Andrew Parker Bowles
Andrew Parker Bowles OBE | |
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| Born | Andrew Henry Parker Bowles 27 December 1939 , England |
| Spouses |
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| Partner | Ann de Trafford (mother) |
| Relatives | Derek Paravicini (nephew) |
| Military career | |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1960–1994 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | Operation Motorman |
King Charles III
.
Early life and family
Andrew Parker Bowles was born on 27 December 1939 as the eldest of four children to Derek Henry Parker Bowles of
autistic savant.[5]
As an amateur jockey, Parker Bowles rode in the
Military career
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Parker Bowles was educated at the
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) 1969, and he was the Adjutant of The Blues and Royals 1969–1970. Parker Bowles was promoted to major on 31 December 1971.[citation needed
]
He was
Queen's Commendation for Bravery in Zimbabwe.[9]
In 1981–1983, he was Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, and was commanding during the Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings, when men and horses from his regiment were killed and injured by a terrorist bomb.[citation needed] He was one of the first to the scene, arriving on foot after hearing the bomb blast, and his orders led to the saving of later famous horse Sefton.[citation needed]
From 1987 to 1990, he was
Queen Elizabeth II.[citation needed] On 30 June 1990 he was promoted to brigadier, and was director of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps 1991–1994.[citation needed] He retired in 1994.[10]
Parker Bowles held the following ranks:
- 23 January 1962, lieutenant[11]
- 23 July 1966, captain[12]
- 31 December 1971, major[13]
- 1 December 1980, seniority backdated to 30 June 1980, lieutenant colonel[14]
- 30 June 1987, colonel[15]
- 31 December 1990, seniority backdated to 30 June 1990, brigadier[16]
- 27 December 1994, retired[17]
Relationships and children
His godchildren include the circus trapeze artist Lady Emma Herbert, who was a bridesmaid at his first marriage on 4 July 1973, and Zara Tindall, daughter of Princess Anne.[18]
Princess Anne
Parker Bowles dated
Princess Anne for a few years, beginning in June 1970.[19] Parker Bowles's father, Derek, was a friend to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[20] According to biographer Sally Bedell Smith, the relationship could not have been "very serious between Anne and Andrew because Andrew was Catholic," therefore any potential marriage was unlikely.[20][21] The relationship ended sometime prior to Parker Bowles's engagement to Camilla Shand. Parker Bowles and Princess Anne remain friends.[22][23] Their relationship was depicted in the third season of The Crown
.
Camilla Shand (1973–1995)
In 1973, after an intermittent relationship, Parker Bowles married
Corsham, Wiltshire and had two children, Tom and Laura. Laura attended St Mary's School, Shaftesbury, a Catholic girls' school in Dorset, while Tom attended Eton College. Parker Bowles had numerous extramarital affairs throughout his marriage to Camilla, including with several of Camilla's friends.[24][25] They divorced in 1995.[26]
| Name | Birth | Marriage | Children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Spouse | |||
| Tom Parker Bowles | 18 December 1974 | 10 September 2005 Separated 2018 |
Sara Buys |
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Laura Parker Bowles
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19 April 1978 | 6 May 2006 | Harry Lopes |
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Rosemary Pitman (1996–2010)
Parker Bowles married his longtime companion Rosemary Alice Pitman (née Dickinson; 17 June 1940 – 10 January 2010) in 1996, a year after his divorce from Camilla. She was previously married to
Guards Chapel
in March 2010.
Anne Robinson
In December 2023, it was reported that Parker Bowles was in a relationship with Anne Robinson.[30]
In the media
In 2003, Parker Bowles posed for the painting The Brigadier by Lucian Freud. In 2015 the work sold for $34.89 million at Christie's.[31] He was portrayed by Simon Wilson in Whatever Love Means (2005) and by Andrew Buchan in The Crown (2019).
Honours
- He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Veterinary College in 2003.[32]
References
- ^ "Andrew Parker-Bowles (Lt-Col, ex-husband of Camilla". Royalist.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ The Times: Andrew Parker Bowles, 13 February 1940, page 9. Retrieved 11 December 2009
- ^ "Charles and Camilla – family ties". BBC News. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Dignified silence of the other half". halifaxcourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Meet Derek, the amazing human iPod". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Junor, Penny. The Duchess. p. 49.
- ^ "Fears for health of further royals after Duchess of Cornwall's ex-husband contracts virus". Tatler. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ISBN 0-8065-2386-7.
- ^ "Andrew Parker Bowles, Obe". harcourtdevelopments.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Andrew Parker Bowles-Animalwarfund". animalsinwar.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "No. 42576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 January 1962. p. 585.
- ^ "No. 44060". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 1966. p. 8265.
- ^ "No. 45564". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1972. p. 88.
- ^ "No. 48505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 January 1981. p. 1198.
- ^ "No. 50979". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1987. p. 8355.
- ^ "No. 52427". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1991. p. 1043.
- ^ "No. 53902". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1994. p. 54.
- ^ "Royal Christenings". Government of the United Kingdom. 8 April 2004. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Barber, Lynn (21 October 2003). "'Quite grand, and she doesn't tip'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b Weaver, Hilary (15 November 2020). "The Crown: The True Story of Princess Anne & Andrew Parker Bowles' Relationship". Elle. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Llewelyn, Abbie (13 June 2021). "Royal rules put Princess Anne's marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles 'out of the question'". The Express. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Strong, Gemma (17 June 2021). "Princess Anne reunites with ex-boyfriend at Royal Ascot: details". Hello!. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Hallemann, Caroline (18 November 2019). "Camilla's First Husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, Once Dated Princess Anne". Town & Country. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Junor, Penny. The Duchess. pp. 53–54.
- ^ Junor, Penny. The Duchess. p. 68.
- ^ "A Royal Romance Interactive Timeline". CBS News. 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK, 22 January 2005.
- ^ "Rosemary Parker Bowles dies after battle against cancer". The Daily Telegraph. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Princess Anne comforts Andrew Parker Bowles at funeral of his wife Rosemary". Hello!. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Queen Camilla's ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles reportedly dating former Weakest Link host Anne Robinson". Sky News. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Conway, Clare (11 October 2019). "Andrew Parker Bowles on being painted by Lucian Freud". Tatler. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Annual Review 2008–09" (PDF). The Royal Veterinary College. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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