Queen Camilla's son denies he benefitted from nepotism
King Charles and Queen Camilla were praised for their teamwork and marriage by the Queen's son.
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Tom Parker Bowles, the son of Queen Camillia, has been a British food writer and critic for the last 25 years.
He released his eighth book, Cooking and the Crown, on September 24th. In it, he discusses his relationship with the Royal Family.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were praised for their teamwork and marriage by the Queen's son.
Parker Bowles described the King as: "The kindest, most knowledgeable, lovely man. He is someone you can ask about food and it's like asking an academic.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla were praised for their teamwork and marriage by the Queen's son.PAHe continued: "He's trodden every corner of his kingdom; he knows farming – he's a farming hero.
"It wouldn't have happened without the Palace and the King.
"I knew that I was putting my head into the jaws of a lion, but if I can't do it now, after a quarter of a century of writing about food, when can I do it?
"But, of course, it will be seen in some circles as nepotism,"
Parker Bowles said the King and Queen are "very well suited. They work well together, and we're happy that our mother's happy."
PAParker Bowles said the King and Queen are "very well suited. They work well together, and we're happy that our mother's happy."
King Charles is the first British monarch to have had a civil divorce and civil marriage after marrying Queen Camilla in 2005.
Queen Camilla was previously married to Andrew Parker Bowles and had two children.
They married on July 4, 1973, in London and divorced 22 years later in 1995.
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Tom Parker Bowles said: "She has always been – and this is not just PR – such a good mother."
GettyParker Bowles recalls the years before the King and Queen married: "Especially in the bad days, the mid-Nineties – the aggression of the paparazzi, the screaming, the shouting, and she didn't have a network to protect her. I remember high-speed chases down the M4 that were incredibly dangerous.
"She has always been – and this is not just PR – such a good mother."
Since 2002, the Church of England has allowed the remarriage of divorced people in certain circumstances, allowing the King to remarry.
Parker Bowles described his childhood as: "A lovely, happy English upbringing.
“I come from a very laid-back family, we all gather around the table. We all love food. We all love drink.
"Although occasionally, when I'm doing a speech and she's there, I'll forget and call her 'Your Highness'."