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  1. Jun 13, 2006 · From Times Staff and Wire Reports. Maj. Bruce Shand, 89, father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, died Sunday at home in Dorset, on England’s south coast, her spokesman said. The cause of death ...

  2. Jun 11, 2006 · Obituary: Bruce Shand. Major Bruce Shand, father of the Duchess of Cornwall, had a long and eventful life, winning two Military Crosses in World War II before becoming a respected wine merchant and huntsman. Major Shand's response when news of his daughter's affair with the Prince of Wales became public in 1992, says much about the man: "The ...

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  4. Jun 12, 2006 · Major Bruce Shand, who has died aged 89, was a gallant soldier, a wine merchant, a master of foxhounds and a discreet member of the Royal Household; late in life, however, he found himself thrust ...

  5. Apr 22, 2024 · The Queen will make her first visit to the Royal Lancers since being named the regiment’s colonel-in-chief and will pay tribute to her late father’s service. Camilla, 76, will view a Second ...

  6. Feb 3, 2021 · Major Shand married Rosalind Cubitt in 1946 and they had two children: Camilla and Mark. Cubitt’s father was Lord Ashcombe, whose family had built large parts of Belgravia and Pimlico in London. She died in 1994. He became a partner in a wine firm, and reviewed military books for Country Life magazine. Major Shand wrote his autobiography in ...

  7. May 8, 2020 · Major Bruce Shand M.C. was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1937, earning two Military Crosses and serving in the Army for a decade. Second Lieutenant Bruce Shand on the day of his commissioning from Sandhurst into the 12th Royal Lancers, taken 28th January 1937.

  8. Oct 29, 2021 · Camilla Rosemary Shand was born on July 17, 1947, to Major Bruce Shand, a British Army officer and businessman, and his wife Rosalind. Rosalind was the daughter of Roland Cubitt, the 3rd Baron ...