Who is Queen Camilla’s daughter Laura Lopes and is she married?
WHILE Queen Camilla is a well-known figure in the British royal family, some might not know about her children.
Here we take a look at her youngest and only daughter, Laura Lopes.
Who is Queen Camilla’s daughter Laura Lopes?
Unlike her brother, Tom Parker-Bowles, Laura Lopes tends to keep a relatively low profile.
She was born on New Year’s Day in 1978 and is the second child of Camilla.
She had a privileged childhood, growing up at Bolehyde Manor and later Middlewick House, both in Wiltshire.
Laura attended St Mary’s Shaftesbury, a Catholic girls’ boarding school, and Heywood Preparatory School.
She then went to Oxford Brookes University where she studied History of Art and Marketing.
Who is Laura Lopes’ husband Harry Lopes?
In 2006, Laura married Harry Lopes in Wiltshire.
Laura wore an Anna Valentine dress for her big day – the very same designer worn by her mother Camilla when she married Prince Charles in 2005.
Both Prince William and Prince Harry were in attendance at the wedding.
Harry is a Calvin Klein model-turned-chartered accountant and is now the CEO of Eden Renewables.
He has an impressive ancestry of his own.
He is the grandson of Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough, and in line to one day inherit Gnaton Hall in Devon and Skelpick Estate in the Scottish Highlands.
Who is Laura Lopes’ father?
Laura’s father is Andrew Parker Bowles who is best known as the first husband of Camilla.
However, he previously had a relationship with a current royal, when he reportedly began dating Princess Anne back in 1970.
The pair separated before Parker Bowles’ marriage to Camilla in 1973.
It is reported that he had numerous extramarital affairs throughout his ‘open’ marriage to Camilla.
The pair divorced in 1995.
He attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served for 34 years in the military.
In 1960 he was commissioned into the Royal House Guards and from 1967 to 1969 he was the adjutant of the troop.
On December 31, 1971, he was promoted to major before becoming the Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment from 1981 to 1983.
Andrew was the commander in charge during the Regents Park Bombings, where men and horses were killed and injured by a terrorist bomb.
He was also awarded the Queen‘s Commendation for Bravery in Zimbabwe.
On December 27, 1994, he retired from the Army, holding the title brigadier.
What does Laura Lopes do for a living?
Art has been a life-long passion for Laura.
After she finished university she began managing the Space Gallery in London.
She then co-founded Eleven, a fine art gallery in Belgravia in 2005.
Does Laura Lopes have any children?
Laura and her husband Harry now have three children.
Eliza, who was born in January 2008, and twin boys, Gus and Louis, who were born in December 2009.
Eliza was a bridesmaid at Prince William and Princess Kate’s wedding in 2011.
She was seen being picked up by her step-grandfather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Meanwhile, Gus and Louis were their grandmother’s pages of honour at her coronation on May 6, 2023.
Camilla is close with her grandchildren, and they reportedly call her ‘Gaga’ for short.
Does Laura Lopes have a title now Camilla is Queen?
No, Laura does not hold any title now that Camilla is Queen.
Since Camilla is only the third British-born Queen Consort since the 1500s there is no historical precedent for stepchildren of a sovereign to be brought up through the ranks or take on duties.
Laura is also not in the line of succession to the throne, either