King Charles marked his wife Queen Camilla’s 78th birthday by honoring her with a shiny new royal title. The monarch, 76, formally bestowed the coveted title of Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom to his wife Wednesday — just one day before her special day.

Queen Camilla had a winding romantic journey before she settled down with King Charles III. Camilla and Charles were introduced by a pal when she became a debutante in London’s high society in 1965. The pair began to date in the 1970s before he had to leave for his Royal Navy service,

A new photograph of Queen Camilla has been released to mark her 78th birthday on Thursday. In the Chris Jackson, the Queen is pictured smiling as she leans on a metal gate in a field at her private Wiltshire home,