Lola Parker Bowles: Meet Queen Consort Camilla’s Granddaughter

• Lola Parker Bowles is one of the 10 grandchildren of Queen Consort Camilla 
• The step-grandaughter of the United Kingdom King Charles III shares a close relationship with her grandmother
• The 17–year-old Lola whose parents’ marriage failed in 2018 is a descendant of the only Earls of Albermarle and King Robert II of Scotland

Lola Parker Bowles is the first granddaughter of Queen Consort Camilla, the wife of the United Kingdom King Charles III. She is also the daughter of famous food critic, writer, and TV personality, Tom Parker from his marriage to writer, Sara Buy

Lola’s grandmother became the 11th Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms on September 8 2022 after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She is also famous for being an education enthusiast and philanthropist.

Early Life, Parents, and Siblings of Lola

Lola was born on October 9, 2007, as the first grandchild of Camilla (77) and one of the 2 children of Thomas Parker Bowles and Sara Buys (also known as Sara Parker Bowles).

She was born 2 years before the wedding of her parents which took place at St. Nicholas’ Anglican Church in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England on 10 September 10, 2005.

However, when she was 11 in 2018, her parents split and her father started to date former journalist Alice Procope who died in 2021.

She is a Descendant of Some Notable People From Scotland and France

Lola is predominantly English but has Dutch, Scottish, Colonial American, French, and French-Canadian ancestors who are linked to her father, Tom Parker through Queen Consort Camilla.

Among her ancestors are Arnold Joos Van Keppel, a Dutch who became the first Earl of Albermarle; Willem Anne Van Keppel (2nd Earl of Albermarle. She also descends from the lineage of King Robert II of Scotland with her grandmother Camilla as his 18th great-granddaughter.

Heading to England, Lola’s ancestor of James Shand who became the 1st Laird of Craigellue. She descends from several notable Earls as well as Army officers of England which include her paternal great-grandfather Bruce Shand.

See Also: Queen Elizabeth’s Grandchildren: All Eight And Their Spouses

How She Became a Part of the British Royal Family

Lola’s grandmother Camilla married King Charles III on 8 April 2005. Automatically, Camilla became the Dutchess of Cornwall and became the second highest woman in the British order of precedence after Queen Elizabeth II.

Prior to the marriage, Queen consort Camilla was married to former British Army officer, Andrew Parker Bowle and had 2 children, Laura Parker and Thomas Parker.

Camilla’s son, Thomas became the father of Lola in 2007, and in turn, Lola became the first grandchild of Camilla and the first stepgrandchild of King Charles III.

Despite her being associated with the throne of Britain, Lola may not receive any royal title since her grandmother’s titles are dependent on King Charles III and as such cannot be passed to her family line.

What is She Up to?

There is no in-depth knowledge as regards what the 17 years old granddaughter is up to. What is certain is that she has a very close relationship with her paternal grandmother who opened in an interview that she wished Lola could return.

Nonetheless, she is surrounded by people who are known for different things as far as her career is concerned. Focusing on her parents, her father began his career in a public relations firm in 1997, about 10 years prior to Lola’s birth.

In 2002, he shifted his focus in the food industry where he would become an established writer, critic, and broadcaster.

Looking into the life of her mother in terms of career, Sara Buys has a career as an associate editor with different magazines such as Harpers & Queens as well as Town & Country.