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Who is Queen Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot?
Annabel Elliot's son had a career in politics
SINCE King Charles ascended the throne, there has been a surge of interest among fans of the Royal Family in Queen Camilla's family and background.
Read further to discover more about her younger sister Annabel Elliot.
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Who is Queen Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot?
Annabel Elliot, born Sonia Annabel Shand on February 2, 1949, is known not only as an interior designer but also as a dealer of antiquities.
She hails from a notable background, being the younger sister of Queen Camilla.
Annabel was born in Lambeth, London to her parents Major Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt.
Her mother was an aristocrat and her father was an officer in the British Army.
Annabel spent time abroad studying fine art in Florence, Italy before returning to the UK.
She runs her own business, Annabel Elliot Interior Design and Antiques, based in Dorset and is also the co-founder of the antiques and interiors emporium Talisman.
Following King Charles' ascension to the throne, Annabel was appointed the chief interior designer for his estates.
She designed the interiors of cottages on the Isles of Scilly, Restormel Castle cottages, and their estate in Llwynywermod, Wales.
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In 2011, Annabel received recognition for her work on the Bovey Castle Hotel in Devon, which made the Gold List as one of the best places to stay in the world.
In 2014, she was ranked as the fifth most influential female interior designer by the Daily Telegraph.
Alongside her design career, Annabel was a patron of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering from 2005 until it closed in 2015.
She is also a member and patron of the Elephant Family, an international NGO dedicated to protecting the Asian elephant from extinction, a cause her brother Mark Shand championed until he died in 2014.
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Who is Annabel Elliot married to?
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Annabel married Simon Elliot, a Dorset landowner, on April 27, 1972, at the age of 23.
They shared 51 years of marriage until Simon's passing in 2023.
The couple lived in Stourpaine, Dorset, where Annabel reportedly still resides.
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Was Annabel Elliot at the coronation?
When her brother-in-law ascended the throne in 2022, Annabel was announced as one of the Queen's Companions.
A Queen's Companion is a more modern take on the Lady in waiting role.
She was part of Queen Camilla's entourage at the Coronation in June 2023.
In 2023, Annabel was also honored to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot alongside her son and daughter-in-law.
Who are Annabel Elliot's children?
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Annabel and her husband Simon have three children together, Ben, Alice, and Katie.
Ben was born on August 11, 1975, and is a British businessman and political figure.
He co-founded Quintessentially Group, a luxury lifestyle management and concierge service.
In 2019, he was appointed as Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party by Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
He resigned from his position as Co-Chairman on September 5, 2022, and was subsequently appointed a Knight Bachelor on June 9, 2023, as part of the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.
Ben married Mary-Clare Winwood, the daughter of musician Steve Winwood, in Gloucestershire in 2011.
The couple live together in West London with their two sons and his son Arthur was a page of honour at King Charles' coronation.
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Their daughter Alice is the second born in 1977 and Katie was born in 1981.
Alice and Katie maintain a more private life compared to their brother Ben.
What is Queen Camilla's podcast?
QUEEN Camilla launched her podcast in January and it’s already proving to be a big success.
The podcast, which currently has a five-star rating, is dominating Arts and Books categories.
The much-anticipated audio show follows Camilla's popular The Queen's Reading Room book club, which she launched during the pandemic.
Queen Camilla doesn’t host the podcast itself, but she does feature in each episode.
During the first episode, King Charles’ wife was asked: “Which book did you most enjoy reading to your grandchildren and did you do different voices for the characters?”
Camilla answered: “I think the one I enjoyed reading more than anything else was Harry Potter.
“I can’t mimic voices for love or money, I’m completely hopeless at it.
“I was a really bad actor at school and I’ve never been able to master the art of mimicry, but my husband, he can do all the voices.”