In addition to beingQueen Consortof the United Kingdom,Queen Camillaholds the special title of mother and grandmother.
Like her husbandKing Charles III, theBritish royal has two childrenfrom her previous marriage (to Andrew Parker Bowles). The couple was married from 1973 to 1995, about a decade beforeCamilla married Charles.
Camilla is also a grandmother, with five grandchildren through her son and daughter, and five more throughCharles' two sons, includingPrince George,Princess Charlotte,Prince Louis, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Most recently,it was announced that Camilla’s grandkids would play a special role in King Charles III’s royal coronation on May 6. Serving as Pages of Honor alongsidePrince Georgewill be Camilla’s twin grandsons Gus and Louis Lopes, 13 (who are the sons of Camilla’s daughter Laura Lopes) and Freddy Parker Bowles (the 13-year-old son of Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles). Camilla’s great-nephew, Arthur Elliot, will be the fourth Page of Honor supporting the queen.
Ahead of the big event, here’s everything to know about Camilla’s children and grandchildren.
Queen Camilla’s Children
Tom Parker Bowles
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Camilla and Andrew welcomed their first child, son Tom Parker Bowles, on Dec. 18, 1974. Then-Prince Charleswas named his godfather when Tom was young.
Tom married fashion editor Sara Buys in September 2005, five months after his mother tied the knot with Charles.The two wed at St Nicholas' Churchin Oxfordshire with Camila, Charles,Prince WilliamandPrince Harryin attendance.
Tom and Sara later welcomed two children together, a daughter named Lola and a son named Freddy, beforethey eventually split in 2018after 12 years of marriage.
Though Tom isn’t in the spotlight as much as Prince William and Prince Harry, he has attended several events with his mother Camilla over the years, including the 2019 Olivier Awards and most recently, the Cheltenham Festival in March 2023. He was also in attendance atQueen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022and at King Charles and Queen Camilla’scrowning ceremonyin May 2023.
In July 2023, Sara spoke about herformer mother-in-law’s coronationday, revealing that Camilla was “really, really nervous” at the event. “[The King] wasn’t nervous at all. But Camilla didn’t ask for any of this,” the mother of two toldThe Times.
“She’s the human face of the royal family because she’s not part of it,” Sara added. “You need those outsiders really.”
She added that Tom was concerned Camilla would once again face the vitriol she experienced after Princess Diana’s split from King Charles when the press vilified her for being the “third person” in their marriage.
“Tom was worried it would happen all over again when the Queen died, but it has been the opposite,” Sara said.
Laura Lopes
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On Jan. 1, 1978, Camilla and Andrew welcomed their second child together, their daughter Laura Lopes (née Parker Bowles).
After attending Heywood Preparatory School in Corsham alongside her brother, Laura attended Oxford Brookes University, where she studied History of Art and Marketing. She has since created a career for herself as an art curator.
In 2001, she served as an intern at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and was a motoring correspondent forTatler, where her brother Tom was also a food columnist. In 2005,she co-founded Eleven Fine Artand served as the gallery director for 10 years.
The couple has since welcomed three children together, a daughter named Eliza and twin boys Gus and Louis.
Like her brother, Laura has stepped out for a handful of public events over the years, including The Order of the Garter Service at Windsor Castle as well asPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s royal wedding in May 2018. She was also in attendance atQueen ElizabethII’s funeral in 2022.
Queen Camilla’s Grandchildren
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Lola Parker Bowles
Freddy Parker Bowles
Tom and Sara’s second child, son Freddy Parker Bowles, was born in February 2010. He is the youngest of Camilla’s grandchildren, born just two months after his twin cousins.
Eliza Lopes
Eliza Lopes is Laura and Harry’s first child, who was born on Jan. 16, 2008. “The Duchess of Cornwall is overjoyed and has been to see her granddaughter,“Clarence House said in a statement at the time of her birth.
Eliza notably served as abridesmaid in Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal weddingin 2011 (pictured above). At the time, she was only three years old. During the royal event, she was pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with Charles and Camilla.
Louis and Gus Lopes
source: people.com
