Tom Parker Bowles dots his relationship with the English royal family. Linked by marriage to the British crown, this 49-year-old divorced father considers it normal to be somewhat kept at a distance. Moreover, he has never attended the Christmas celebrations which take place each year in the royal residence of Sandringham, even though Charles III and Queen Camilla, his mother, have been married for nineteen years.
“We are members by marriage, we are not the royal family – I never claimed that for one second,” he explained to People for the promotion of his book which still focuses on the British monarchy, Cooking and the Crown : Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III. “I find everyone incredibly nice and friendly and we have all known them for a long time. It seems natural. »
A very modern family
“It's 2024 and blended families are a little different from the days of Victoria and Edward,” added Tom Parker Bowles, whose children affectionately call Charles and Camilla “Gaga and Uppa.” “If they're happy, then we're happy and that's where it all starts from. »
And given all the intrigues brewing in the inner circle of the royal family, we imagine that Tom Parker Bowles is not too insistent on coming to spend Christmas with them!
