She was recently lauded as one of the world's most powerful blondes.

Now, the 59-year-old Duchess of Cornwall has apparently turned to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in an attempt to hold on to her new-found appeal, one which even saw her voted amongst the top ten most attractive post-menopausal women in Britain.

Camilla, who is set to celebrate her 60th birthday on July 17th next year, has reportedly been prescribed HRT patches after suffering episodes of fatigue and shortness of breath. It isn't known whether the latter may have been caused by a lifetime of smoking, the Duchess having battled an addiction to the dreaded weed for many decades.

The news that Camilla has been suffering from fatigue comes just weeks after the Duchess came under widespread fire for allegedly displaying a "workshy" attitude to her new life as wife of the Prince of Wales.

The criticism was compounded when official figures released by Clarence House revealed the Duchess had undertaken only around a third of the engagements carried out by the Queen who, at 80, is over twenty years older than her daughter-in-law.

A source close to the Duchess is quoted as saying of Camilla's use of HRT, the patches for which she's reportedly been wearing since July: "Camilla is very aware of her appearance, so it is entirely understandable that she should have sought advice to deal with things like red flushes and tiredness. What woman in the public eye doesn't want to look her best?"

Back in February this year, the Duchess — who appears to have undergone a remarkable transformation since her marriage to Charles — was no doubt delighted to discover she'd been voted amongst Britain's most attractive women of her age in a poll for a women's magazine, Health Plus, ranking ninth alongside such glamorous actresses as Felicity Kendal and Absolutely Fabulous star and royal friend Joanna Lumley.

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Name: Kathy Gebhardt	Comment: **Of course she has undergone a remarkable transformation since her marriage** I just don't see it.

Name: Mel

Comment: I don't see plastic surgery for her in the future. She looks naturally aged and seh looks very good for her age. My mother is ten years older and hast the same wrinkles and skin complexion without doing much for it. And by the way - the article is not about keeping up a youthful look, but about treating a very comon problem women of her age have. It is post-menopausal and almost every women has it. I would guess the Queen had the same problems at that age and that it was treated as well. The difference is that the press at that time wouldn't ever have dared to write about it in the way the write about it now.

Name: Ompeng	Comment: I see plastic surgery in the future for her. Lots of money will buy her the best surgeon.

Name: Trudie	Comment: Of course she has undergone a remarkable transformation since her marriage she now has the access to his money to buy her looks unlike several years ago. Lets hope he does not start whining about how much it costs to groom her.

Name: Sabrina	Comment: Please, the Queen is 80 and could run circles around this women, who in my opionion hasn't had to work a day in her life. Of course she's tired, my goodness she isn't used to this degree of work. I'm going to leave it at that. I could say more, but lately my posts haven't made it here, so I'll save my more humerous comments for the forum.!!

Name: Donovan	Comment: I am stunned. Power Blonde? Glamorous? She couldn't be that short of breath, she just took a ten mile hike..Duh

Name: Jacqueline	Comment: I hope this course of treatment helps her feel better....shortness of breath is not pleasant..nothing matters when you can't breathe...Get Well soon..

Name: Kathy Gebhardt	Comment: When it's all said and done, I have grown very weary of seeing camilla parker bowles....in any article.

Name: shelley	Comment: Thank You Tatler, employer of Tom Parker Bowles, for more banal tripe and balderdash regarding this woman. Hurrah we are all daft!....NOT!

Name: Marcus	Comment: They must be kidding. My only explanation is: money does make you more attractive.

Name: M-M

Comment: Camilla's 'ranking' as a Power Blonde was invented by Tatler magazine , the very one where her son Tom works ! This article doesn't mention where the 'most attractive post-menopausal woman in Britain ' ranking comes from ? BTW she looks nothing like the beautiful , elegant Joanna Lumley even if they are friends . Camilla often does look tired and this is to be expected at her age , however with all the money and resources at her command she will do her best to keep age at bay . All women face these problems . HM often looks amazing for her age