Tom Parker Bowles- Growing up with Queen Camilla could be incredibly dangerous

Tom Parker Bowles has been embracing his inner Proust with the release of his newest book, which dishes up a history of famous royals and the meals they loved best. And as he reflects on this blue-blooded gastronomy, the lauded food critic has taken the opportunity to look back on the breakfasts, lunches, and dinners he spent growing up, gathering around the dining table with his mother, the future Queen Camilla. 

 ‘I come from a very laid-back family,’ he explained to Hello, ‘we all gather around the table. We all love food. We all love a drink.’ Mealtimes with Camilla and Tom’s father, Andrew Parker Bowles, would often feature produce grown at their country home, the 8,000-acre Bolehyde Manor in Wiltshire, where the family lived between 1973 and 1986.

 It was, said Tom, a bucolic British upbringing. And while Proust had his madeleines, it's heartier fare that sends the Queen's son back to his childhood. Tom has previously looked back fondly on the food that his mother (reportedly a great cook) might rustle up each day: a classic roast chicken, a shepherd’s pie, or a breakfast of scrambled eggs...Read more