King Charles did not accompany Camilla at the launch party for her son Tom’s new book. And she found a way to console herself with her ex-husband Andrew Parker-Bowles which is always at your disposal.
Carlo leaves Camilla alone
Carlo, who is still recovering from cancer, did not attend the cocktail party held in honor of his stepson. Tom Parker-Bowles who presented his new book, Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles IIIThe volume contains a series of recipes inspired by the royal family, such as Queen Camilla’s porridge and George V’s curry.
At the party, however, Camilla found, in addition to her son, her daughter Laura, her sister, Annabel Elliot, recently fired by William, and her ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles who addressed the Queen with great affection. In fact, the only one absent was Carlo himself. Of course, the presence of the King would have been perhaps too cumbersome, it would have catalyzed the media attention and that is perhaps why His Majesty did not participate in the launch of the book. Or perhaps, as rumors claim, he did not accompany Camilla to avoid meeting her ex-husband, too present in her life.
Camilla, the special relationship with her ex-husband
It seems paradoxical, but Camilla and Andrew are still very close. It seems that they see each other assiduously, often have lunch together and meet up on several occasions.He organizes a lot of things for her” said a mutual friend who also clarified: “He has always been and still is Camilla’s accomplice.”
Effectively complicity between two was also evident at Tom’s party. Camilla was simply radiant among her family. For the occasion, she wore a white silk shirt dress with black polka dots and enjoyed her drink while chatting amiably with her ex-husband.
To say that when they got married, Camilla cheated on him with Carlo without worrying too much about hiding her clandestine relationship. On the other hand, she was the subject of gossip every day and Diana herself, in the famous scandalous interview, openly declared that there were three of them in her marriage, she, Carlo and Camilla.
Camilla and Andrew’s marriage lasted 22 years. The two divorced in 1995, precisely in the years when Charles and Diana’s relationship had also reached its final breakdown. The death in 1997 of the then Princess of Wales allowed Charles and Camilla to date freely, although they waited until 2005 to marry. But Andrew remained in the life of the Queen Consort and even attended her coronation.
In fact, Camilla’s ex-husband is a long-time friend of Charles, they were polo teammates and the king is the godfather of his son Tom. And not only that, before dating Camilla, Andrew had a brief affair with Princess Anne in 1970. Although it did not last long, the two remained friends, so much so that the princess wanted him as godfather to her daughter Zara Tindall.