It took a long time for Camilla Parker Bowles and Charles III to finally be able live their love story out in the open. Although they have been married since April 2005, their relationship goes back much further, more than 50 years ago. The couple, who met in the 1970s, never lost touch, despite the turmoil caused by their affair. “There were three of us in this marriage”confided Lady Diana before her death, in reference to Charles' infidelity. An affair which will also break up his union with Diana, but also that of Camilla with Andrew Parker Bowles, some time later.
Finally, after the tragic disappearance of Diana Spencer in 1997, Charles and Camilla can finally formalize their relationship. Their marriage, celebrated in the presence of their respective children a few years later, marks a new stage in their relationship but also for the royal family. With all due respect to his many detractors, Camilla is today a true queen consortsupported by those close to him, and in particular by his children: Thomas Parker Bowles, known as Tom, and Laura Lopes.
Who is Laura Lopes, née Parker Bowles, the youngest child of Queen Camilla?
Unlike her mother, Laura Lopes, born Laura Parker Bowles has always preferred to remain in the shadows. Born on January 1, 1978 in Swindon, she grew up in the bucolic setting of Wiltshire, surrounded by history and nature. After studying at St Mary's Shaftesbury and Oxford Brookes University, the young woman turned to art history, a field that fascinated her. Despite everything, she took a detour into journalism like her brother, with the magazine Tatler in which she writes articles on automobiles. But ultimately, the young woman quickly returns to her first loves. After working for a time for the Peggy-Guggenheim Collection in Venice, she became director of the Space Gallery in London. In 2005, she even co-founded Eleven Gallery, where she represented emerging and established artists for a decade.
Alongside a busy career, Laura Parker Bowles shares her life with Harry Lopesformer Calvin Klein model. Their marriage in 2006 united two worlds: art and nobility, Harry being a British aristocrat notably destined to inherit the estates of Gnaton Hall, in Devon, and Skelpick Estate, in Scotland.
Who is Andrew Parker Bowles, Laura Lopes' father and Camilla's ex-husband?
Before being Camilla's husband, Andrew Parker Bowles was first a renowned soldier. Coming from a family close to the monarchy, he distinguished himself in the British army, climbing the ranks until becoming a brigadier. After a remarkable career, marked by missions such as that in Zimbabwe, he retired in 1994.
On the private side, Andrew met Camilla in the 1960s. Their marriage in 1973 gave birth to two children, Tom and Laura. But tensions and infidelities led to their divorce in 1995. Some time later, Andrew rebuilds his life with Rosemary Pitmanwho unfortunately died in 2010. A large blended family.
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