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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Queen Camilla's Son Reveals a Surprisingly Down-to-Earth Tidbit About His Royal Mom

Queen Camilla wearing a white polka dot dress smiling and posing with her son Tom Parker Bowles who is wearing a nvay suit and white shirt.

Tom Parker Bowles might be Queen Camilla's son and The King's stepson, but it turns out his childhood—while marked by a few scary incidents with the press—was actually quite normal. While speaking to the Sunday Times, he revealed some facts about his royal mother, including her regular-person traveling habits.

“I haven’t flown with my mother for years, but when my sister and I were young it was always British Airways in economy,” he told the publication. Although his mom wasn't one to be seen in first class, Parker Bowles continued that The Queen "loves traveling."

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