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Camilla to become a grandmother

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The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles are celebrating the news that they are going to be grandparents, after Camilla's son Tom Parker-Bowles announced his wife is expecting a baby.

Tom, 32, confirmed that his fashion journalist wife Sara is three months pregnant, saying: "We have told our friends and family and they are all delighted. Mummy is absolutely over the moon at the prospect of becoming a grandmother." Sara, 34, added: "It is the best news ever, and we are thrilled."

Friends say the news was the best Mother's Day present possible for Camilla, who has been hoping to become a grandmother since Tom married in 2005, and daughter Laura wed in 2006. Prince Charles, who enjoys a close relationship with godson Tom, and is also reported to be looking forward to being a grandfather.

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Tom and wife Sara, who married in 2005, are delighted at the news. "I think Tom and I would ultimately like to have two, but at the moment I'm just trying to get my head round this one!" says Sara Photo: © EMPICS
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Camilla, pictured at the launch party for Tom's book last year, gets on well with her glamorous daughter-in-law and is delighted by the news she is to become a grandmotherPhoto: © Getty Images