Firstly congratulations to both of them on their forth coming marriage. It is incorrect that Prince Charles is the first royal to conduct a civil ceremony. 1 Prince M ichael ( in Austria ) 2Earl of St. Andrews at Leith registrars office Scotland. Their have been royal marriages conducted ( NON CHAPEL) in palaces as Greenwich, Kew, Dover Castle,Whitehall,Oatlands, Hampton, Carlton House thes are just a few examples. The first definite protestant monarch, GEORGE 1ST, was already divorced. The founding monarch OF THE DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, HenryVIII divorced 4 of his six wives. As heir to the Scottish throne why doesnt he get married,( as Princess Anne did ), in Scotland. Two of Her Majestys first cousins have been divored and remarried. As an Australian I find the british mentality over this marriage appalling and immature.

(1) You can't spell marriage

(2) Having been a JP for 46 years I was recently required to swear allegience to HM and all her heirs. This I am not prepared to do when Charles marries Camilla. In fact I now feel like joining the Republican ranks   G.C.in Australia

There are rather more errors that that. Ignoring the spelling mistakes, Prince Charles is not conducting the ceremony - he is the groom. The point is not whether other members of the royal family have had civil marriages, but whether this is appropriate for the hier to the throne who, on his accession, will become Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Henry VIII was the first protestant monarch (not George I), as he was the one to take the country out of Roman Catholicism. Elizabeth I was the next protestant monarch. Henry VIII did not divorce 4 wives - the standard schoolboy way of remembering what happened to his wives is,
“Divorced, beheaded, died,
divorced, beheaded, survived.”

Again, the primary point is not whether the (future) king has divorced anyone, but whether he should be marrying a divorced person.          [Editor]

I'm very happy for Prince Charles and Mrs Parker Bowles. I think they are well suited and wish them and their families all the best.  Michelle

I feel sorry for William and Harry - fancy ending up with Camilla PB as your mother....As for Charles - look how he cared for Diana - Camilla you'd better keep tabs on him... RNH - Cornwall

The marriage of these two people is nobody's business but theirs and their families. Its a pity that they didn't get married when they first met but thats water under the bridge and the world would be a sadder place without Diana, her boys and Camilla's children.

Good luck to them both, I just wish I could watch it but I will be at work. I see no reason why Camilla should not be Queen either. As long as they are happy, that is all that matters in the end.

All the best to them both!           L B(Mrs) - U.K.

To Prince Charles, who has done so very well, and who has demonstrated a thoughtful and caring heart. All best wishes to you, my friend.

You might well be one of the best, and I'm believe that you probably are, but in the glare of your publicity, only the Messiah could win.

And even He?

All the best. Peter.

I see no problem with them marrying if Charles gives up the crown.  B.D.

I believe the marriage should be STOPPED. They are both divorced.... For the sake of her children, (and Prince Charles' children), this marriage should not be allowed to take place UNLESS Charles agrees to step aside, his not becoming King and allowing William to ascend to the Throne.

How can the UK and the Monarchy change the rules of marriage just for Charles????? That is not fair to the British country nor its population. Get Camilla OUT OF THE Royal House    Shari

About time Diana has been dead for 8 years and I am sure she would be very happy for them both if she was still alive. Charles has done a wonderful job bringing up two boys in the situation they are born to. I feel sure with the future Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and his two sons will do their royal duties splendidly. I just wish the press would look at all the charity work the royals do and the amount of money that is raised over a period of 12 months, the people of the world and hopefully the immature people of britian will look at it in a different light. The royal eamily has been growing up over the years but the country hasnt followed suit, they are still buried in as time warp. I hope this gets published as I feel it should be said.  Richard, Australia

from the United States, a question.....
What would happen if the marriage does not work out down the road - and Charles had not had a prenup - what exactly would Camilla be entitled to? financially and as far as her title(s)?    thank you, Kathie - North Carolina, United States of America

Congratulations to the two of you. I think it has taken an enormous amount of courage to get this far. We are not living in the dark ages anymore, and the publics attitude, the harshness, the unkindness is indicative of the hypocrisy which prevails in the world. This is a relationship which has stood the test of time. Long may it last and may you both be richly blessed with all the happiness you deserve.

From a well wisher- Cape Town South Africa

Two Twin Souls together at last, may G-d bless their union.

As a British Columbian who spent several years in London studying and remained to enjoy the incredible British lifestyle I can only say how thrilled I am that Camilla and Charles can finally be together as officially as they wish. None of us can understand the life he must have led trying to please all of the people all of the time to the exclusion of his true love. How tenacious of Camilla to remain all these years!! My most sincere good wishes go to both of tthem and their families and may they have many happy years together at last. We certainly would not deny "Joe Average" that luxury!!

Cheers and well done at last! God speed.

I wish Charles and Camilla the very best of luck in their marriage. They both deserve to be happy and we are looking forward to having Camilla as our duchess here in Cornwall. We have been married for just five years, I am divorced and my husband is widowed and it is the happiest either of us has ever been. I hope Charles and Camilla are as happy as we are

Jack and Judy ,Mevagissey, Cornwall

I think it's great when two people can find their way to one another and make a commitment to each other. It's been a long time coming for Charles and Camilla, CONGRATULATIONS and all the best to both of them in their life together (finally).

PS: I really hope the Queen and the Duke will attend the wedding. Sandy, Canada

We that are Christians are taught that we should forgive our neighbours. There does not seem to be much forgiveness for the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Parker-Bowles even though we do not know all the true facts of their relationship over the years. We are only on this earth a short time should we not wish them happiness together. They seem devoted to each other and she has been loyal to him throughout . Or does it give us pleasure to see them unhappy and miserable. Would we rather our Prince live in sin with his lady! Surely that says more about those who do!       V.Harris

I have to be honest with you I really liked Diana but I feel that it is now time to move on. Obviously Camilla really makes Charles very happy isn't that the most important thing. They are both adults and more importantly everybody goes on about Charles being Royal but at the end of the day he is a human being and he deserves to have the same happiness as everybody else. I think that Camilla is doing the right thing by not being the Princess of Wales but she will always be there to support Charles and not compete with him. Remember, the public only hears what the media wants us to hear we don't really know what went on in the Royal marriage it takes two to tango etc. Anyway, I'd like to wish you both all the best for the future. Have a wonderful day. Regards Elaine N.Z.