She hasn’t changed: Queen Camilla’s Son make major announcements about his Mother

Queen Camilla may now be one of the most famous people in the world, but she has only officially been part of the Royal Family for a couple of decades.

Before marrying King Charles when he was the Prince of Wales in April 2005, the Queen, 77, had a much more ordinary life as a mum to her two children – Tom Parker-Bowles, 50, and Laura Lopes, 47.

While she was somewhat in the spotlight, having known a number of royals and been linked to Charles before, she was also able to live a somewhat more normal life than she does now, according to her son and food critic Tom.

As well as flying economy class on holiday growing up, Tom revealed how his mum only needed two things on holiday and in life to make her “perfectly happy”, insisting that she “hasn’t changed at all” since becoming Queen.

Recalling precious memories together to The Times, Tom said: “My mother loves walking and I love walking, so we just wander off together.

She hasn’t changed at all over the years: if you give her the sun and a book, she’s perfectly happy.”

Tom also said how although he hasn’t flown with the Queen for years, as a child they had always flown economy class on British Airways.

As well as flying to some summer destinations, Tom told The Times that each December, they also went skiing before his parents divorce.

However, while the rest of the family enjoyed hitting the slopes, Queen Camilla reportedly was not a fan and instead opted to read.

Tom said: “My mother hated skiing, though, so she’d send us up the mountain with a guide while she sat and read her book.

“She’d come up in the ski lift to meet us for lunch.