But according to others Camilla has made a remarkable transformation.
“The transformation has been rapid and remarkable, but there is no denying it, and no turning back," said royal writer Gyles Brandreth.
“In 2001, Mrs Parker Bowles was voted eight on the list of “Worst Dressed Women in the World” and told that she packed ‘the stylistic punch of a dilapidated Yorkshire pudding’.”
A Yorkshire pudding is a British pudding made from eggs, flour and milk and is often served with a roast dinner.
Yet that was all to change in 2005 when she was dubbed “the epitome of graceful, dignified style”.
“I couldn’t take my eyes off her, she looked marvellous”. Said Vogue editor Anna Wintour.