King Charles and Queen Camilla are celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary today amid the monarch's cancer battle.
Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles on April 9, 2005, eight years after the death of his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales.
The couple married in a small private civil ceremony in the Windsor Guildhall, followed by a blessing in St George's Chapel.
Today, Charles, 75, and Camilla, 76, will be celebrating their anniversary amid the King's cancer diagnosis.
King Charles and Queen Camilla tied the knot in 2005
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In February, Buckingham Palace announced the monarch was undergoing cancer treatment as an outpatient at an undisclosed hospital.
He has since paused public-facing duties while receiving treatment, with Camilla performing the bulk of royal engagements.
The couple's wedding blessing at St George's Chapel was a muted affair.
King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, did not wear his military garb and Camilla opted against wearing white.
King Charles and Queen Camilla married in a civil ceremony
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The late Queen did not attend the initial ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall, but she was present at the reception in Windsor Castle.
Royal commentator Michael Cole told Sky News: "Buckingham Palace had a real fear they would have eggs thrown at them, so the ceremonial parades were kept to a minimum."
Camilla, out of respect for Diana, took Duchess of Cornwall as her title following the wedding, not Princess of Wales.
It was not until 2022 that Queen Elizabeth II decided that Camilla would replace her as Queen in the event of her death.
King Charles and Queen Camilla had their marriage blessed at St George's Chapel
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Charles and Camilla's wedding anniversary falls on another monumental day in royal history - the anniversary of Prince Philip's death.
On April 9, 2021, the late Duke of Edinburgh died at the age of 99, two months before his 100th birthday.
His funeral was held later that month in St George's Chapel, the same place where Charles and Camilla tied the knot 16 years before.
The coronavirus pandemic meant the funeral had to adhere to social distancing rules, resulting in Queen Elizabeth II sitting by herself during the service.
