Tom Parker Bowles has barely seen mom Queen Camilla with a drink in her hand — despite how the royal family member has been portrayed in pop culture. “She has that reputation of drinking gin and smoking,

Tom Parker Bowles gave an update on his stepfather King Charles’ health while promoting his book ‘Cooking and the Crown,’ saying the King’s “treatment is going well.” Of his mother, Queen Camilla, her son called her “tough” amid it all.

His mother, he said, is someone who “hardly drinks” and “doesn’t smoke” — and called some depictions of her “totally inaccurate”

Tom Parker Bowles has broken his silence on a long-standing rumour about his mother Queen Camilla, revealing that it is "totally inaccurate". Speaking with The Times, the stepson of King Charles gave anecdotes of growing up among royalty, and addressed the speculation that Camilla, 77, has a reputation for, "drinking gin and smoking".

The son of Queen Camilla responds to rumors regarding her supposed drinking and smoking. Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III is a new book written by food critic Tom Parker Bowles,

Camilla Parker Bowles is mother to Tom and Laura, who she shares with ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, and Tom is also the godson of King Charles, who is now his stepfather

The 49-year-old said that the rumours likely came from the portrayal of Camilla in the Channel 4 sitcom The Windsors. He said that he watched the show and loved Harry Enfield, who played King Charles, adding that Haydn Gwynne, who played Camilla was brilliant.

Queen Camilla's son, Tom Parker Bowles, is shutting down "inaccurate" claims about his royal mother's drinking habits in his new book, Cooking and the Crown. "If anyone ever meets my mother, they