19 Camilla Parker-Bowles Young Photos to Remember

Even before Queen Consort and The Crown, young Camilla Parker-Bowles kept it royal.

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Whether you stay up to date on all royal news or have seen Netflix’s acclaimed historical drama, The Crown, chances are you are well aware of the intrigue and esteem of the royal family. Of particular interest is the relationship between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, young and complicated in ways perfect for the dramatized TV show.

The third season of The Crown details how the pair met: they attended the same polo match in 1970 while Camilla had been on a break from her current boyfriend, Andrew Parker-Bowles. The two started dating but broke things off, so Camilla got back together with and married Parker-Bowles in 1973. Meanwhile, Prince Charles married Princess Diana, yet the former sweethearts maintained a close friendship and went on to have an affair. Camilla and Charles divorced their prospective partners and soon announced their own relationship after the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997. They married in 2005 and now Camilla Parker-Bowles is known as Queen Consort after Charles’s coronation.

To look back at Camilla Parker-Bowles' young photos and see how history likens to The Crown’s depiction of events, keep scrolling for 19 photos of Camilla Parker-Bowles young but always regal.

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Camilla Parker-Bowles as a young child at a wedding

1952: Camilla Parker-Bowles, younger than ever at 4 years old, is a bridesmaid at a wedding along with her sister, Annabel Elliot

Camilla Parker-Bowles young and Prince Charles at a polo match

1970: Camilla Parker-Bowles, young and chatting with Prince Charles at a polo match, looks pulled straight from the set of 'The Crown'

Camilla Parker-Bowles young marrying Andrew Parker-Bowles

1973: The wedding of Andrew Parker-Bowles and Camilla after her initial relationship with Prince Charles ended

Camilla Parker-Bowles and Andrew Parker-Bowles at their wedding

1973: Another picture from the wedding, with members of the Horseguards

1976: Camilla Parker-Bowles caught in a paparazzi picture in the front seat of a car

Camilla Parker-Bowles young with Prince Charles

1979: Camilla Parker-Bowles young and with Prince Charles

Camilla Parker-Bowles with Prince Charles and their friend Lady Sarah Keswick

1979: Camilla Parker-Bowles looks looks so classically British as she walks with Prince Charles and their friend Lady Sarah Keswick

Camilla Parker-Bowles and Lady Diana Spencer

1980: Camilla Parker-Bowles walks with Lady Diana Spencer to watch Prince Charles compete

1989: Camilla Parker-Bowles wears an extravagent feathered hat at an event in London

1992: Camilla Parker-Bowles young with her husband Andrew at the Queen's Cup polo match at Windsor

1992: Another picture of Camilla Parker-Bowles at the Queen's Cup

1995: Camilla Parker-Bowles looks regal in red as she heads to a part at the Ritz in London

1995: If Camilla's dress looks familiar, it's probably because it looks just like Prince Diana's black revenge dress, from the off-the-shoulder sihouette to the beaded choker necklace

Camilla Parker-Bowles in boots and a dress

1995: Another paparazzi photo catches Camilla in her first appearance since announcing her divorce to Andrew.

Camilla Parker Bowles in a hunting helmet

1995: Camilla rocks a helmet to go hunting on a trip with Prince Charles

Camilla Parker-Bowles young and on a horse for a hunt

1995: Camilla Parker-Bowles young and dressed for success to go on horseback for a hunt with Prince Charles

Camilla Parker-Bowles holding a glass on champagne

1998: Camilla Parker-Bowles keeps it nice and simple in a black dress and pearl necklace (almost completely opposite the woman behind her) for a party in London

Camilla Parker-Bowles in a big blue hat and her son

1998: In another lavish hat decision, Camilla Parker-Bowles wears an over-the-top matching blue look as she heads to a wedding with her some Tom Parker-Bowles