In 2005, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip did not attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Although the British Monarch and her husband did join the "blessing" and the reception, reports said that the public sought their absence as a sign of total "disapproval."
It made total sense why several individuals thought that this was the case. As it happened, the Prince of Wales' relationship to the now-Duchess of Cornwall was filled with controversies and dramas.
Following the separation of the Wales couple in 1992, tapes of the future King's conversations with Camilla went viral. These conversations between the two reportedly confirmed their affair despite being married to their respective partners, Princess Diana and Andrew Parker Bowles. Accordingly, the basis and foundation of the Cornwall couple's relationship is not entirely a good matter, especially in the eyes of Queen Elizabeth II, who is the head of the British Monarchy.
According to Good Housekeeping, Prince Charles and now-Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall's announcement of their engagement angered a lot of people. Even on the day of their wedding, the event was reportedly filled with tons of drama.
The publication said that many British individuals slammed the Heir Apparent and even went outside of the Clarence House to protest that he should never be King of the United Kingdom if he ties the knot to Camilla Parker Bowles. Royal experts and journalists, like Penny Junor, also reportedly shared that he received tons of angry emails upon learning the engagement of the couple.
Despite all the criticisms and objections, the wedding proceeded on April 9. The civil ceremony was reportedly held at Windsor Guildhall. Considering that they are both divorced from their previous marriages, they could not get married in a church.
This is also the reason why the venue was reportedly changed from Windsor Castle to Guildhall. Even so, the couple still received a "special marital blessing" from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, at St George's Chapel.
In a report released by Express UK, Queen Elizabeth II did not attend the civil ceremony because she "had to put" her position first, as the Supreme Governor of the Church. It was said that she confided these matters with a friend of hers, who, later on, told The Telegraph.
As stated, Queen Elizabeth II deemed her attendance at the civil ceremony as "damaging" to the Church of England. But, despite her absence, royal historians and experts clarified that her decision to not attend the ceremony was not a show of "disapproval" toward the couple. So, it was not a "snub" on the British Monarch's part.
