Laura Lopes
| Laura Lopes | |
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| Born | 1 January 1978 London, England |
| Other names | Laura Rose Lopes |
| Occupation | Manager of an art gallery |
| Spouse | Harry Lopes (m. 2006) |
| Children | Eliza Lopes (b. 2008) Gus Lopes (b. 2009) Louis Lopes (b. 2009) |
| Parents | Andrew Parker Bowles Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (stepfather) |
| Relatives | Tom Parker Bowles (brother) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (stepbrother) Prince Harry of Wales (stepbrother) Henry Pitman William Pitman Thomas Pitman (stepbrothers) |
Laura Rose Lopes (née Parker Bowles) is the daughter of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Andrew Parker Bowles, OBE. Her mother's remarriage in 2005 made HRH the Prince of Wales her stepfather. She has one elder brother, Tom Parker Bowles.
The severely disabled musical prodigy Derek Paravicini is one of her cousins.[1]
Laura Lopes and her brother Tom were raised Roman Catholic. Both their father and their paternal grandmother, the late Dame Ann Parker Bowles, were Catholic. Lopes was educated at St Mary's, Shaftesbury, a Catholic convent school in Dorset.
Following a gap year backpacking through South America, Laura Lopes attended Oxford Brookes University, where she studied History of Art and Marketing. In 2001, she spent three months as an intern at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. She has written for the Daily Mail and was a food columnist for Tatler. She previously managed the Space Gallery in London.
In 2006, she married Harry Marcus George Lopes, born on 7 October 1977, son of the Honourable George Edward and Mrs Lopes, née the Honourable Sarah Violet Astor. Harry Lopes was a grandson of the 2nd Baron Roborough and the 2nd Baron Astor of Hever. Lopes was formerly an underwear model for Calvin Klein, is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and is now a chartered accountant. He stands to inherit Gnaton Hall, near Plymouth in Devon, and the 3,000-acre (12 km²) Skelpick estate in the Scottish Highlands.
The wedding took place on 6 May 2006 in the Church of Saint Cyriac, an Anglican church in Lacock, Wiltshire. Laura Lopes wore a diamond tiara that belongs to her mother's family. Some 400 guests attended the wedding, including HRH Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton, now TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as HRH Prince Harry. The Earl and Countess Howe and Lady Sarah Chatto also attended. The reception was held at Ray Mill, the nearby estate of the bride's mother.
In July 2007, Lopes announced to the News of the World that she and her husband were expecting their first child, anticipated for January 2008. Lopes gave birth to a daughter, Eliza, on 16 January.[2][3]
In July 2009 it was announced that the Lopes' were expecting twins.[4] On Wednesday 30 December 2009, Laura Lopes gave birth to fraternal twin boys called Gus and Louis.
Eliza was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on the twenty-ninth of April 2011.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Derek Paravicini, the Parker Bowles prodigy" The Times. 28 Feb 2008.
- ^ Joy for Camilla over new grandchild
- ^ Is Gordon heading into a China crisis? | the Daily Mail
- ^ Camilla and Charles get ready to welcome twin grandchildren | Hello Magazine
- Prince Charles' stepdaughter marries, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May 2006.
- Elliot, John and Christopher Morgan: "A delicate day for the Parker-Bowles." The Sunday Times, 7 May 2006.
- USA Today, Laura Parker Bowles marries former model; May 7, 2006
- Space odyssey: Laura Parker Bowles digs deep for talent at a progressive London gallery
- The Daily Mail; Lovely Laura Bowles them over by Amanda Perthen and Laura Collins
- Wedding of the year gets right royal back-up
- The Evening Standard; Prince sets up trust funds for Camilla's son and daughter; February 11, 2005
- The Evening Standard,Camilla's daughter to display charms for young artist; March 15, 2004
- Daily Record; Wills' night out with Camilla's kids; February 26, 1999
- One wedding, three princes and a right royal day out; May 8, 2006
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