Charles: I'll marry Camilla

The Prince of Wales believes he will soon be free to marry Camilla Parker Bowles, senior Palace sources have told the Evening Standard. He believes the "pivotal moment" will be the conclusion next year of the inquiry into the death of the Princess of Wales.

The wide-ranging inquiry by Scotland Yard boss Sir John Stevens will report to the inquest into her death in Paris in 1997 after an exhaustive probe into the many conspiracy theories surrounding the tragedy.

Prince Charles believes that once it is concluded, he will be able to "move to the next stage" as the inquiry will "draw a line under" the Diana issue.

It will enable him to marry Mrs Parker Bowles - at a time of both their choosing. He is also confident that a string of other issues are resolved which had stood in the way of them marrying, including:

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