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Rosalind Maud Shand (née Cubitt; 11 August 1921 – 14 July 1994) was the daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. She was the wife of army officer Major Bruce Shand , the mother of Queen Camilla , and the mother-in-law of Charles III .
She was the wife of army officer Major Bruce Shand and the mother of Queen Camilla. Rosalind was born at 16 Grosvenor Street, London, on 11 August 1921, the eldest of the three children born to Roland Calvert Cubitt (1899–1962) and his wife Sonia Rosemary Cubitt (née Keppel; 1900–1986).
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Camilla Rosemary Shand was born in 1947, the eldest of three children of Major Bruce Shand (1917–2006) and the Honourable Rosalind Cubitt (1921–94), a philanthropist and daughter of the 3rd Baron Ashcombe. Camilla’s maternal great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, was a mistress of King Edward VII. Camilla’s great-great-great grandfather, Sir Allan Napier...
Camilla married Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles (born 27 December 1939) in a Roman Catholic ceremony in 1973. The couple divorced in 1995. Andrew Parker Bowles’s parents were friends of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Camilla and Andrew have two children, Tom (born 18 December 1974) and Laura (born 1 January 1978), and five grandchildren. One of ...
Camilla was introduced to Charlesby a mutual friend, Lucia Santa Cruz, in 1970. The couple frequently met at polo matches, where Camilla reputedly mentioned that her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, had been involved with his great-great grandfather, King Edward VII. The relationship lasted until 1973, when Charles departed on an eight-month tour o...
On 9 April 2005, Charles and Camilla were married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall, followed by a Service of Prayer and Dedication at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Charles and Camilla reportedly chose a civil ceremony out of respect for Charles’s future position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. (In 2002, the Church of ...
Camilla is president, patron or honorary member of more than 120 charitable organizations. Her philanthropic interests include health, literacy, empowering women (including support for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence), food, animal welfare, the arts, heritage buildings and active older age for senior citizens. In 2016, her philant...
Camilla visited Canada for the first time in November 2009 and toured the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia with Charles. The tour included a visit to Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, which was built by Camilla’s ancestor, Sir Allan Napier MacNab. Camilla asked numerous questions about Dundurn Castle and her fa...
Charles and Camilla toured Newfoundland, the National Capital Region, and the Northwest Territories from 17 May to 19 May 2022, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The tour focused on several important themes, including the environment and engagement with Indigenous peoples. Camilla’s solo engagements during the tour reflected her p...
On 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II marked the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The day before, the Queen released an Accession Day message that acknowledged messages of congratulation from the public on the Platinum Jubilee but also looked to the future of the monarchy. The Queen stated, “[w]hen, in the fullness of time, my son ...
Camilla was crowned on 6 May 2023, during the coronation of King Charles III and after the crowning of the monarch. The invitations to the ceremony invited guests to “The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla,” and there was much talk in the British press about the significance of omitting the word “consort” from her titl...
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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British army officer Major Bruce Shand (1917 - 2006) of the 12th Royal Lancers, marries Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe, at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London, 2nd January 1946. The couple are the parents of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Embed. PURCHASE A LICENSE.
On 2 January 1946, he married the Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt, daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe, and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. They had two daughters, Camilla (born 1947) and Annabel (born 1949), and a son, Mark (1951–2014).
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Feb 20, 2021 · A year later, Bruce married Rosalind Maud Cubitt on January 2, 1946; the couple had two daughters and a son; Camilla born in 1947, Annabel born in 1949 and Mark born in 1951 (Mark died at 62 ...
