Producer

Leopold Hoesch

Director

Julia Melchior

Creative Producer

Britta Luckas / Felix Gottschalk

Genre

Royals

Broadcaster

ZDF/ARTE

Length

45'

Editor

Alex Karaoulis / Markus Gaal

Year

2024

CAMILLA

Mistress. Consort. Queen

In the 1990s, she was still seen by many as a threat to the monarchy. Today, Camilla is one of the great pillars of the King and the royal family. As First Lady, she has no constitutional function, but she plays a fundamental role. The documentary tells the story of a strong woman and a great love.

The radiant Queen of Great Britain. Camilla's joie de vivre is written all over her face. She confidently wears her wrinkles, which tell of an eventful life. Seemingly effortlessly, Camilla has arrived in a top job at the age of 75. When she married the then Prince of Wales in 2005, no one would have thought it possible that she would one day be crowned Queen. Her coronation as Queen is not only accepted but also supported by the vast majority of Britons. For years, she had been the subject of public hostility because of her love for the heir to the throne. But she never uttered a word of complaint.
The British experience an almost restless Queen. She is accompanied by cameras at around 200 appointments a year, with hundreds more taking place behind closed doors. She chairs numerous organizations, the animal rescue programme, the Osteoporosis Society and a literary initiative. She campaigns against domestic violence. She has a personal relationship with all the initiatives that Camilla supports. Queen Camilla shows that she not only bears the title, but also the virtues that make a true queen. It has been a long journey from “third person” to Queen, during which Camilla has become an irreplaceable pillar of the British royal family - which is why even Britons who are critical of the monarchy pay her respect. Starting from the present, in which the Queen is portrayed in her everyday life, the documentary looks back at Camilla's biography and sheds light on the influences that have made her a strong woman.

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