The Keppel Tiara has close ties to Camilla’s family. The piece was given to her great-grandmother, Alice, who often received jewels from King Edward.

“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 ...

What’s not so well known is that Camilla wasn’t the first royal mistress in her family. Her great-great grandmother Alice Keppel was the mistress of Charles’ great-great grandfather, King ...

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 ...