{"id":364434,"date":"2026-10-04T23:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364434\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:28:59","slug":"queen-camilla-has-an-unexpected-hidden-talent-says-her-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364434\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Camilla Has an Unexpected Hidden Talent, Says Her Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prior to marrying King Charles<\/a> in April 2005, Queen Camilla<\/a> lived a full and busy life away from the Royal Family<\/a>. In fact, according to The Queen’s son<\/a>, Tom Parker Bowles, Camilla developed one unexpected, hidden skill when he was still a child.<\/p>\n

In a new interview with the Press and Journal<\/a>, Parker Bowles<\/a> discussed his upbringing, and one of the talents Queen Camilla<\/a> developed early on.<\/p>\n

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“People forget that before she was, you know, this royal figure, we grew up in the country in Wiltshire [in England],” the food critic shared. “My dad [Andrew Parker Bowles<\/a>] was in the army and was away a lot. So she cooked for us kids.”<\/p>\n

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Parker Bowles continued, “She was a really good cook\u2014a traditional British cook.”<\/p>\n

Sharing insight into one of his mom’s recipes, the food writer shared, “You know, get the best chicken you can afford. Cover it with butter, put a lemon in its cavity. Not up its bottom, as [Camilla] always says; it’s actually the neck cavity. And roast it, and that’s it.”<\/p>\n

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The outlet also asked Parker Bowles whether he ever gets the chance to cook for Queen Camilla and King Charles<\/a> when he visits them at home.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think they would want me to cook for them when I visit,” he told the Press and Journal.<\/p>\n

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As for some of the simple dishes The Queen apparently likes to eat, Parker Bowles said, “She loves toast, actually, and she makes amazing scrambled eggs.”<\/p>\n

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While Queen Camilla likely doesn’t cook very often anymore, it’s clear that she was once a master of the kitchen.<\/p>\n

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