«CArlo and Camilla in the temple of love “holds the site today BBC News. “The king and queen conquer the Colosseum”proclaim other English newspapers. On the eve of the anniversary of their wedding, celebrated exactly 20 years ago, on April 9, 2005 in Windsor, Yesterday King Carlo and Queen Camilla wanted to tear the rule of Royal visits Passing the second day of their official visit to Italy enjoying the Roman archaeological wonders. Like two tourists, even if followed by an army of bodyguards. And the ritual photo, against the background of the Colosseum, immediately became viral.
Carlo and Camilla at the Colosseum: the viral photo
After meeting Mattarella and his daughter Laura at the Quirinale (“This is my 18th trip to Italy”, Cardo, in fact, chose to immortalize the day with a shot that the British Royal Watcher have already defined iconic Royal Watrcher.
Carlo, 76 years old, and Camilla, 77, happy in front of a majestic Colosseum, 20 years after those wedding that only a few years earlier had been considered unlikely. And just two from the coronation of a queen who was once undoubtedly the most hated woman in the world for the role played in the profound unhappiness of Princess Diana.
Carlo and Camilla Possi at the Colosseum, 8 April 2025 (Getty Images)
The photo reminiscent of Lady Diana
In memory of the decades of ostracism towards the Parker Bowles, more than an English Royal Watcher stressed that the photo of Carlo and Camilla at the Colosseum Maybe remember the style of another iconic shot a little too much: that of Lady Diana sitting on a bench against the background of Taj Mahal. In that case it was 1992, the union of the princess with Carlo was now over and Camilla was still the Mistress“The other woman”, and a person certainly not (still) grateful to court.
The affection of Italian fans for Carlo and Camilla
How the times have changed! Yesterday there were many Royal fans waiting for the Colosseum, including entire schoolchildren armed with English flags. Upon their arrival, King Carlo and Queen Camilla They were welcomed by the Minister for Culture Alessandro Giuli and Alfonsina Russo, director of the Colosseum Archaeological Park. Near, the Welsh Guards of the king and the Band of the Sassari Brigade they performed in unison with the soundtrack de The gladiator2000 film with Russell Crowe. And perhaps a lot raised by the reception, the sovereigns of England have preferred to dwell for a long time to greet the crowd.
The greeting of the king and queen to the crowd waiting for the Colosseum, 8 April 2025 (Getty Images)
Camilla fascinated by the Colosseum
Alberto Angela was offered an in -depth comment on the history of the Colosseum, which was the task of accompanying Carlo and Camilla. The king and the queen have carefully listened to the explanations relating to the important renovations carried out over the yearsbut on their own admission to enchant them was the panorama they were able to admire from the inside, especially from the edges of the Temple of Venus and Rome, the largest of ancient Rome. The queen did not hide her enthusiasm: “It was really nice to be able to see all this today.”
An anniversary celebrated with a status dinner
Today, day, of their anniversary, the king and the queen will separate. Carlo meets Giorgia Meloni at Villa Pamphilj, Camilla will be in a Roman elementary school for an event organized by British Council. In the afternoon, a historical occasion: Carlo will become The first English monarch to pronounce a speech in Parliament gathered in common session in Montecitorio. And in the evening, the candlelit dinner to celebrate their 20 years of marriage will have to wait: the state dinner with the president Mattarella instead awaits them at the Quirinale.
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