Article: Why Charles and Camilla should marry; - by the churchman who once condemned them.

Byline: GEORGE AUSTIN

TEN YEARS ago, I caused a storm that rumbled on for months and even brought calls for me to resign as Archdeacon of York. It began on the Today radio programme with a fairly innocent question from presenter Peter Hobday.

There were growing rumours that Prince Charles was having an affair with a married woman, Camilla Parker Bowles, and I was asked if this would produce problems if Charles were to become king.

'My view,' I replied, 'would be that Charles made solemn vows in church about his marriage, vows that, if the rumours are true, he began to break.

'He has broken his trust and vows to God on one thing. How ...

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