Charles visited [[New Orleans]] to see the [[aftermath of Hurricane Katrina]] and met some of the residents whose lives were affected by the hurricane.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2005 |title=Prince Charles, Camilla see Katrina's aftermath |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-04-royalsvisitneworleans_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107104037/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-04-royalsvisitneworleans_x.htm |archive-date=7 November 2005}}</ref> In March 2006, the couple visited Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 March 2006 |title=Royal couple set for foreign tour |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4821878.stm |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108061611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4821878.stm |archive-date=8 November 2006}}</ref> In 2007, Camilla conducted the [[Ship naming and launching|naming ceremonies]] for [[HMS Astute (S119)|HMS ''Astute'']] and the new [[Cunard]] [[cruise ship]], [[MS Queen Victoria|MS ''Queen Victoria'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2007 |title=Cunard Line: ''Her Royal Highness The Duchess Of Cornwall To Name Cunard's New Queen Victoria'' |url=http://www.cunard.com/AboutCunard/NewsReleases.asp?Cat=&View=ViewArticle&Mode=News&ContentID=6779&Active=News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718222000/http://www.cunard.com/AboutCunard/NewsReleases.asp?Cat=&View=ViewArticle&Mode=News&ContentID=6779&Active=News |archive-date=18 July 2011 |access-date=27 June 2010 |work=Cunard Line}}</ref> In November 2007, she toured with the Prince of Wales on a four-day visit to Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2007 |title=TRH to visit Turkey |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_turkey_1341469672.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809060035/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_turkey_1341469672.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In 2008, she and Charles toured the [[Caribbean]], Japan, Brunei and Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2008 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to go on a tour of East Asia |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_go_on_a_t_1836970174.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809053132/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_go_on_a_t_1836970174.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012}}</ref> In 2009, they toured Chile, Brazil, Ecuador,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2009 |title=Royals set for Chilean visit |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJVRxJlnw0srQTmNq0LfFjvzpoww |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225064019/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJVRxJlnw0srQTmNq0LfFjvzpoww |archive-date=25 February 2014 |access-date=5 January 2012 |publisher=SANTIAGO (AFP)}}</ref> Italy and Germany. Their visit to the [[Holy See]] in Italy included a meeting with [[Pope Benedict XVI]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2009 |title=Prince of Wales to visit Italy, The Holy See and Germany |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_italy_the_holy_see_and_germany_1391592929.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809035558/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/trh_to_visit_italy_the_holy_see_and_germany_1391592929.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=11 January 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> They later visited Canada. In early 2010, they visited Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2010 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to undertake a tour of Central Europe |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_undertake_1636267035.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809045351/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_undertake_1636267035.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> Camilla was unable to carry out her engagements on their tour of Eastern Europe after developing a [[trapped nerve]] in her back.<ref name="Guardian-2010"/> In October 2010, she accompanied Charles to Delhi, India, for the opening of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2010 |title=TRH to attend the opening of the Commonwealth Games in India |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/focus/trh_to_attend_the_opening_of_the_commonwealth_games_in_india_1795146734.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215201510/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk//newsandgallery//focus//trh_to_attend_the_opening_of_the_commonwealth_games_in_india_1795146734.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> [[File:Official opening of the Fourth Assembly, June 7 2011 Official opening of the Fourth Assembly, June 7 2011 Agoriad swyddogol y Cynulliad newydd, 7 Mehefin 2011 (5841762241).jpg|thumb|right|At the official opening of the Fourth Assembly at the [[Senedd building|Senedd]] in [[Cardiff]], Wales, 7 June 2011]] In March 2011, Camilla and Charles visited Portugal, Spain, and Morocco,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2011 |title=Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to visit Morocco |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12736258 |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425191459/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12736258 |archive-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> visiting the heads of state of each country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to visit Portugal, Spain and Morocco |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_por_1888445712.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215200900/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_por_1888445712.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> In June 2011, the Duchess alone represented the British royal family at the [[2011 Wimbledon Championships|125th Wimbledon Tennis Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2011 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall attends the 125th Wimbledon Championships |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_duchess_of_cornwall_attends_the_125th_wimbledon_champion_5946093.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805180938/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_duchess_of_cornwall_attends_the_125th_wimbledon_champion_5946093.html |archive-date=5 August 2011 |access-date=3 May 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In August 2011, she accompanied Charles to [[Tottenham]] to visit the aftermath of the [[2011 England riots|London riots]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2011 |title=Prince Charles visits riot-hit London community |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/08/17/prince-charles-visits-riot-hit-london-community |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821181142/http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/08/17/prince-charles-visits-riot-hit-london-community |archive-date=21 August 2011 |access-date=6 March 2012 |work=TimesLIVE}}; {{Cite news |date=17 August 2011 |title=London riots: Charles and Camilla hear Victims Tales |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14560087 |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312205600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14560087 |archive-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> The couple later went to visit with Tottenham residents in February 2012, meeting with local shop owners six months after the riots to see how they were doing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamdem |first=Tim |date=10 February 2012 |title=London Riots Anniversary: Prince Charles and Camilla return to Tottenham |url=http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/london_riots_anniversary_prince_charles_and_camilla_return_to_tottenham_1_1204908 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213021055/http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/london_riots_anniversary_prince_charles_and_camilla_return_to_tottenham_1_1204908 |archive-date=13 February 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012 |work=Tottenham and Wood Green Journal}}</ref> In London on 11 September 2011, the Duchess attended the 10th anniversary memorial service of the 9/11 attacks, along with [[David Cameron]] and the Prince of Wales.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2011 |title=9/11 Anniversary |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8756458/911-anniversary-I-share-your-pain-Prince-of-Wales-tells-families-of-UK-dead.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 September 2011 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8756458/911-anniversary-I-share-your-pain-Prince-of-Wales-tells-families-of-UK-dead.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2011, Camilla travelled with Charles to tour the Commonwealth and [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf]]. They toured South Africa and Tanzania and met with those countries' respective presidents, [[Jacob Zuma]] and [[Jakaya Kikwete]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2011 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to tour Commonwealth and Gulf Countries |work=The Prince of Wales |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_tour_comm_1552350683.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215200938/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_tour_comm_1552350683.html |archive-date=15 February 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref> In March 2012, the couple visited Norway, Sweden and Denmark to mark [[Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2012 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Norway, Sweden and Denmark |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_nor_1023775372.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809045435/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_to_visit_nor_1023775372.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=12 April 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In May 2012, they undertook a four-day trip to Canada as part of the jubilee celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2012 |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Canada to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_arrive_in_ca_895370068.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809062848/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk//newsandgallery//news//the_prince_of_wales_and_the_duchess_of_cornwall_arrive_in_ca_895370068.html |archive-date=9 August 2012 |access-date=25 May 2012 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> In November 2012, they visited Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea for a two-week jubilee tour.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Puente |first=Maria |date=2 November 2012 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla head Down Under for tour |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/11/02/prince-charles-camilla-down-under-diamond-jubilee-tour/1677683 |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113095253/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/11/02/prince-charles-camilla-down-under-diamond-jubilee-tour/1677683/ |archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref> During the Australian tour, they attended the [[2012 Melbourne Cup]], where Camilla presented the Melbourne cup to the winner of the race.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2012 |title=Camilla to present Melbourne Cup |work=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-06/royal-couple-in-melbourne-for-cup-festivities/4354962 |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112151704/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-06/royal-couple-in-melbourne-for-cup-festivities/4354962 |archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> In 2013, the couple went on a tour to Jordan, meeting with [[King Abdullah II]] and [[Queen Rania]]. They visited [[Syrian refugee camps]] of the [[Syrian civil war|civil war]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2013 |title=Charles and Camilla tour Jordan |work=news.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/world-news/charles-and-camilla-tour-jordan/story-fndir2ev-1226596026607 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401152431/http://www.news.com.au/world-news/charles-and-camilla-tour-jordan/story-fndir2ev-1226596026607 |archive-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> Camilla attended the [[State Opening of Parliament]] for the first time in May 2013,<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2013 |title=Queen's Speech: Prince Charles attends State Opening of Parliament |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10043669/Queens-Speech-Prince-Charles-attends-State-Opening-of-Parliament.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10043669/Queens-Speech-Prince-Charles-attends-State-Opening-of-Parliament.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the same month, she travelled to Paris on her first solo trip outside the United Kingdom.<ref name="french"/> That same year, she and Charles attended the [[inauguration of Willem-Alexander]], King of the Netherlands, as well as the preceding celebrations in honour of the departing [[Queen Beatrix]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-inauguration-of-king-willem-alexander/10/|title=The inauguration of King Willem-Alexander|work=CBS News|date=30 April 2013|access-date=28 December 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229043016/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-inauguration-of-king-willem-alexander/10/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DcE2giNUs|title=Dutch royals joined by foreign dignitaries for coronation eve dinner|work=AP Archive|date=31 July 2015|access-date=28 December 2023|via=YouTube|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229043016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DcE2giNUs|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:BorisJohnsonandtheDuchessofCornwall2022 (cropped, Camilla, closer).jpg|thumb|130px|In Rwanda, June 2022]] In June 2014, Camilla and Charles attended the 70th anniversary commemorations of [[D-Day]] in Normandy, France,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Philipson |first=Alice |title=D-Day anniversary: as it happened |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10880048/D-Day-anniversary-as-it-happened.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607151635/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10880048/D-Day-anniversary-as-it-happened.html |archive-date=7 June 2014}}</ref> and in November of that year, they embarked on a nine-day tour to Mexico and Colombia.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=11 July 2014 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will make an official visit to Mexico and Colombia this year |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014071119873/prince-charles-duchess-of-cornwall-visit-mexico-colombia |url-status=live |magazine=Hello! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713184640/http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014071119873/prince-charles-duchess-of-cornwall-visit-mexico-colombia/ |archive-date=13 July 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> In May 2015, they visited Northern Ireland and undertook their first joint trip to the Republic of Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2015 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Northern Ireland and the Republic, Clarence House announces |work=Belfast Telegraph |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-visit-northern-ireland-and-the-republic-clarence-house-announces-31159125.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620231625/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-visit-northern-ireland-and-the-republic-clarence-house-announces-31159125.html |archive-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> In April 2018, they toured Australia and attended the opening of the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-arrive-brisbane-and-attend-commonwealth-games-2018-opening|title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Brisbane and attend the Commonwealth Games 2018 opening ceremony|work=The Royal Family|date=4 April 2018|accessdate=28 December 2023|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228160846/https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-arrive-brisbane-and-attend-commonwealth-games-2018-opening|url-status=live}}</ref> They also toured the West African countries of The Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit The Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria |work=The Prince of Wales |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/press-release/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-will-visit-gambia-ghana-and-nigeria |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003622/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/press-release/prince-wales-and-duchess-cornwall-will-visit-gambia-ghana-and-nigeria |archive-date=5 December 2018 |access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, Charles and Camilla went on an official tour to Cuba, making them the first British royalty to visit the country; the tour was part of offers to strengthen UK–Cuban ties.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2019 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla make history in Cuba |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47688610 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402091019/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47688610 |archive-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, the Duchess, on behalf of the UK, attended commemorations in Poland to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 January 2020 |title= The Duchess of Cornwall attends commemorations in Poland to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau |work=The Royal Family |url= https://www.royal.uk/clarencehouse/duchess-cornwall-attends-commemorations-poland-mark-75th-anniversary-liberation-auschwitz-birkenau |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> In March 2021, the couple went on their first official foreign visit since the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and visited Greece at the invitation of the Greek government to celebrate the bicentennial of [[Greek independence]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |date=24 March 2021 |title=Prince Charles and Camilla Arrive in Greece for First Overseas Visit Since Most Recent U.K. Lockdown |url=https://people.com/royals/prince-charles-camilla-arrive-greece-bicentennial-celebration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324201722/https://people.com/royals/prince-charles-camilla-arrive-greece-bicentennial-celebration/ |archive-date=24 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |magazine=People}}</ref> In March 2022, they visited the Republic of Ireland to commemorate [[Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2022 |title=Royal visit: Prince Charles and Camilla in County Waterford |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60863313 |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324131809/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60863313 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022, the couple undertook a [[2022 royal tour of Canada|three-day trip to Canada]] as part of the jubilee celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rhoden-Paul |first=Andre |date=17 May 2022 |title=Charles and Camilla visit Canada on royal tour to mark Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61488202 |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618091831/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61488202 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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