Charles had known Lady Jane Wellesley, the only daughter of the Duke of Wellington, since childhood.

Now the columnists—and even some of his friends—are betting that the prince, who turns 28 in two months, will become engaged after he leaves the navy next year to 25-year-old Davina Sheffield. The Queen was displeased that she had decided to sit in Queen Victoria's chair and was snubbed by Prince Philip. Caroline's mother, Lady Elizabeth Longman, was close friends with The Queen and had been one of her bridesmaids in 1947. Prince Charles was seen with his favourite girl friend, 25 year old ex debutante Davina Sheffield, at Smith's Lawn, Windsor, yesterday.During the night they were pictured dancing together, which led to a brief romance of candlelit dinners and trips to the theatre, the Daily Mail diary editor reported at the time. The scoop brought Charles and Davina’s romance to an abrupt end; royal tradition followed at the time dictated any bride of a future King must be "intact". The surrender of self to a system,' she explained, was so absolute when joining the Royal family, it involved a loss of independence 'far greater than matrimony usually invites'. It has been suggested that Camilla had quipped to the future King: 'My great-grandmother was the mistress of your great-great-grandfather. She was a cousin of Samantha Sheffield, who went on to become the wife of the former Prime Minister David Cameron.

They also enjoyed the 'privacy of her secluded cottage in Windsor', Rhe Daily Mail has previously reported.Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Their romance only ended after the press discovered (via Beard) that Sheffield wasn’t a virgin – an archaic stipulation for any future royal bride at the time. The prince was said to have a brief fling with Georgiana Russell, daughter of the former Ambassador Sir John Russell.