Editing Queen Camilla (section)

===First marriage===
In the late 1960s, Shand met [[Andrew Parker Bowles]], then a Guards officer{{Snd}}a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in the [[Blues and Royals]] – through his younger brother, Simon, who worked for her father's wine firm in Mayfair.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=175}} After an on-and-off relationship for years, Parker Bowles and Shand's engagement was announced in ''[[The Times]]'' in 1973.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=38}} [[Sally Bedell Smith]] claimed that the announcement was sent out by the pair's parents without their knowledge, which forced Parker Bowles to propose.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hallemann |first=Caroline |date=13 November 2019 |title=Camilla Shand's Wedding to Andrew Parker Bowles Will Feature in The Crown's Third Season |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29786232/camilla-shand-andrew-parker-bowles-wedding-the-crown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216210400/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29786232/camilla-shand-andrew-parker-bowles-wedding-the-crown |archive-date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |magazine=Town & Country}}</ref> They married on 4 July 1973 in a [[Catholic]] ceremony at the [[Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks]], in London.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=186}} Shand was 25 years old and Parker Bowles 33. Her wedding dress was designed by British fashion house [[Bellville Sassoon]],{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=186}} and the bridesmaids included Parker Bowles's goddaughter [[Lady Emma Herbert]].<ref>"Major A.H. Parker Bowles and Miss C.R. Shand", ''[[The Times]]'', 5 July 1973.</ref> It was considered the "society wedding of the year"{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=39}} with 800 guests.{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=186}} Royal guests present at the ceremony and reception included [[Queen Elizabeth II]]'s daughter, [[Anne, Princess Royal|Anne]]; the Queen's sister, [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Margaret]]; and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]].{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=39}}
[[File:BolehydeManor.jpg|thumb|[[Bolehyde Manor]] in Allington, Wiltshire]]
The couple made their home in [[Wiltshire]], purchasing [[Bolehyde Manor]] in [[Allington, North Wiltshire|Allington]] and later [[Middlewick House]] in [[Corsham]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=187}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Julie |date=2 June 2013 |title=Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason welcomes Camilla back to her old home ground |work=Gazette and Herald |url=http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/corshamheadlines/10457764.Pink_Floyd_drummer_Nick_Mason_welcomes_Camilla_back_to_her_old_home_ground |url-status=live |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907074450/http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/corshamheadlines/10457764.Pink_Floyd_drummer_Nick_Mason_welcomes_Camilla_back_to_her_old_home_ground |archive-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> They had two children: [[Tom Parker Bowles|Tom]] (born 1974){{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=43}} and [[Laura Lopes|Laura]] (born 1978).{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=44}} Tom is a godson of King Charles III.{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=43}} Both children were brought up in their father's Catholic faith, particularly during the lifetime of their paternal grandmother, [[Ann Parker Bowles]]; Camilla remained an Anglican and did not convert to Catholicism.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 June 2008 |title=Duchess of Cornwall grandchild wins Royal baptism |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2130251/Duchess-of-Cornwall-Camilla-Parker-Bowless-grandchild-wins-Royal-baptism.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 November 2018 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2130251/Duchess-of-Cornwall-Camilla-Parker-Bowless-grandchild-wins-Royal-baptism.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Laura attended a Catholic girls' school, but married in an Anglican church; Tom did not attend [[Ampleforth College]] as his father had, but [[Eton College|Eton]]—and was married outside the Catholic Church. Tom, like his father, is [[in remainder]] to the [[Earldom of Macclesfield]].{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|p=174}}

In December 1994, after 21 years of marriage, the couple issued divorce proceedings on the grounds they had been living separately for years. In July of that year, Camilla's mother, Rosalind, had died from [[osteoporosis]], and her father later described this as a "difficult time for her".{{Sfn|Brandreth|2007|pp=280–81}} Their petition was heard and granted in January 1995 at the High Court Family Division in London.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Junor |title=The Duchess |page=134}}</ref> The divorce was finalised on 3 March 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2005 |title=A Royal Romance Interactive Timeline |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2005/03/18/in_depth_world/timeline681722.shtml |access-date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112081235/http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2005/03/18/in_depth_world/timeline681722.shtml |archive-date=12 November 2013}}</ref> A year later, Andrew married Rosemary Pitman (who died in 2010).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Tim |date=12 January 2010 |title=Rosemary Parker Bowles dies after battle against cancer |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6976319/Rosemary-Parker-Bowles-dies-after-battle-against-cancer.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 July 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6976319/Rosemary-Parker-Bowles-dies-after-battle-against-cancer.html |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Sfn|Graham|2005|p=284}}