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Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC & Bar, DL (22 January 1917 – 11 June 2006) was an officer in the British Army who served in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. He was the father of Queen Camilla, and thus the father-in-law of Charles III.
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Bruce was born in London in January 1917; his mother was Edith Marguerite Harrington and his father, Philip Shand, was an architectural writer. His parents divorced when he was three and his father married another three times – Bruce was said to have had no contact with his father until he was 18. His mother remarried golf course designer Herbert T...
Not a great deal is known about Camilla's mother Rosalind, who was the daughter of Roland Cubitt, a member of the British aristocracy. According to Vanity Fairmagazine, the family's wealth was mostly from Camilla's great-grandfather, who made his fortune helping build Mayfair, Pimlico, and Belgravia in London. It's interesting to note that Rosalind...
Following his military career, Major Bruce entered the wine business, eventually becoming partner at the Mayfair wine merchants firm. In 1966, Camilla started dating Andrew Parker Bowles, a lieutenant who served in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Royal Horse Guards. Their relationship was said to be "on and off" as Andrew was frequently away o...
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Apr 22, 2023 · Camilla's parents: Rosalind Cubitt and Bruce Shand. Keystone // Getty Images. British army officer Major Bruce Shand of the 12th Royal Lancers, marries Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of Roland...
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Jun 23, 2023 · Bruce Shand was not the only one of Queen Camilla's parents to impact the world. Her mother, Rosalind Shand, was also known to dedicate her time to the less fortunate and even participated in a number of charitable endeavors over the years.
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Oct 29, 2021 · Camilla Rosemary Shand was born on July 17, 1947, to Major Bruce Shand, a British Army officer and businessman, and his wife Rosalind. Rosalind was the daughter of Roland Cubitt, the 3rd Baron...
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Queen Camilla's father, Bruce Shand, was taken as a prisoner of war in Germany - and earned a Military Cross for valour.
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Her parents were British Army officer-turned-businessman Major Bruce Shand and his wife The Hon. Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. Camilla has a younger sister, Annabel Elliot, and had a younger brother, Mark Shand. [5] One of her maternal great-grandmothers, Alice Keppel, was a mistress of King Edward VII. [6]
