Prince Charles's wife had two children from her first marriage, and their offspring add
five more kids into the mix. Whether they received invites to Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle's May 19th nuptials remains unconfirmed, but Prince George and Princess Charlotte's
newest sibling can definitely expect to rub elbows with these extended cousins.
Née Camilla Rosemary Shand, the Duchess dated British army officer Andrew Parker Bowles
on and off for years beginning in the late '60s. During one of the "off" times, she began
a relationship with Prince Charles but it ended when the future king went overseas with
the Royal Navy in early 1973. Parker Bowles himself dated Princess Anne at one point,
but ultimately the couple got back together and married on July 4, 1973.
The society wedding had plenty of high-profile guests, including the Queen Mother, Princess
Margaret, and Princess Anne. They welcomed their first child, Tom, a year later, and
their daughter Laura in 1978. The couple divorced in early 1995 after 21
years of marriage and much-public backlash stemming from her extramarital affair with
Prince Charles. The heir apparent finally married his longtime love almost exactly decade
later in 2005. Andrew Parker Bowles, now 78, remarried as well, but divorced his second
wife in 2010. Here's what their kids are up to now.
Born December 18, 1974, Tom Parker Bowles
became Prince Charles's godson before becoming his stepson. The well-connected family sent
him to Eton and then Oxford, where he met his former wife, Sara Buys, a fashion editor.
The two wed in 2005 at a star-studded ceremony with Prince Harry, Prince William, Mick Jagger,
Hugh Grant, and of course Prince Charles all in attendance. They had two children together,
Lola and Freddy, but reportedly separated after 12 years of marriage in January 2018.
Besides his royal ties, Tom is well-known in the UK as a food and restaurant critic.
He has contributed to publications like Tatler, GQ, and Esquire and regularly appears on British
cooking shows. Six cookbooks also bear his byline with the most recent one, The Cook
Book: Fortnum & Mason, dedicated to the high-end London department store and food hall.
Tom's younger sister Laura was a New Year's
baby, born on January 1, 1978. She attended Catholic boarding school before graduating
onto Oxford Brookes University, where she studied art and marketing. She's since worked
as a curator and gallery director. Not to be outdone by her brother, Laura had
a lavish wedding of her own in 2006 to Harry Lopes, a chartered accountant and former Calvin
Klein underwear model. Her dress was designed by Anna Valentine, who also created her mother's
second wedding gown. The couple welcomed their daughter Eliza on
January 16, 2008, followed by twin boys Gus and Louis on December 30, 2009. Eliza had
a star turn herself in 2011 when she served as a bridesmaid at the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge's wedding. While the entire guest list for Prince Harry
and Meghan Markle's upcoming ceremony remains a secret, Town & Country predicts both Tom
and Laura made the cut for the exclusive wedding. After all, the Prince attended both of theirs!