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Tom Parker Bowlessays his motherQueen Camillafollowed her heart when she marriedKing Charles.
Joining the U.K. news show to discusscoronation food, pomp around the crowning ceremony and what the May 6 service will be like, co-host Emily Maitlis asked if it felt strange to call his mother the Queen.
“Not really, because she’s still our mother,” Tom said, referencing his sisterLaura Lopes.
“She’s our mother. Change happens but I don’t care what anyone says — this wasn’t any sort of end game. She married the person she loved, and this is what happened,” he added, seeming to allude to the press intensity his mother has weathered for decades over her relationship with Charles following his divorce fromPrincess Dianain 1996.
Queen Camilla welcomed her son and daughter during her first marriage toAndrew Parker Bowles, and is today a grandmother of five. Tom shares son Freddy Parker Bowles, 13, and daughter Lola Parker Bowles, 15, with ex-wife Sara Buys, while Laura shares twin sons Gus and Louis Lopes, 13, and daughter Eliza Lopes, 15, with husband Harry Lopes.
“I don’t think he knows quite how big it’s going to be, I don’t think he has a sense of the occasion. He’s a 13-year-old boy who loves football,” Tom said when asked if his son was excited about the crowning ceremony and his special assignment.
“We’re just there to support our mother. I’m no expert on this,” he joked.
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Though Queen Camilla’s family is mostly outside of the royal spotlight, they have supported her at major events before. Tom and Laura attended their mother’sweddingto Charles in 2005, and Laura’s daughter Eliza adorably served as a bridesmaid whenPrince WilliamandKate Middletontied the knot in 2011.
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More recently, all of Queen Camilla’s children and grandchildren attended the state funeral ofQueen Elizabethin September 2022.
Children and grandchildren of the Queen Camilla arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of The State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty
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“It’s a lovely idea to involve their own family members in these roles, rather than having aristocrats' sons and daughters doing it. It is all part of the inclusivity of the family and strengthens their bonds,” royal author Hugo Vickers previously toldThe Timesof Charles and Camilla bringing their grandchildren into the crowning ceremony.
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