Charles and Camilla's marriage breakdown

Charles and Camilla may be seen as pillars of the royal family but according to reports, the pair are headed for divorce.

The couple, who married in April 2005, are believed to be in talks with Kensington Palace's lawyers over the state of their marriage.

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According to New Idea, the Queen is "devastated" by the news and is desperately working to get them back together.

It's reported that Camilla has been taking mini breaks away from Charles and the rest of his family so she can recuperate before heading back into the lion's den.

"Camilla goes off at least once every 10 days to escape"," a royal source told New Idea.

Charles is reportedly furious with her for spending time away from him and believes she should be by his side at all times.

"He has told her she can't keep going off," the source said.

"He is used to getting his own way but she thinks he is being unfair."

Meanwhile the Queen is said to be frantically trying to get the couple to reconcile but their relationship is said to be "beyond repair".

The news comes after the Queen has been battling bad health in the last few weeks, missing the royal Christmas service for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Things looked peachy between Charles and Camilla when they released their Christmas card in December.

The royal couple are joined on the card by a group of Croatian dancers.

The photo was taken during their tour of Croatia and the western Balkans earlier this year.

Charles and Camilla's love rift comes just months after Aussie man Simon Dorante-Day, claimed that he was Charles and Camilla’s love child.

Simon, who was adopted when he was 18-months old, said his grandmother told him on her death bed that he was the royal couple's offspring.

However Charles and Camilla have remained silent on the matter, refusing to answer his numerous letters.

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