KEY POINTS

  • Princess Anne's first love was Andrew Parker Bowles
  • Princess Anne lost her virginity to Andrew Parker Bowles
  • Andrew Parker Bowles ended up marrying Camilla 

Princess Anne and Camilla Parker Bowles once fell in love with the same man and around the same time.

Andrew Parker Bowles was Princess Anne’s first love. However, it was Camilla who married him in the 1970s. Unfortunately, Camilla and Andrew’s marriage was short-lived. At present, Camilla is already married to Prince Charles.

But several decades ago, Princess Anne was madly in love with Andrew. But she was still too young and she didn’t think that Andrew would be faithful to her.

Royal expert Phil Dampier also claimed that Princess Anne lost her virginity to Camilla’s ex-husband.

“At the time he was an extremely attractive and confident man who was very experienced sexually and had a lot of girlfriends,” he said.

According to Dampier, Andrew loved Princess Anne’s feisty nature, her attractiveness, and the fact that she was younger than him. However, Andrew was also a Catholic so he wasn’t a suitable husband for Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter.

In the book “The Firm,” royal author Penny Junor revealed that it was Andrew who first cheated on Camilla multiple times. Even though he was fond of his ex-wife, Andrew struggled to resist other women.

Meanwhile, even though Princess Anne and Camilla both fell in love with Andrew, the trio wasn’t involved in a love triangle. While speaking with Vanity Fair, royal author Sally Bedell Smith that there was no overlap between Andrew’s relationship with the two royals.

Princess Anne and Andrew started dating in 1970. Prince Charles and Camilla, on the other hand, started dating in 1972. And during this time, Princess Anne and Andrew have long broken up.

In the book “The Diana Chronicles,” royal author Tina Brown said that Andrew just used Princess Anne as a diversion. However, Andrew was not keen on getting into anything serious with her.

Years later, Princess Anne decided to marry Mark Phillips, but their union ended in 1992. Princess Royal is currently married to Timothy Laurence.

Princess Anne and Camilla Parker Bowles
Camilla Parker Bowles reacted with fury when she learned that her ex-husband Andrew was also seeing Prince Charles’ sister Princess Anne. Pictured: Camilla and Princess Anne look on at the Show Jumping Eventing Equestrian on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park on July 31, 2012 in England. Getty Images/Pascal Le Segretain