Crowning of Camilla sets seal on royal relationship

QUEEN Camilla has been crowned beside the King - a symbolic moment setting the seal on a relationship that has enthralled the nation.

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After the coronation of Charles, Camilla was the focus of the ceremony and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, performed the ancient ritual of anointing and crowning, then called on the Queen to be filled with "princely virtues".

The Queen's journey from romantic involvement, to mistress and finally wife of the King has been played out over more than five decades, and ended with her formally becoming the nation's Queen.

Mr Welby placed Queen Mary's Crown on the Queen's head and said: "May thy servant Camilla, who wears this crown, be filled by thine abundant grace and with all princely virtues; reign in her heart, O King of love, that, being certain of thy protection, she may be crowned with thy gracious favour, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

The crown was made for Charles' great-grandmother, Queen Mary, for George V's coronation in 1911.