How the King and Queen love to indicate their affection for each other

Since they wed in 2005 after years of intense public attention and even criticism, Charles and Camilla have been each other’s pillars of support.

Now the King and Queen, they are a couple who share a deep love that has been forged in adversity.

And that romance has frequently been on public display – whether it’s a loving kiss, an arm around the shoulder or even a pat on the bum. 

Charles, who refers to Camilla as ‘my darling wife’, has relied on the Queen’s support this year more than ever as he continues cancer treatment.

Below, pictures show the times they have not shied away from adorable PDA. 

Charles places a loving arm around Camilla as she celebrates her birthday during their visit to Exmoor National Park to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, July 17, 2019 

King of romance! Charles greets Camilla with a tender kiss during a visit to Merlion Park in Singapore in 2017. It was at the start of their 11-day trip to south-east Asia and India and the couple had not seen each other for a few days

Camilla offers a helping hand to Charles as he climbs the steps to look at an Apache helicopter during a visit to Wattisham Airfield in Ipswich, 2009. There Charles presented service medals to members of the 4th Regiment Army Air Corps

The new King Charles places a supportive hand on Camilla’s back as the couple view flowers and tributes laid outside of Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth, September 2022

Camilla gently puts her hand on Charles’s at a reception marking Cardiff’s 50th anniversary as a capital and centenary as a city, July 2005. The ceremony came just three months after the couple got married

A guiding hand from Queen Camilla on the King’s back marked the end of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan’s three-day state visit to the United Kingdom at the end of June this year

A giggling Camilla and Charles are all smiles during a game of bowls in Bromham, Wiltshire in 2020. The couple had just been reunited after Camilla was required to self-isolate on the Balmoral estate

The King helps Camilla, wearing a long blue coat and carrying a beige handbag, step off the flight deck of HMS Iron Duke in Bordeaux during the couple’s state visit to France, September 2023

A tearful Camilla, in an elegant dark polka dot jacket and skirt, holds her husband’s hand for at the funeral of her brother Mark Shand at a church in Dorset, May 2014

Camilla is spotted patting His Majesty on the bum during their visit to the Nairobi National Park, November 2023. The fleeting display of affection was caught on camera and posted on social media 

Camilla places a loving hand on Charles’s arm at the Bundestag in Berlin during their state visit to Germany, March 2023. They travelled to Berlin, Brandenburg and Hamburg over the three days