Who was Andrew Parker Bowles’ second wife Rosemary Pitman?

FOLLOWING the breakdown of his first marriage, Andrew Parker Bowles managed to find love again with Rosemary Pitman.

The pair were happily married up until her tragic death in 2010.

Who was Andrew Parker Bowles' second wife Rosemary Pitman?

Rosemary Dickinson was born on June 17, 1940, in Northumberland, but spent many years growing up around Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

She was the daughter of Robert Dickinson and Alice Barnett.

She came from a wealthy family and attended St Mary's School in Ascot, Berkshire.

Following her education, she became a talented garden designer and worked in London.

During her career, she won several awards thanks to her exemplary work.

In 1961, she married her first husband Hugh Pitman when she was 21 years old.

He was a descendant of Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of shorthand.

Hugh went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel in what is now known as the Blues and Royals.

During their marriage, Rosemary split her time between England and Germany because Hugh moved around with the Army.

Eventually, the couple settled in Foxley near Malmesbury in the mid-1970s before their marriage ended in divorce.

When did Rosemary Pitman marry Andrew Parker Bowles?

After divorcing her first spouse, Rosemary married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1996.

The two had known each other for a long time since Andrew was an officer in the same regiment as Rosemary’s first husband.

The couple tied the knot in a low-key ceremony at the Chelsea Register Office.

As the two were devout Catholics, they had their union blessed by the church a year later.

Rosemary was not Andrew’s first wife, since he was previously married to Camilla Shand, now known as Queen Camilla and wife of King Charles III.

Camilla and Andrew married on July 4, 1973, in a Catholic ceremony at the Guards Chapel in London.

The late Queen's mother, Princess Anne, and Princess Margaret attended the wedding at St James's Palace.

It is alleged that their relationship was filled with multiple extramarital affairs and they separated in 1995.

They announced their divorce in a statement, saying that the end of their marriage was "a private matter".

They did not give a specific reason for their relationship to end, only noting that "throughout our marriage, we have always tended to follow rather different interests, but in recent years we have led completely separate lives".

Despite their divorce, Andrew and Camilla still maintain a friendly relationship to this day.

Andrew was among the guests who gathered at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, 2023.

Did Rosemary Pitman have any children?

Rosemary had three children from her first marriage to Hugh.

They were Henry, William and Thomas.

Similarly, her second husband had two children, Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Topes, from his marriage to Queen Camilla.

However, Rosemary and Andrew Parker did not have any children together.

What was Rosemary Pitman's cause of death?

Rosemary died at the age of 68 on January 10, 2010, after a four-year battle with cancer.

Even though she underwent several treatments, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the illness was incurable.