Where did Charles and Camilla get married?
King Charles and Camilla's wedding in pictures! Where did the royal couple tie the knot and did the late Queen attend the ceremony?
By Lydia Hawken For Mailonline
Published: 08:16, 4 May 2023 | Updated: 08:17, 4 May 2023
The upcoming coronation will undoubtedly be the biggest moment in King Charles and Queen Camilla's lives.
But earlier this year, the royal couple celebrated a significant milestone in their personal lives: their 18th wedding anniversary.
The King and Queen - who first dated back in the 1970s - tied the knot in Windsor on 9 April 2005.
The couple's big day was noticeably less lavish than King Charles' wedding to Princess Diana in July 1981 - which was held at St Paul's Cathedral and watched by over 750m people from around the world.
Instead, Charles and Camilla - who had both been divorced - opted for a civil ceremony which was followed by a religious blessing.
Here FEMAIL takes a look back over all aspects of the couple's wedding day in pictures.
King Charles and Queen Camilla pictured in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle following their religious blessing on 9 April 2005
The happy couple pictured with the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince William, Prince Harry, the bride's father Bruce Shand and Camilla's children Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes
Where did King Charles and Camilla get married?
The royal couple married in a civil ceremony on April 9, 2005 at Windsor Guildhall.
For the service, Camilla wore a white silk dress with a scalloped trim.
Over the top of her wedding dress, the Queen donned an elegant white tailored coat.
On the lapel, she wore a diamond feathered brooch - which perfectly matched her diamond bracelet.
The Queen finished off her bridal ensemble with a pair of nude suede shoes and a statement Philip Tracey hat topped with fake flowers.
Meanwhile, King Charles was smart in a black long-line jacket, grey stripped trousers and a cream waistcoat.
King Charles and Queen Camilla pictured leaving Windsor Castle together to attend their Civil Ceremony in Windsor Guildhall
The couple were greeted by thousands of royal fans who had lined the streets of Windsor to celebrate their marriage
Queen Camilla pictured waving to crowds on her wedding day in April 2003. The couple became the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall following their marriage
Queen Camilla wore a Philip Tracey hat, white tailored coat and silk dress for her civil ceremony
Queen Camilla pictured stepping out the car as she arrived at the civil ceremony on her wedding day
King Charles and Queen Camilla pictured arriving at Windsor Guildhall for the civil ceremony in April 2005
The couple's children from their first marriages - Prince William, Prince Harry, Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes - attended the civil ceremony
Prince William and Prince Harry pictured arriving at Windsor's Guildhall for their father's civil ceremony
The happy couple pictured leaving Windsor Guildhall following the civil ceremony. The pair then made the two minute drive to St George's Chapel
King Charles and Queen Camilla smile for the crowds moments after they were legally married in 2005
The couple pictured leaving Windsor Guildhall after speaking with royal fans who had lined the streets
The couple's wedding ceremony was attended by their children from their previous marriages - Prince William, Prince Harry, Laura Lopes and Tom Parker Bowles.
Unlike Charles first wedding, the couple's civil ceremony was kept private. Buckingham Palace announced that there would be no music or readings featured in the order of service.
After the ceremony, the royal newlyweds took the time to greet royal fans who had gathered on the streets of Windsor to celebrate their marriage.
Where did King Charles and Queen Camilla have their marriage blessing?
Following this, the couple made the two-minute car journey to St George's Chapel for their religious blessing - which was attended by several members of the Royal Family.
For the second part of their day, Camilla changed into another outfit designed by Anna Valentine and Antonia Robinson.
The Queen wore a long-sleeved light blue coat with gold embroidery with a matching chiffon gown underneath.
The happy couple pictured arriving at St George's Chapel for their religious blessing on April 9 2005
Princess Anne and her second husband Tim Laurence pictured arriving by coach for her brother's religious blessing
King Charles and Camilla hold hands during the Service of Prayer and Dedication, which was overseen by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Extended members of the Royal Family attended the religious blessing - including the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh
During their religious blessing, the couple read out a prayer. The Queen hosted a lunch at Windsor Castle afterwards
Camilla changed into a blue-and-gold coat and gold feathered Philip Tracey hat for the second part of her wedding day
The couple pictured with the rest of the Royal Family in the pews of the chapel during the religious blessing
Underneath her embroidered coat, Camilla wore a light blue chiffon dress. She carried a small floral bouquet to this part of the day
The happy couple pictured on the steps of St George's Chapel following their religious blessing
King Charles and Camilla were joined by extended members of the Royal Family for their wedding day
Charles and Camilla met with members of the public outside St George's Chapel following their blessing
The happy couple took the time to speak with well-wishers who had lined the streets of Windsor
King Charles pictured shaking hands with a royal an outside St George's Chapel before the couple returned to Windsor Castle
Instead of a tiara, Camilla wore another show-stopping Philip Tracey headpiece for the occasion - which featured gold feathers.
During the ceremony, the couple acknowledged their 'sins and wickedness' - having previously been unfaithful to their previous spouses.
Charles and Camilla said a prayer book confession which read: 'We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, by thought, word and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us.'
Did The Queen attend King Charles and Camilla's wedding?
The Queen and Prince Philip did not attend Charles and Camilla's civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall.
However, the King's late parents did watch Charles and Camilla's religious blessing at St George's Chapel - where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank tied the knot.
The Queen and Prince Philip did not attend Charles and Camilla's civil ceremony - but did join the couple at their religious blessing
The Queen pictured with the Royal Family on the steps of St George's Chapel on Charles and Camilla's wedding day
The couple's religious ceremony was attended by the wider Royal Family - but was much more low-key than Charles' first wedding
The Royal Family pose for photos on the steps of St George's Chapel before the Queen's lunch at Windsor Castle
The late Queen pictured beaming at Prince Harry following Charles and Camilla's religious blessing
King Charles and Queen Camilla pictured with their children from their first marriages on their wedding day in April 2005
After the blessing, the Queen hosted a lunch for foreign royals who had travelled to the UK at Windsor Castle.
The happy couple and their immediate family also posed for photos in the White Drawing Room within the royal residence.
Charles and Camilla were joined by the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince William, Prince Harry, the bride's father Bruce Shand (who passed away the following year) and her children Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes.
On their wedding day, it was announced that the Queen had appointed Charles and Camilla the new Duke and Duchess of Cornwall - titles they held for the next 17 years.
Did Charles and Camilla have a wedding cake?
The King and Queen opted for a traditional fruit cake for their wedding. It was made by Lincolnshire resident Dawn Blunden - who had started selling her cakes in Highgrove's gift shop
King and Queen Consort's impressive fruit cake was made by Dawn Blunden, owner of the Sophisticake cake shop in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.
The bakery owner later revealed that the enormous cake required 1,080 eggs and 20 bottles of brandy to make.
Writing on her website, Dawn Blunden explained how her team were commissioned the King and Queen Consort's wedding cake after sending the then Prince of Wales some samples to try.
The baker's son Darren has cooked for the King in his career and mentioned his mother's business to the royal - which prompted Charles to ask Dawn to put forward three different types of cakes they could sell in his Highgrove gift shop.
She wrote: 'Several months later we were asked to attend a meeting at Clarence House in London to discuss the wedding cake.
King Charles and Queen Camilla beam at royal fans on their wedding day on 9 April 2005. The couple celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary last month
'Having secured the commission, we were given just four weeks notice to plan, bake and decorate not only the huge wedding cake itself but 2,500 slices of additional cake for special commemorative tins, all the while keeping the whole thing secret!'
In total, it took 130 hours to coat and decorate the cake with sugar roses, leeks, daffodils and thistles, which represent England, Scotland and Wales.
Three weeks after the wedding, King Charles sent the bakery owner a thank you note.
He wrote: 'I can't tell you how much my wife and I are enjoyed eating pieces of wedding cake for tea each afternoon.
It really is delicious!'