Jennie Bond, the BBC’s royal commentator, has it spot on with her article Like a pair of comfy old slippers in which she discusses how Charles and Camilla’s love has endured for more than thirty years.

These two have caused a great deal of unhappiness to their families in the past, but I feel it is time to let them get on with it. They are clearly meant for each other and it is eminently regrettable that they didn’t realise this before they married other people but a lot of time has passed and it is clear they intend to be together forever whatever the circumstances, Charles making it clear that Camilla is “non-negotiable”. I don’t really understand this need to hold Charles constantly to account for his past. Yes, he is the heir to the throne but his ex-wife is no longer alive and he has loved Camilla for so many years and now wants to marry her. Camilla knows that she is not particularly liked yet they are both still willing to take all the flak that will come from marrying. As if having all that to deal with wasn’t enough, they have also had to cope with the last minute changes in their wedding plans and, after an unseasonably warm weekend last weekend, wintry weather is set to descend by tomorrow. In my mind, that would be enough to cut anybody some slack.

Call me a romantic (go on, you know I am!), but doesn’t he deserve the chance to be happy? I’m behind him all the way on this one and I wish them both all the happiness in the world.