Andrew Parker Bowles

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Andrew Parker Bowles

Born
Andrew Henry Parker Bowles

(1939-12-27) 27 December 1939 (age 84)
Surrey, England
Spouses
  • Camilla Shand
    (m. 1973; div. 1995)
  • Rosemary Pitman
    (m. 1996; died 2010)
Children
Parents
Relatives

Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles OBE (born 27 December 1939)[1] is a retired British Army officer. He is the former husband of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, a member of the British royal family.

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.

From 1987 to 1990, he was Colonel Commanding the Household Cavalry and Silver Stick in Waiting to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On 30 June 1990 he was promoted to brigadier, and was director of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps 1991–1994. He retired in 1994.[2]

Bowles was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 1 April 2020.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Andrew Parker-Bowles (Lt-Col, ex-husband of Camilla". Royalist.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. "Andrew Parker Bowles-Animalwarfund". animalsinwar.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. "Andrew Parker Bowles's Diagnosis Brings Coronavirus Even Closer to the Royal Family". Vanity Fair. 1 April 2020.