Yes. She had no title then , but her father was a Major in the army ( and army officers tend to be wealthy men )
In Britain, we have a curious custom called 'primogeniture' - this means that thenobility 9 who once held all the land, and therefore the main source of wealth) left the title to the eldest son.
now, this meant that the younger sons of the duke/ earl/ baron of whatever had to make their own way in the world. being as they had some money from dad to help out, they usually went into things like law, the army, or some other profession.
this meant that the aristocracy, if they needed a doctor, solicitor or whatever could call upon an uncle to help out - hence, we find that Camilla was not *born 8 into the aristocracy, but is a decendant of that class, and soon made her own way back into the same class by marrying the Prince of Wales.
Basically, the Upper Class of England owned the country, the Upper Middle class ran it, and were usually the younger relatives and descendants of the younger relatives of the Dukes and Earls.
Your lower middle class types could be anyone from rising working class lads to younger sons of dukes who hit on hard times.
But the people who got turfed out of their farming hovels made straight for the factories of the Industrial Revolution. Still, it is possible, if you are bright enough to go from the pits to the palace in 5 generations, it seems. camilla got back where she belongs, and everyone loves a happy ending- except the SWP who hate the system that keeps them in cushy jobs !
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Date: 18/11/10 23:22 (UTC)She had no title then , but her father was a Major in the army ( and army officers tend to be wealthy men )
In Britain, we have a curious custom called 'primogeniture' - this means that thenobility 9 who once held all the land, and therefore the main source of wealth) left the title to the eldest son.
now, this meant that the younger sons of the duke/ earl/ baron of whatever had to make their own way in the world. being as they had some money from dad to help out, they usually went into things like law, the army, or some other profession.
this meant that the aristocracy, if they needed a doctor, solicitor or whatever could call upon an uncle to help out - hence, we find that Camilla was not *born 8 into the aristocracy, but is a decendant of that class, and soon made her own way back into the same class by marrying the Prince of Wales.
Basically, the Upper Class of England owned the country, the Upper Middle class ran it, and were usually the younger relatives and descendants of the younger relatives of the Dukes and Earls.
Your lower middle class types could be anyone from rising working class lads to younger sons of dukes who hit on hard times.
But the people who got turfed out of their farming hovels made straight for the factories of the Industrial Revolution. Still, it is possible, if you are bright enough to go from the pits to the palace in 5 generations, it seems. camilla got back where she belongs, and everyone loves a happy ending- except the SWP who hate the system that keeps them in cushy jobs !