I really don’t like those Camilla/M comparisons. What C&C has span DECADES. 2-3 times longer than the average UK marriage. (Google) . PH/M’s whateverthefuckitis spans months, with most of it long distance. I’m not romantic, so all that “Fairy-tale” nonsense doesn’t impress me at all. PC waited, absorbing all the negativity and hatred that went/goes with it, and was FINALLY able to marry the woman he truly wanted. I’m happy for him.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

I understand this, but he did a TON of harm to the institution. Camilla is still wildly unpopular after a massive pr drive. Ditto Charles,

And Charles’ “I love her and that’s that” intransigence is why we are here today. Because if the future king isn’t willing to put the crown’s interest above all else, why should the 6th in line to the throne do so?

Yes, it’s a love story but so was Paris and Helen and look how that ended for Troy.

Can we also mention–just to be fair–that Diana did a lot of damage to the institution? And that maybe–just maybe–holding people to unrealistic marriage standards based on a religious denomination that originated with Henry VIII as its head is completely hypocritical?