Queen Camilla reveals secret to 20-year marriage with King Charles
Queen Camilla has revealed the secret to her 20-year marriage to King Charles during the couple's royal tour of Italy.
Camilla said what makes their marriage work is "laughing at the same things", The Mirror reports.
Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, marked their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9.
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Queen Camilla has revealed the secret to her 20-year marriage to King Charles. Getty
Then-Prince Charles first met Camilla Shand when he was 22 and she was 24, at a polo match at Windsor Great Park in 1970.
It's believed they started dating soon after.
The couple split when Prince Charles left for an eight-month tour in the Caribbean as part of his Navy duties in 1972.
Following Princess Diana's 1997 death, Charles and Camilla kept their relationship low-profile until he threw Camilla a 50th birthday party at London's The Ritz in 1999, marking their first public appearance together.
Camilla said what makes their marriage work is 'laughing at the same things'. Getty
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They officially moved in together at Clarence House in August 2003 before tying the knot in April 2005 in a low-key, non-religious ceremony (as the pair were both divorcees).
Charles and Camilla began their anniversary day by releasing a video on the royal family's social media accounts featuring a range of photos and videos of the couple over the past two decades.
"20 Happy Years!" the post was captioned, along with a white heart emoji.
While the couple will spend their anniversary in Rome during their state visit to Italy, the day was marked at home in the UK with a tribute.
Outside Buckingham Palace, the Band of the Household Cavalry played the hit song It Must Be Love dedicated to Their Majesties.
Earlier this week, ahead of their state visit to Italy, the happy couple released new photos to mark their anniversary.
In the images Queen Camilla was seen wearing bridal white in a dress created by her wedding gown designer, Anna Valentine.
The couple on their wedding day in 2005. Justin Goff\UK Press via Getty Images
One of the couple's official 20th wedding anniversary photo. AP
Her Majesty also wore a lily of the valley brooch, which once belonged to King Charles' grandmother, the Queen Mother, and is meant to represent eternal love.
The royal couple are in Italy for a four-day tour, during which the king made history by becoming the first British monarch to address the Italian parliament.
At the same time, Camilla visited with local schoolchildren.
His Majesty addressed a joint sitting of both the Upper and Lower Houses (Senate and Deputies, respectively) in Italian Parliament on Wednesday, becoming the first British monarch to do so.
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The king and queen are in Italy for a royal tour. Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images
Charles is also only the fourth non-Italian (and third royal) to address the Chamber from the President's podium, following in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II, King Juan Carlos of Spain and his son King Felipe VI of Spain.
On the evening of their wedding anniversary (Thursday morning AEST) the royal couple attended a state banquet in their honour, being hosted by the Italian president.
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