King Charles tracked down the Keppel Tiara as a gift for Camilla Parker Bowles — an item that once belonged to her own great-great-grandmother. by Perry Carpenter Published on April 6, 2023 ...

“The royal mistress gene was in her blood: Her great-grandmother Alice Keppel was for twelve years, until his death, a chief favorite of King Edward VII,” Brown writes.

That particular tidbit is what has garnered attention from royal history buffs, as Camilla’s great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, may well have been granted one of the coveted pieces herself, due to ...

But as royal fans know, her relationship with King Charles III began as a scandalous affair. ... Alice Keppel was the mistress of King Charles’ great-great-grandfather King Edward VII.

And like Camilla, who married British royal officer Bowles, Alice wed Lieutenant-Colonel George Keppel. But when they moved to London, she met King Charles's ancestor Prince Albert Edward in 1989 ...