- Harry Lopes is a British Chartered Accountant, a successful businessman, and the Queen Consort Camilla’s son-in-law
- Lopes got married to Laura Lopes in 2006 and they now have 3 children
- The 47-year-old is into Renewable Solar energy and is the founder and CEO of Eden Renewables
Harry Lopes is a British businessman and Chartered Accountant who is now better known as Queen Consort Camilla’s son-in-law. He was born into the wealthy family of the Astors.
Lopes is married to Laura Lopes, stepdaughter of Queen Elizabeth II’s successor, King Charles III, and they are blessed with 3 children, Eliza, Louis, and Gus.
Early Life and Education of Harry Lopes, Queen Consort Camilla’s Son-in-law
Henry Marcus George Lopes was born into a super-wealthy Astor Family, on October 7, 1977, in the United Kingdom. His parents are George Edward Lopes and Sarah Violet Astor. The only son of the couple, he has two sisters, Lorna Violet Lopes, and Sabrina Helen Lopes.
Harry Lopes attended British High School, and from there he went to the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with a degree in Accounting and Finance. He then attended the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and bagged a Master of Arts Honors in Social Anthropology.
He is the brother-in-law of Tom Parker Bowles, a successful food writer, critic, and businessman
Harry Lopes Began his Career as a Model
Queen Consort Camilla’s son-in-law started his career as a model for Calvin Klein, a fashion brand that offers modern and sophisticated styles for men and women.
However, his career experienced a paradigm shift after he delved fully into Accounting. He began his career as an Accountant in Grant Thorton, UK, an accounting and consulting firm. Lopes later moved to Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited, where he worked as the Chief Financial Officer & Group Financial Controller.
Again, his career experienced another shift in 2011, when he went into renewable energy development. He started by supervising and managing installations of LED lighting, Solar PV, wind, biomass, and voltage optimization.
Other companies he has worked with include Solstice Renewables, Orpheus Cyber, and GridX Africa Development.
Harry Lopes is the Founder of a Renewable Energy Company- Eden Renewables
After discovering his love for renewable energy, the former model went all out by creating a company of his own. In 2017, Lopes founded Eden Renewables, a company that develops rooftop and ground mount solar projects. He currently serves as the CEO and Founder of the company.
In 2021, he was accused of using underhand tactics to build a 220-acre Solar farm on a beauty spot in Wiltshire. Lopes claimed that the Solar farm will provide power to 13,000 homes but the residents of Wiltshire were not having it. They claimed it will distort the landscape of the community and cause damage to wildlife and biodiversity.
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The Chartered Accountant has been Married to his wife, Laura Lopes for 18 Years
Harry Lopes got married to the daughter of Queen Consort Camilla, Laura Parker Bowles, on May 6, 2006, at St. Cyriac’s Church, Lacock, Wiltshire, after courting for a while. Guests from the wedding were treated to a reception at Ray Mill, an estate belonging to the Queen Consort.
At the time of their wedding, Laura, a graduate of art history and marketing from Oxford Brookes University, was a motoring correspondent for Tatler magazine, where her brother Tom worked. She wore a dress made by London Designer, Robinson Valentine, the same designer who made her mother’s wedding dress when she married King Charles III.
Harry and his wife, Laura Lopes, welcomed their first child, Eliza, on January 16, 2008. Eliza would later become a bridesmaid at the wedding of her step-uncle, Prince William to Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011, at age 3.
Laura then gave birth to a set of fraternal twins, Gus Lopes and Louis Lopes, on December 30, 2009.
With the recent development of the mother-in-law of the successful businessman as Queen Consort, following the announcement of her husband, King Charles III, as the new British Monarch, What does this mean for Harry Lopes and his Renewable energy business?
