Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles OBE (born 27 December 1939)[1] is a retired British Army officer.
His christening announcement in The Times listed his godparents as Sir Humphrey de Trafford, William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington who married Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (the younger sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy), Miss Mary de Trafford and Miss Swinnerton-Dyer.
[5] As an amateur jockey, Parker Bowles rode in the 1969 Grand National on his horse, The Fossa, finishing the race in 11th place.
[10] He was one of the first to the scene, arriving on foot after hearing the bomb blast, and his orders led to the saving of later famous horse Sefton.
[12] Parker Bowles held the following ranks: His godchildren include the circus trapeze artist Lady Emma Herbert, who was a bridesmaid at his first marriage on 4 July 1973, and Zara Tindall, daughter of Princess Anne.
In 1973, after an intermittent relationship, Parker Bowles married Camilla Shand in a Roman Catholic ceremony.
After marriage, the couple lived at Bolehyde Manor and, later, Middlewick House near Corsham in Wiltshire, and had two children, Tom and Laura.
[28] Parker Bowles married his long-time companion Rosemary Alice Pitman (née Dickinson; 17 June 1940 – 10 January 2010) in 1996, a year after his divorce from Camilla.
[30] Princess Anne was present at her funeral service at St Aldhelm's Roman Catholic Church, Malmesbury.