- Tom Parker Bowles, Queen Consort Camilla’s son, is a renowned food critic, writer, and businessman
- The award-winning author was recognized as one of the top 10 most followed restaurant critics in the UK, in 2014
- Tom was married to Sarah Buys, an Associate editor in 2005, but they divorced after 13 years.
Tom Parker Bowles is a 49-year-old British food writer, critic, broadcaster, and Queen Consort, Camilla’s son. He is the stepson and godson of the successor of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III.
He is an award-winning author and also a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of the Mr. Trotter franchise. Tom was married to Sarah Buys and they had two children, Lola and Freddie.
Early Life and Education of Tom Parker Bowles
Thomas Henry Charles Parker Bowles was born to Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles, on December 18, 1974, in London. He was raised in Allington and later Corsham, Wiltshire, alongside his sister, Laura Parker Bowles
Tom attended the Heywood Preparatory School, Wiltshire, and later Summer Fields School, Oxford. He also attended Eton College, Berkshire, and Worchester College, Oxford.
Queen Consort Camilla’s Son is One of the Most Followed Restaurant Critics in the UK
After graduating from college, Tom Parker Bowles took interest in writing about food. He was inspired by his mother’s cooking skills and her recipes. In 2001 he became a food columnist for Tatler, a British magazine, and ever since, he hasn’t looked back.
As a food writer and critic, Tom has written and contributed to different magazines including The Mail on Sunday, Esquire, Harpers Bazaar, Town and Country, and many others. He was also a contributor to Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word.
The food critic served on different food shows. He co-presented Market Kitchen alongside Matthew Ford and Matt Tebbutt, on the Good Food Channel. Other roles he has taken up include a judge on cooking competitions and a food critic on BBC’s Masterchef.
In 2014, Tom was named one of the Top 10 most followed restaurant critics in the UK on Twitter, with 21,450 followers. At the time of writing this article, the renowned food critic has a following of over 38,000 on the said social media platform.
Tom Parker Bowles was Married to an Editor for 13 years
The food writer and critic got married to Sara Buys, an associate editor of Harpers & Queen magazine and senior editor of Town & Country.
Their wedding took place on September 10, 2005, at St. Nicolas Anglican Church, Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, after 5 years of dating.
Their union was blessed with two children. Lola and Frederick Parker Bowles. Sadly, the marriage ended in 2018 after 13 years.
Tom went ahead and began dating former journalist, Alice Procope in 2019. Sadly, barely two years into their relationship, Alice died on March 17, 2021, after being diagnosed with cancer 7 months earlier.
Other Interesting Facts About Tom Parker Bowles
He is an award-winning Author
Tom took his love for food writing to a whole new level, when he authored 7 books about food, some of which are cookbooks of his childhood recipes and recipes collected from around the world.
Some of the books authored by the food critic include E Is For Eating (2004), The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes (2007), Full English: A Journey Through the British and Their Food (2009), and Let’s Eat: Recipes From My Kitchen Notebook (2012) among others.
His book, Full English: A Journey Through the British and Their Food, won the Guild of Food Writers Award in 2010, as the Best Work on British food. Similarly, The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes, was named by AbeBooks as one of the 50 Best Food Memoirs.
Tom Parker Bowles Adores his Stepfather, King Charles III
The father of 2 said that his stepfather, King Charles III, who is also Tom’s godfather, is a kind, good, and lovely man.
In an interview, he said that all he cared about is his mother and that she is exceptionally happy, and that he has always adored his stepfather. He added that his stepfather is warm, intelligent, and humane and that he will make a fantastic king if it ever happens.
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The Award-winning Author is a Successful Businessman
Tom Parker Bowles alongside his colleague, Matthew Ford, and Rupert Ponsonby, a farmer, have developed a pork scratchings snack called Mr. Trotter’s Great British Pork Crackling.
Similarly, they launched a beer brand in partnership with the Lancaster Brewing Company, called Mr. Trotter’s Chestnut Ale. It is said to be the first Chestnut beer made in the UK. Both products are thriving and Mr. Trotter’s franchise has since begun expanding.
The successful businessman is not only the stepson of Queen Elizabeth II’s successor but also his godson. He has successfully created a niche for himself in the UK food industry. What effect will his stepfather’s new status have on his business and career?
