Camilla marks first festival with Britain's royal family Britain's Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales (R) receive flowers from well wishers as they leave St Mary Magdalene's church after the Royal Family's Christmas Day service on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk on Christmas Day. padding-bottom: 75%;"> Camilla, the new wife of Britain's Prince Charles, have spent Christmas with the royal family for the first time, in what British media said was a sign of her acceptance into the fold. The Duchess of Cornwall, who married Charles in April after a longstanding relationship that continued on-and-off during his 1981-96 marriage with the late Princess Diana, has never before joined Queen Elizabeth and the rest of her now in-laws at an annual Christmas Day church outing. The 58-year-old duchess also took part in Saturday's celebrations at Sandringham House, in eastern England, where the royal family gathers each year. Wearing a blue coat and matching hat, the duchess accompanied Charles in a short walk to the Church of St Mary Magdalene from the main house at Sandringham, where they were greeted by hundreds of fans waiting outside. Prince William, 23, and 21-year-old Prince Harry - the children of Charles and late Diana, -followed behind with several other smartly dressed relatives including the queen's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Many well-wishers said they had not seen such a public turnout（聚集的人羣） at the church for the royal family since the days of Charles and Diana. "I haven't seen crowds here like this for a long time - and I think everyone has come to see Camilla," said pensioner Mary Relph, who lives locally and has been following the royals for decades. Queen Elizabeth, 79, head of the Church of England, arrived separately by car. 今年的12月25日，英國王儲查爾斯的夫人卡米拉第一次和英國王室成員共度聖誕節，英國媒體說，這是卡米拉被王室接受的一個標誌。 今年4月，卡米拉和查爾斯步入婚姻殿堂，成爲康沃爾公爵夫人。此前，二人經歷了一段“愛情長跑”，即使在查爾斯和已故王妃戴安娜婚後的15年（1981年-1996年）中，他們也沒有完全停止過來往。今年聖誕節，卡米拉第一次和伊麗莎白女王及王室其他姻親去教堂做一年一度的聖誕禮拜。 這位58歲的公爵夫人還參加了聖誕前夕在英國東部桑德靈漢姆宮舉行的慶祝活動。每年聖誕節，王室成員都會在此聚會。 卡米拉身穿一襲藍色套裝，頭上戴着同色系的帽子，當她和查爾斯從桑德靈漢姆宮的大廳出來，一同走向旁邊的聖瑪麗教堂時，受到在外等候的“粉絲”們的熱烈歡迎。 走在他們身後的是查爾斯和已故王妃戴安娜所生的兩個孩子，23歲的威廉王子和21歲的哈里王子，以及其他幾位衣冠考究的王室成員，女王的丈夫--愛丁堡公爵也在其中。 很多民衆說，自從查爾斯王儲和戴安娜的時代結束以後，每年聖誕節在教堂外等候王室的人從來沒有像今天這麼多。 王室隨從瑪麗·勒爾夫說，“我已經很久沒有在這裏看到這麼多人了，我想大家都是衝着卡米拉來的。”瑪麗就在當地居住，她跟隨王室已經有幾十年了。 79歲的伊麗莎白女王是英國教堂的領袖，她是單獨坐車來到這裏的。
