Duchess Camilla Joins Meghan Markle, Adds This New Gig To Résumé

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is following in her husband Prince Charles' and Meghan Markle's footsteps and adding "guest editor" to her royal résumé.

Country Life magazine announced Tuesday that Duchess Camilla will serve as its guest editor in July to celebrate her 75th birthday that month, People reported.

The special edition issue "will reflect the Duchess' love of horses and dogs — she has two rescue Jack Russell terriers, Bluebell and Beth, and is patron of Battersea Cats and Dogs' Home. The Duchess will reveal her champions of the countryside, her most cherished view and favorite recipe," the magazine said in a press release.

The issue Duchess Camilla will be guest-editing will also "focus on the work of the Duchess as patron of over 90 charities, from Barnardo's to The Royal School of Needlework and The Royal Society of Literature."

Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles, a food writer, critic and longstanding contributor of Country Life, said in a statement that he is "delighted" by the news. He also joked that he hopes his mother "won't try to muck about with my copy."

Country Life editor Mark Hedges, meanwhile, described Duchess Camilla as a "passionate countrywoman" and said it was "a great honor" that she agreed to guest-edit the upcoming special issue.

"Country Life always chooses to salute all that is good and often marvelous in our world and this year we will be celebrating the unique place held by the magazine, as part of our nation’s heritage and in the hearts of our readers - and we now have more than at any time over the past 125 years," he added.

Duchess Camilla is not the first royal to contribute to a magazine as a guest editor.

Markle guest-edited the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, titled "Forces for Change," where she spotlighted 15 women making a difference in the world. For the issue, she interviewed former first lady Michelle Obama, while her husband Prince Harry chatted with Dr. Jane Goodall.

Prince Charles also took up the role of guest editor for Country Life twice. The first time was to mark his 65th birthday in November 2013, and the second was to commemorate his 70th birthday in 2018.

Prince Charles' sister Princess Anne also put her stamp on the magazine in 2020 to celebrate her milestone 70th birthday.

Duchess Camilla's latest gig comes just days after Queen Elizabeth II awarded her the highest honor for her services to the monarchy.

The Queen made the announcement on New Year's Eve that the Duchess of Cornwall would become a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter, the most senior order of knighthood in the British honors system.

Her Majesty also appointed Baroness Valerie Ann Amos a Lady Companion and gave former Prime Minister Tony Blair the title of Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Other members of the Order of the Garter, which was founded by King Edward III in 1348, include the Queen, Prince William and Prince Charles. Sir Winston Churchill and the Queen's late husband Prince Philip were also bestowed with the honor in their lifetimes.