#Major Bruce Shand

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Buckingham Palace is pleased to share the invitation for the Coronation, which will be issued in due course to over 2,000 guests who will form the congregation in Westminster Abbey. It is also announced today that eight Pages of Honour have been chosen to attend Their Majesties during the Coronation Service.

The invitation for the Coronation has been designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend. Mr Jamieson is a Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild, of which The King is an Honorary Member.

The original artwork for the invitation was hand-painted in watercolour and gouache, and the design will be reproduced and printed on recycled card, with gold foil detailing. Central to the design is the motif of the Green Man, an ancient figure from British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth, to celebrate the new reign. The shape of the Green Man, crowned in natural foliage, is formed of leaves of oak, ivy and hawthorn, and the emblematic flowers of the United Kingdom.

The British wildflower meadow bordering the invitation features lily of the valley, cornflowers, wild strawberries, dog roses, bluebells, and a sprig of rosemary for remembrance, together with wildlife including a bee, a butterfly, a ladybird, a wren and a robin. Flowers appear in groupings of three, signifying The King becoming the third monarch of his name.

A lion, a unicorn and a boar – taken from the coats of arms of the Monarch and Her Majesty’s father, Major Bruce Shand – can be seen amongst the flowers. Her Majesty’s arms are now enclosed by the Garter, following her installation as a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter last summer.

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Details on the Coronation Invitation

The invitation for the Coronation has been designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend. Mr Jamieson is a Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild, of which The King is an Honorary Member.

The original artwork for the invitation was hand-painted in watercolour and gouache, and the design will be reproduced and printed on recycled card, with gold foil detailing. Central to the design is the motif of the Green Man, an ancient figure from British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth, to celebrate the new reign. The shape of the Green Man, crowned in natural foliage, is formed of leaves of oak, ivy and hawthorn, and the emblematic flowers of the United Kingdom.

The British wildflower meadow bordering the invitation features lily of the valley, cornflowers, wild strawberries, dog roses, bluebells, and a sprig of rosemary for remembrance, together with wildlife including a bee, a butterfly, a ladybird, a wren and a robin. Flowers appear in groupings of three, signifying The King becoming the third monarch of his name. 

A lion, a unicorn and a boar – taken from the coats of arms of the Monarch and Her Majesty’s father, Major Bruce Shand – can be seen amongst the flowers. Her Majesty’s arms are now enclosed by the Garter, following her installation as a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter last summer.

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PRESS RELEASE

FURTHER MILITARY APPOINTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY

Following His Majesty's Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family.

The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty's reign.

His Majesty The King

The King will take on the following military affiliations:

Sponsor, HMS Queen Elizabeth

Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Tank Regiment

Captain General, The Royal Artillery Captain General, The Honourable Artillery Company Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham Air Commodore-in-Chief, RAF Regiment

The King, as Sovereign, is Head of the Armed Forces. His Majesty is a military veteran himself, having trained and served in both the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.

Her Majesty The Queen

Patron, The Royal Army Chaplains' Department

Her Majesty The Queen has a range of military affiliations, and was recently announced as the new Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers. The Queen's father, the late Major Bruce Shand, served with the 12th Lancers during World War II. Her Majesty's other military appointments include Colonel Grenadier Guards and Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Colonel-in-Chief, The Mercian Regiment Colonel-in-Chief, The Army Air Corps

Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley

The Prince of Wales has a strong affiliation with the Armed Forces, having served in the Army as a Platoon Commander in The Blues and Royals, before completing flying training in the Royal Air Force. His Royal Highness served as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot, spending three years at RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales.

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales

Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards

Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Coningsby

The Princess of Wales's existing military appointments include Colonel, Irish Guards and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the Air Cadets. Her Royal Highness is also Sponsor of HMS Glasgow - the first of the Royal Navy's new Type 26 Frigates which is currently under construction. The Princess's grandfather served in the Royal Air Force.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Dragoon Guards Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Royal Hussars

The Duke of Edinburgh holds a range of military appointments. For twenty years, His Royal Highness has served as Royal Honorary Colonel of The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, whose troops have deployed in support of both The Queen's Royal Hussars and The Royal Dragoon Guards. His Royal Highness is also Royal Colonel of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, and was recently announced as Colonel-in-Chief of The London Guards.

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh

Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Irish Regiment Roval Colonel, The Queen's Own Yeomanry

The Duchess of Edinburgh's military appointments include Royal Colonel of 5 Battalion The Rifles and Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Wittering. Every year, The Duchess holds an annual competition in which Her Royal Highness's affiliated regiments from the UK and Canada compete against each other in a series of challenges, to foster cooperation.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland

The King has been pleased to appoint The Princess Royal Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, recognising Her Royal Highness's strong links to Scotland and existing links with the Regiment as Colonel-in-Chief of both 15* Battalion The Ranger Regiment (formerly 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland) and 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester

Air Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Auxiliary Air Force

The Duke of Gloucester has been Patron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Foundation since 2012. His Royal Highness's mother, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, was Commandant of the Womens' Auxiliary Air Force from 1939 to 1944.

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester

Colonel-in-Chief, Adjutant General's Corps

The Duchess of Gloucester has held the appointment of Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, Adjutant General's Corps, since 1992.

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Background information

Other recently announced military appointments include the following:

Colonel-in-Chief, The Household Division - The King

Captain General Royal Marines - The King

Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Engineers - The King

Colonel Grenadier Guards - The Queen

Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Lancers - The Queen

Colonel Welsh Guards - The Prince of Wales

Colonel Irish Guards - The Princess of Wales

Colonel London Guards - The Duke of Edinburgh

Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - The Duchess of Edinburgh

Colonel-in-Chief, Intelligence Corps - The Princess Royal

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Queen Camilla was born Camilla Shand, daughter of army officer turned business man Major Bruce Shand and The Honorable Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of the 3rd Baron Aschombe. While not aristocratic herself, she came from a family with aristocratic links and had an idyllic childhood with her two siblings. She was described as being a boisterous tomboy, but was also a voracious reader who was fond of painting and gardening.

By the time she hit her teens she was well known on the London social circuit. She was confident and charismatic, and known to love a good party. She was even allegedly let go from a secretarial role after coming in late following a dance!

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Arms of Queen Camilla

I am putting this up as someone asked in the comments for the symbolism of the shields on the coronation invitation.

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilla,_Queen_Consort#/media/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Camilla_Shand,_Queen_consort.svg, image by sodacam

and

https://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilla,_Queen_Consort#Titles,_styles,_honours_and_arms

This coat of arms combines the coat of arms of her husband, King Charles III (on the left) and the coat of arms of her father, Major Bruce Shand, on the right. This practise is called impaling and it is a common way of combining two coats of arms.

The Supporters (the animals on either side of the shield) are a gold lion wearing a crown on the left, for England, and a blue boar on the right, taken from the crest of her father's coat of arms. The blue boar has a crown around its neck and a chain, similar to the Unicorn in the same position on the coat of arms of the British monarch.

The Crest (the bit on top) is a Tudor crown, the crown chosen by King Charles III as part of his cypher.

The Garter (the blue band) surrounds the shield as Queen Camilla is a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. On the blue band is written the motto of the Order of the Garter, Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, meaning "Shame of him who thinks evil of it".

The Coat of Arms itself has two parts:

Left hand Side: The arms of King Charles III, her husband

Right Hand Side: The arms of her father, Major Bruce Shand (see below, under the cut).

In heraldry terms, the coat of arms is described as below:

Escutcheon Quarterly, I and IV Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or langued and armed Azure. II Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules. III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent; impaled with a shield of Azure a Boar's Head erased behind the ears Argent armed and langued Or on a Chief engrailed Argent between two Mullets Gules a Cross crosslet fitchy Sable.

Supporters Dexter: a lion rampant guardant Or langued and armed Gules, royally crowned Proper; sinister: a Boar Azure armed and unguled Or langued Gules and gorged with a Coronet composed of crosses formy and fleurs-de-lys attached thereto a Chain reflexed over the back and ending in a ring all Or.

The Coat of Arms appears on the Coronation Invitation as per below:

Coat of Arms of Major Bruce Shand

This is the coat of arms of Major Bruce Shand, awarded to him by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2005:

The Crest (the bit on top) is a blue boar with red feet, with one foot resting on a red star.

The Shield (the coat of arms itself) appears to be the same as that of the Shand family with the sole exception of a black sword on the top of the shield, between two red stars, whereas the Shand family has three red stars along the top of the shield. The black sword is specific to Major Bruce Shand.

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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

Camilla Rosemary (Shand) Parker Bowles

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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒯𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒

Her Majesty The Queen

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𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: 

Thursday, July 17th, 1947 at King’s College Hospital in London, England

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𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: 

Father: Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand 

Mother: Rosalind Maud Shand

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𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈: 

Sister: Sonia Annabel (Shand) Elliot

Brother: Mark Roland Shand

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𝒩𝒾𝑒𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒩𝑒𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓌𝓈

Nephew: Benjamin Elliot 

Niece: Alice Elliot

Niece: Catherine Elliot

Niece: Ayesha Shand

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𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒𝓈: 

1937 - 1995: Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles OBE

2005 - Present: His Majesty King Charles III

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𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: 

Son: Thomas Parker Bowles

Daughter: Laura (Parker Bowles) Lopes

Oldest Step-Son: His Royal Highness Prince William Duke of Cambridge 

Youngest Step-Son: His Royal Highness Prince Henry (Harry) Duke of Sussex

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𝒢𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: 

Granddaughter: Lola Parker Bowles

Grandson: Freddy Parker Bowles

Oldest Step-Grandson: Prince George of Wales

Step-Granddaughter: Princess Charlotte of Wales

2nd Step-Grandson: Prince Louis of Wales

Youngest Step-Grandson: Prince Archie of Sussex

Youngest Step-Granddaughter: Princess Lilibett of Sussex

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𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: 

Co-Educational School in Ditchling Village

Queen’s Gate School in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom: Achieved 1 O-Level

Mon Fertile Finishing School in Tolochenaz, Switzerland

University of London Institute in Paris, France: Studied French & French Literature

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𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈 & 𝒫𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈

Animals

Animal Welfare

Bees

Cats

Dogs

Elephants

Horses

Medical Detection Dogs

Culture:

French Culture

German Culture

Indian Culture

Scottish Culture

Swedish Culture 

Traveling

Religion

Education:

French Literature

Groundskeeping

Historical People, Places, & Landmarks

Housekeeping

Law

Literacy

Museums

Reading

Writing

Medical:

Air Ambulance

Arthritis

Cancer

Diabetes

Disabilities

Drug Abuse

Duchenne Musclar Dystrophy

Food & Caterings within the Care Sector

Healthy Eating

Hospice

Mental Health

Osteoporosis

Nature:

Agriculture

Beekeeping

Gardening & Reusing Plants

Horticulture

Parks

Recycling

Rural Heritage

Other:

Credit Unions

Democracy

Holidays

Trade Careers: Ceilers, Joiners, Plaisterers, Plumbers, & Vintners

Volunteering

People:

Children: Vulnerable

Men: Choirs, Elderly, Ex-Service Members, Gentlemen’s Clubs, Service Members

Women: Achievements, Business, Elderly, Ex-Service Members, Household Activities & Traditions, Service Members

Social Issues:

Domestic Violence

Homeless People

Pollution

Poverty

Rape

Sexual Abuse

Youth Crime

Sports:

Clubhouses

Fishing

Gymkhanas

Horse Racing & Riding

Polo

The Arts:

Art: History, Interior Decorating, Painting, Societies, Watercolor Art, & Writing

Culinary

Dance: Ballet

Music: Choir, Opera, Singing

Theater

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Honorary Patronages:

Judge: BBC Radio 2 500 Words Creative Writing Competition

Life Member: The Keppel Association

Life Member: The Royal Osteoporosis Society King’s Lynn Support Group

Life Vice President: Devon County Agricultural Association

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Joiners & Ceilers of the City of London

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Plumbers

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Vintners

Member: Cirencester Park Polo Club

Member: The Jockey Club

Member: The National Association of Care Catering

Member: The Royal Automobile Club

Member: The Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes (Ballater Branch)

Member: The Upper Deeside Art Society

Patron: East Sussex Women of the Year Lunch

Patron: Fulham Palace Trust

Joint Patrons with The Prince of Wales:

Joint Honorary Members: India House

Join Honorary Members: The Reform Club

Join Honorary Members: Wick Rotary Club

Joint Honorary Life Associate Members: The World Arabian Horse Organization 

Joint Honorary Life Members: The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust

Joint Patron: NHS Charities Together

Joint Patron: The Cornish Federation of Male Voice Choirs

Joint Patron: The Georgian Theatre Royal

Joint Patron: The Watercolor World

Joint President: The Elephant Family

Joint President: The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust

Other Patronages: 

British Food Fortnight

Chancellor: The University of Aberdeen

Lady Patron: The Cavalry & Guards Club

Life Member: The Royal British Legion Women’s Section

Patron-In-Chief: The Victory (Services) Association 

Royal Bencher: The Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn

Patron:

Abbeyfield

Barnardo’s

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Bees for Development Trust

Big Lunch

Book Trust

Children’s Hospice South West

Community First

Coram Beanstalk

Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust

Crathie Opportunity Holidays

Dundurn National Historic Site

Elmhurst Ballet School

Emmaus UK

First Story

Floral Angels

GIVIT

Helen & Douglas House

Jamie’s Farm

Medical Detection Dogs

Royal Trinity Hospice

SafeLives

SportsAid

St. Catherine’s School

St. John’s Smith Foundation & Square Charitable Trust

Tetbury in Bloom

The Animal Care Trust

The Big Lunch

The British Equestrian Federation

The Carmarthen & District Youth Opera

The Charleston Trust

The Children’s Hospice South West

The College of Podiatry

The Cornwall Community Foundation

The Desert Rats Association

The Fan Museum

The Foundation Years Trust

The Friends of the Royal Academy

The Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum

The Guild of St. Bride

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust

The Langford Trust

The London Chamber Orchestra

The London Clinic

The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children

The Marwari Horse Society

The Medway Aircraft Preservation Society

The National Literacy Trust

The National Stud

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra

The Nuffield Orthopedic Center Charity

The P.G. Wodehouse Society of the Netherlands

The Plumpton College Charitable Foundation

The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory

The Royal School of Needlework

The Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom

The Scottish National Equestrian Center

The Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society

The Silver Line

The Tetbury Film Society

The Theatre Royal Bath

The War Memorials Trust

The Wicked Young Writer's Awards 

The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust

The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust

TS ASTUTE

UKHarvest

Unicorn Theatre for Children

Versus Arthritis

President:

Bees for Development Trust

Cleanup UK

Ditchling Museum

Duchenne UK

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centers

Prospect Hospice

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme

Shelterbox

The Amber Trust

The Brooke Hospital for Animals

The De La Warr Pavilion

The Ebony Horse Club

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

The Royal Osteoporosis Society

The Royal Voluntary Service

The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

Wines of Great Britain

Women of the World Festival

Royal Patron

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

Roald Dahl’s Marvelous Children’s Charity

The Friends of Erlestoke Prison

Sponsor

HMS ASTUTE

HMS The Prince of Wales

Vice Patronages:

Patron: ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Patron: The London Library

Patron: The Royal Academy of Dance

Patron: The Royal Commonwealth Society

President: The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association

Writer:

Rape & Sexual Abuse Article for The Daily Mail

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Camilla reveals how her love of reading was inspired by her father Major Bruce Shand - who was the 'best read man she's come across' - in a new clip for her online book club

Camilla reveals how her love of reading was inspired by her father Major Bruce Shand – who was the ‘best read man she’s come across’ – in a new clip for her online book club

Duchess of Cornwall revealed how her love of books was inspired by her father  Said Major Bruce Shand was the ‘best read man she’s come across, anywhere’ The duchess, 73, based at Highgrove House, said her father ‘devoured books’ 

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Stunning engagement rings inspired by royalty

It is believed that the first bejewelled engagement ring was presented by Archduke Maximilian of Austria to his future bride in 1477. Engagement rings only truly became popular, however, in the early 1800s, helped along by Prince Albert designing and giving Queen Victoria a gold ring featuring diamonds, rubies and an emerald, styled in the form of a serpent – a symbol of wisdom and commitment. Since then, the design choice of regal engagement rings have reverberated into contemporary pieces available today, with brides adorning their vena amoris with inspiration taken from these original royal influencers. Read on for Tatler’s pick of the most glittering rings fit for a royal.

Queen Elizabeth II – Diamond Solitaire

In July 1947, the late Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark presented the future Queen Elizabeth II with a ring by Philip Antrobus. The Prince helped to design the ring using diamonds that originated in a tiara belonging to his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg. The ring features a three carat central white diamond solitaire with five small diamonds mounted each side set in platinum. The style of a central diamond solitaire still accounts for 85 per cent of engagement ring choices today.

Empress Josephine and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – Toi et Moi

The romantic setting of the Toi et Moi style of ring features two stones set in opposite directions. In 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte presented his bride-to-be, Josephine, with an engagement ring featuring two pear-shaped stones, a blue sapphire and a white diamond set in gold. In later years, Empress Josephine’s ring was passed through the generations until being sold at auction to a private buyer in 2013 – fetching nearly a million pounds, 50 times the estimated price. In 1966, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, an eighth generation descendent of Empress Josephine and third cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, was presented with a slightly larger version featuring six carat twinned cushion cut diamonds designed by Van Cleef and Arpels.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands – East/West setting

Despite some controversy surrounding Maxima being the daughter of a senior ranking officer of the Argentinian Videla dictatorship, she and Prince Willem-Alexander became engaged in 2001 with a ring featuring a rare orange diamond – a fitting tribute to the House of Orange-Nassau – the reigning house of the Netherlands. The East/West set diamond is flanked by two white diamonds and two diamond pave bands. Similarly, twice engaged Princess Madeleine of Sweden firstly wore an emerald cut diamond solitaire in an East/West setting with a pavé band.

Princess Alexandra and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece – Cabochon

Already having a well established association with royalty, the cabochon has seen a recent revival in popularity. The Imperial State Crown itself hosts a red cabochon spinel known as the Black Prince’s Ruby, believed to have been worn in the helmet of King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt. Royal bridesmaid and first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Alexandra was proposed to in 1962 by Sir Angus Ogilvy with a giant cabochon sapphire set in a yellow gold band flanked by a diamond on either side. In 1995 Marie-Chantal Miller became engaged to Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, with a ring featuring a cabochon cut blue sapphire, a family heirloom, with a heart shaped diamond set to one side.

Wallis Simpson – Emeralds

After a 325-day reign, King Edward VIII abdicated, declaring, ‘I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love’ – and by so doing became the Duke of Windsor, free to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite, which he did six months later in June 1937. Wallis had a whopping 19 carat emerald engagement ring set by Cartier, inscribed with the words, ‘We are ours now 27 x 36,’ widely believed to represent the day and year of his proposal. In 1958, to celebrate their 20th anniversary, the Duchess returned the ring to Cartier, asking for it to be brought up to date with a more elaborate gold setting. To this day it remains one of the more expensive and unusual royal engagement rings with a purchase price equating to £700,000 today.

The Duchess of Cornwall – Art Deco

In 2005 Clarence House announced the engagement of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles, eldest child of Major Bruce Shand and his wife Rosalind Cubitt, the daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe. As an engagement ring, Charles presented Camilla with a family heirloom, believed to have come from the Queen Mother’s collection, an Art Deco style ring featuring a five carat emerald cut diamond at its centre with additional diamond baguettes on each side. The marriage was to have been on 8 April 2005, but was delayed by one day to allow the Prince of Wales and some of the invited dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

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Camilla reveals how her love of reading was inspired by her father Major Bruce Shand - who was the 'best read man she's come across' - in a new clip for her online book club

By Jessica Green For Mailonline - February 3rd 2021, 1:02:22 pm

The duchess, 73, thought to be based at her country home, Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, explained that being read to in her early childhood sparked her lifelong love of reading.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, GCVO, CSM, PC (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles; 17 July 1947) is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne. . Some facts . ▪️ Her parents were British Army officer turned businessman Major Bruce Shand (1917–2006) & his wife, Rosalind (née Cubitt; 1921–1994) . ▪️ She was raised in East Sussex & South Kensington in England, & was educated in England, Switzerland, & France. . ▪️ As Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla assists the Prince of Wales on his official duties. She is also the patron, president & a member of numerous charities & organisations. Since 1994, she has taken action on osteoporosis, earning honours & awards. She has also raised awareness in areas including rape & sexual abuse, literacy, animal welfare & poverty. . ▪️Since her marriage to the Prince of Wales, Camilla has been styled as “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall”. The exception is Scotland, where she is styled as “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay”. She also bears the title Countess of Chester. . . .

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Duchess Camilla Fast Facts | CNN

Duchess Camilla Fast Facts | CNN

CNN —   Here’s a look at the life of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall. Birth date: July 17, 1947 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Camilla Rosemary Shand Father: Major Bruce Shand, retired British Army officer, later a wine merchant Mother: Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of the 3rd Baron of Ashcombe Marriages: Prince Charles (April 9, 2005-present), Andrew Parker-Bowles…

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Queen Camilla’s Patronages

The Desert Rats Association (Patron from 27.07.2007)

The 7th Armoured Division was a British armoured division which saw service during the Second World War where its exploits made it famous as the Desert Rats.

After the Munich Crisis, the division was formed in Egypt during 1938 as the Mobile Division (Egypt) and its first divisional commander was the acclaimed tank theorist Major-General Sir Percy Hobart. During January 1940, the name of the unit was changed to the 7th Armoured Division. It was during this period that the nickname “Desert Rats” was coined. The division fought in every major battle during the North African Campaign; later it would land and fight in Italy before being withdrawn to the United Kingdom where it prepared to fight in North West Europe. It began landing in Normandy during the afternoon of 6 June and fought its way across Europe ending the war in Kiel and Hamburg, Germany. The 7th Armoured Brigade was detached from the division during early 1942 and fought the Japanese during the fighting in Burma before it returned to the Mediterranean Theatre and fought in Italy.

“As the proud daughter of a 12th Lancer, Major Bruce Shand, who fought with the regiment in France and North Africa alongside the Desert Rats and was awarded the Military Cross in both campaigns, I grew up with the history and traditions of the 12th and subsequently the 9th/12th Lancers and have always felt a deep affinity to the regiment, which is hardly surprising as you are, after all, the ‘Prince of Wales’s own’. I know that wherever my (papa) is tonight he will be drinking a toast to the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, a regiment in which he was so proud to have served. I feel very proud of my connection to this regimental family, and it is with enormous pride that I put on my 9/12th Lancers brooch, which I intend to wear for many years to come.” - Queen Camilla

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10 things you didn't know about Camilla Parker Bowles

10 things you didn’t know about Camilla Parker Bowles

Summary List Placement Camilla Parker Bowles’ parents, Bruce and Rosalind Shand, were wealthy aristocrats. Camilla’s father was a major in the British Army and heir to his father’s baronry. Her mother, having been named “debutante of the year” in 1939, worked at an adoption agency and did charity work. They married in 1946. Camilla came from an upper-class family with royal…

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Clarence House official handout photo of the Prince of Wales and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, with their families (L-R back row) Prince Harry, Prince William, Tom and Laura Parker Bowles (L-R front row) Duke of Edinburgh, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla's father Major Bruce Shand, in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle after their wedding ceremony, April 9, 2005 in Windsor, England. © The Royal Watcher, royalwatcherblog.com, gettyimages #RoyalWedding #WeddingAnniversary #PrinceofWales #DuchessofCornwall #Windsor #Monarchy #EuropeanRoyalties https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbkG7XHM_1/?igshid=16afqvowmm9le

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Camilla Parker Bowles

Born Camilla Shand in 1947 to Major Bruce Shand a retired British Army officer, later a wine merchant and Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of the 3rd Baron of Ashcombe

Alice Keppel, mistress of King Edward VII, the great-great-grandfather of Prince Charles, is the great-grandmother of Camilla.

She originally met Charles in 1970.

Before joining the Royal Family she was a secretary and decorator

She was married to Andrew Parker-Bowles from 1973 – 1995. They had 2 children, Tom, who is a food writer, and a daughter named Laura, an art curator. She also has five grandchildren. One of her grandchildren, Elizabeth Lopes, was a bridesmaid at the wedding of William and Kate.

Andrew Parker Bowles, dated Prince Charles’ sister, Princess Anne, in the early 1970 and has remained one of Anne’s closest friends.

Camilla’s ring is a platinum-set, emerald-cut diamond ring that previously belonged to the Queen Mother.

As Princess Diana is closely associated with ‘The Princess of Wales’ Camilla has chosen not to use that title. However, her full title is as follows: Her Royal Highness The Princess Charles Philip Arthur George, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Chester, Countess of Carrick, Baroness of Renfrew, Lady of the Isles, Princess of Scotland, Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.

An avid hunter and rider. Camilla is an oil painter unlike her husband Charles who prefers watercolour. She also likes watching television, reading, fishing, walking in the countryside and gardening, another trait she shares with her husband.

Her favourite television show is The Killing. When she visited the set during a tour of Scandinavia, she seemed star struck by the actors.

Like her husband, the Duchess is a patron of the arts as well as many other charities.

Camilla is passionate about animal welfare. She has two “rescue dogs”. She adopted Beth, a Jack Russell in 2011, and Bluebell, also a Jack Russell, a year later from South London’s famous Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, where she is a frequent visitor.