{"id":406251,"date":"2025-09-07T21:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/406251\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T21:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:56:11","slug":"all-about-queen-camillas-two-kids-tom-parker-bowles-and-laura-lopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/406251\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Queen Camilla&#8217;s Two Kids, Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Queen Camilla shares two adult children with her ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles.<\/li>\n<li>Their son Tom was born on December 18, 1974.<\/li>\n<li>Their daughter Laura arrived on January 1, 1978.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Long before Camilla Parker Bowles became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/queen-camilla-queen-elizabeth-144-year-old-brooch-11729522\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Camilla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/king-charles-broke-gut-busting-royal-tradition-tom-parker-bowles-11683985\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Parker Bowles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-secret-sister-royal-family-christmas-8766166\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Lopes<\/a> gave her a much simpler title: mom. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/british-royal-family-tree-8648198\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British royal<\/a> shares her two adult children with her ex-husband Andrew, to whom she was married from 1973-1995. Following their divorce, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/king-charles-queen-camilla-marriage-transformed-charles-nicer-person-11710094\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camilla tied the knot with then-Prince Charles<\/a> in 2005. Of course, he too entered the marriage with children of his own: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-harry-and-prince-williams-rift-timeline-8668239\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William and Prince Harry<\/a>. All four kids attended the duo&#8217;s nuptials at Windsor Guildhall, at which point Camilla officially became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall. She was later crowed Queen in 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p> Tom Parker Bowles, Laura Lopes, Prince Harry, and Prince William at the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Like most members of the royal family, Queen Camilla does not speak about her private life with the press. Her son, however, has been open about what it was like growing up in his mother&#8217;s household. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/queen-camilla-ritual-son-tom-parker-bowles-latest-royal-news\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GB News<\/a>, Camilla&#8217;s motto was &#8220;you have to laugh.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;And whenever things got bad, we just pulled back together like the Roman centurions moving into their tortoise formation with the shields around,&#8221; Tom added. &#8220;It was important, that power of togetherness.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Ahead, here&#8217;s everything you should know about the two adult children of Queen Camilla: food writer Tom Parker Bowles and art historian Laura Lopes.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Tom Parker Bowles  <\/p>\n<p> Queen Camilla with her son Tom Parker Bowles at his book launch party in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Camilla and Andrew&#8217;s son Tom was born on December 18, 1974, just one year after their 1973 nuptials. Then-Prince Charles was named the baby&#8217;s godfather shortly after his arrival. Tom grew up in two historic homes\u2014Bolehyde Manor and Middlewick House\u2014before enrolling in Eton College and, later, the University of Oxford.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Following his graduation from Oxford, Tom established a career as a food writer. He has since authored nine cookbooks, beginning with 2004&#8217;s E Is For Eating \u2013 An Alphabet of Greed. He is also a celebrated restaurant critic in the U.K. and has been a guest judge on a number of cooking shows, including Family Food Fight, The Hotplate, MasterChef, and Food Glorious Food.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In 2005, just one month after his mother&#8217;s own wedding, Tom married fashion editor Sara Buys. The couple said &#8220;I do&#8221; at St Nicholas&#8217; Church\u00a0in Oxfordshire. They later welcomed children Lola and Frederick in 2007 and 2010, respectively. In 2018, they called it quits after 12 years of marriage.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cI\u2019m divorced, but you get on with your ex-wife for the sake of the children, that\u2019s what matters,&#8221; Tom told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/queen-camilla-son-tom-parker-bowles-has-not-been-royal-family-christmas-exclusive-8731952\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a> in 2024. &#8220;My priority is to make sure my children are happy and safe and comfortable\u2013just like any other divorced father.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Sara Buys and Tom Parker Bowles on their wedding day in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Since his mother&#8217;s marriage to King Charles, Tom has spoken positively about the realities of &#8220;blended families,&#8221; adding that his children &#8220;adore&#8221; King Charles, who has been a &#8220;wonderful step-grandfather&#8221; to Lola and Freddy. The kids even have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/queen-camilla-grandkids-nickname-king-charles-8722003\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special nicknames<\/a> for their grandparents.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cAll of our children\u2014my sister\u2019s children, too\u2014have grown up with Gaga and Uppa,\u201d Tom explained. &#8220;They&#8217;ve grown up from an early age knowing no different. [They know] Gaga as Gaga, and that she&#8217;s a really great grandmother who occasionally spoils them in a good way.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The dad-of-two also readily acknowledges his position with regard to his step-father and step-siblings. &#8220;We are married in, we are not the royal family,\u201d Tom added in the same <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/queen-camilla-son-tom-parker-bowles-has-not-been-royal-family-christmas-exclusive-8731952\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a> interview. \u201cI find everyone incredibly nice and friendly and we\u2019ve know them all for a long\u00a0time. It does seem natural.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Fredrick served as his grandmother&#8217;s page of honor at the 2023 coronation.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Laura Lopes  <\/p>\n<p> Queen Camilla with her daughter Laura in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Camilla and Andrew welcomed their daughter Laura on January 1, 1978. Like her brother, she attended Heywood Preparatory School in Corsham\u00a0as a child and later studied art history at Oxford Brookes University. Laura became an art curator following her graduation, interning at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and eventually co-founding Eleven Fine Art, where she served as gallery director for 11 years.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In 2006, Laura married Harry Lopes, grandson of Lord Astor of Hever. The aristocratic couple wed at St Cyriac&#8217;s Church in Lacock, Wiltshire; Laura wore a gown by Anna Valentine, who also designed Camilla&#8217;s 2005 wedding dress.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Following their nuptials, Laura and Harry welcomed three children: daughter Eliza and twin boys Gus and Louis. The tight-knit family has since stayed out of the spotlight. Laura has made an appearance at a few important royal events over the years, however, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/meghan-markle-wedding-dress-11789370\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle&#8217;s 2018 wedding<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/queen-elizabeth-pony-emma-tribute-hermes-scarf-funeral-8715262\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s funeral<\/a> in 2022. Gus and Louis also served as pages of honor alongside cousin Fredrick at the 2023 coronation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen Camilla shares two adult children with her ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles. 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