Charles and Camilla are married

World News, LONDON: Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles married Saturday in a British civil ceremony, formalizing a long romance that helped end their first marriages.
The couple, who conducted a lengthy affair during their previous marriages, were united in Windsor's Guildhall, the BBC said.

The union made Parker-Bowles "Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall."

The crown prince and his new wife then left for an Anglican blessing at St.George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

The queen was to join her son and others at the blessing, after which the royal entourage will attend a reception in the castle.

Many Britons appeared to barely notice the marriage, with British newspapers largely ignoring or insulting the couple.

The Daily Mirror used its front page to feature former royal butler Paul Burrell calling on Prince Charles to step down as heir to the throne, while the Independent focused on the prince's controversial handshake the day before with Zimbabwe's virulently anti-British dictator.

The duchess wore an Anna Valentine-designed dress, a hat by Philip Treacy and Linda Bennett shoes.Her gold wedding ring was made of Welsh gold, a tradition among Britain's royals.