Camilla's mother was a housewife, while her father had various business interests after retiring from the army.

On 1 November 1947, Camilla was baptised at Firle Church, East Sussex. One of her maternal great-grandmothers, Alice Keppel, was a mistress of King Edward VII from 1898 to 1910.

She has a younger sister, Annabel Elliot, and had a younger brother, Mark Shand. Her parents were British Army officer-turned-businessman Major Bruce Shand and his wife Rosalind, the daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. She grew up in The Laines -an 18th-century country house in Plumpton, East Sussex -and a three-storey house in South Kensington, her family's second home. 3 Public life, charities and patronagesĬamilla Rosemary Shand was born at King's College Hospital, London, on 17 July 1947.On 8 September 2022, Camilla became queen consort upon the death of her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II. She has also raised awareness of issues such as rape, sexual abuse, literacy, animal welfare, and poverty. Since 1994, Camilla has campaigned to raise awareness of osteoporosis, which has earned her several honours and awards. She is also a patron, president, or a member of numerous charities and organisations. In 2005, Camilla married Charles in the Windsor Guildhall, which was followed by a televised Anglican blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.Īs Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla carried out public engagements, often alongside her husband. Their relationship was highly publicised in the media and attracted worldwide scrutiny.

Camilla and Charles were romantically involved periodically both before and during each of their first marriages. In 1973, she married British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles, with whom she has two children. Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen consort of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III.Ĭamilla was raised in East Sussex and South Kensington in England and educated in England, Switzerland, and France.

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