I think that's when my love of books started.' Major Bruce Shand, who died in 2006 at the age of 89, was a strong source of support for Camilla, and she has previously spoken with pride of his ...

Bruce Shand was born on January 22, 1917 in London England, to Philip Morton Shand (b. 1888, d. 1960), an architectural writer and critic, and Edith Marguerite Harrington (b. 1893, d. 1981).

Camilla was said to have been “awestruck” to see a tunic belonging to her father, Major Bruce Shand, and a letter written by him as she visited Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.