Caroline Murphy

Caroline Murphy works for Elle.

Squidging about: Camilla and the sex-motherers

Caroline Murphy, 22 January 2004

Aaron Barschak, who gatecrashed Prince William’s 21st birthday party last year, says the question he is most often asked is: ‘What was Camilla Parker Bowles like?’ He could do worse than refer the curious to Rebecca Tyrrel’s book. Born on 17 July 1947 (she is 16 months older than Prince Charles), Camilla is the daughter of an army major, Bruce Shand, and a society...

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