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Camilla's daughter marries former model

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Published: May 7, 2006 at 9:02 AM

LONDON, May 7 (UPI) -- An English country church was the setting for the wedding of the Duchess of Cornwall's daughter, Laura Parker Bowles, to a former underwear model.

Prince Charles and Princes William and Harry were were among those on hand when Parker Bowles, 27, married Harry Lopes, 30, in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, the BBC reported.

The bride, wearing a white dress by London designer Robinson Valentine, arrived in a Bentley with her father, Andrew Parker Bowles. They were greeted by a crowd of some 500 well-wishers.

Following the ceremony a private reception was held at the Duchess of Cornwall's home near Reybridge.

Laura Parker Bowles studied history at Oxford Brookes University and currently manages a London art gallery.

Her new husband, the grandson of the late Lord Astor of Hever, has quit modeling underwear for Calvin Klein to work as a chartered accountant.

Topics: Andrew Parker, Laura Parker, Prince Charles, Princes William
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