Queen Camilla suffers confusion as she recalls life changing moment in…
Queen Camilla made a notable error during her visit to Swindon’s Great Western Hospital on Tuesday when she incorrectly recalled giving birth to her daughter there.
During the royal engagement, Camilla stated she hadn’t been inside the hospital for 47 years, dating back to when her daughter Laura Lopes was born.
However, this proved impossible as the Great Western Hospital wasn’t constructed until 2002.
The Queen was referring to Swindon’s previous medical facility, the Princess Margaret Hospital, which was demolished in 2004.
The former hospital had served the area before Great Western Hospital opened its doors, likely influencing the confusion.
Despite the confusion over the birth location, Queen Camilla spoke warmly of the hospital’s current role in caring for her family members.
During the visit, she told staff: “I know quite a lot about you. You’ve treated a lot of my family.”
She praised the hospital’s A&E department, noting that she frequently receives updates from family members seeking treatment there.
Her Highness revealed: “I quite often get pictures saying, ‘Guess where I am? Back in the A&E in Swindon’, so I know it quite well.”
The Queen expressed particular appreciation for the hospital’s impact on the region.
She said: “I do know from first-hand experience the difference you are making to this part of the country. So, congratulations to you all.”
Queen Camilla’s connection to the Swindon area stems from her previous residence at Middlewick House in Corsham, approximately 45 minutes away.
Following her separation from Andrew Parker Bowles, she moved to Ray Mill House near Chippenham, which she purchased in 1996 and still owns.
Her grandchildren are frequent visitors to the Swindon hospital, though their exact living arrangements aren’t all public knowledge.
Her son Tom Parker Bowles resides in West London with his son Freddy, born in 2010.
The location of her daughter Laura’s family remains private, but her children – Eliza, born in 2008, and twins Gus and Louis, born in 2009 – are believed to be among those who regularly attend the Swindon facility.
