With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Spotlight, Here’s a Look at Queen Camilla’s Step Royal Children in Royal Gatherings

Published 02/28/2023, 2:00 AM EST

With King Charles’s Coronation knocking at the door, members of the royal family have already taken their significant positions. And those living across the pool are still left in limbo. Nevertheless, having overshadowed each royal headline from the House of Windsors, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle are already in the spotlight. But what about their counterparts? Yes, we are talking of their step-siblings from Queen Camilla.

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Ever since Prince Charles and Camilla took their controversial nuptials back in 2005, Queen Consort Camilla has never come into much limelight. However, as things are about to change and Camilla’s grandchildren have already replaced the Duchess in a forthcoming royal tradition, let us take a look at the times the step-royal relatives were looked upon prior to King Charles’s accession to the throne. 

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Although they were present in various important events and ceremonies of the royal family, they mostly took the backseat at more or less every royal occasion. Her grandchildren were intentionally shielded from the public limelight and her own children were hardly seen in public. As reported by NewYork Post, the last time the distant relatives were together was at the late Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey. 

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As the royal Princes walked behind their father and uncles, escorting the Queen, their cousins provided the more or less support they could to the members standing at the gates. Prior to it, the other prominent presence made by Camilla’s family was at her own wedding to King Charles back in 2005. 

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Who all constitute the family of Queen consort Camilla?

Unlike the last gathering in hours of sorrow and dismay, the decade-old get-together saw the cousins exchanging smiles and pleasantries in between the royal wedding. Prince William and Harry’s step-siblings are known by the name Tom Parker Bowls and Laura Lopes. They are Queen Consort Camilla’s own children from her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowls. 

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Their children accordingly, who would serve among the youngest members of the royal family are cousins to the Wales and Sussex kids. Although not much is known about them, they will reportedly hold a special position at the sacred ceremonies during the crowning. 

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What is your take on the matter? Does Camilla’s family take the spotlight to make any sense? Let us know in the comments below. 

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Shraddha Das is a Content Lead and the Sub Group Head at Netflix Junkie. Captivated by the power of storytelling and the written word at a young age, which led her to pursue a career in journalism at the Esteemed KIIT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Orissa. She has over 1500 articles to her name.

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