Agony for Queen Camilla as her first love Kevin Burke tragically dies aged 77
QUEEN Camilla’s first love Kevin Burke has tragically passed away aged 77.
Before Queen’s Camilla happy love story began with King Charles, Kevin was the first man who captured her heart.
Camilla is thought to have met Kevin at a party in Knightsbridge in 1965.
Mr Burke sadly died earlier this month, with the family asking for donations to be made to the British Heart Foundation.
His funeral will take place in September.
The pair met during the Queen’s halcyon days as a fun-loving debutante in high society during the swinging sixties.
And although their affair was short-lived, Mr Burke spoke very fondly of his former flame.
He had previously reminisced about their time together in Jessica Jayne’s biography: The Duchess of Cornwall her story and secrets.
Kevin revealed: ‘”Every night we had two or three cocktail parties to go to and a dance and a couple of dances to choose from at weekends in the country.”
“It was the best fun, and I had the best and most fun partner you could possibly wish for. Camilla was immensely popular.”
Indeed, so popular was the now Queen, that it wasn’t long before she moved on from Kevin and left him heartbroken.
He said: “I remained with Camilla all that year. I suppose we were in love and then she ditched me. Why?
“Well, the short answer is that she was having a ball in London.”
Camilla later married her first husband the former Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973 with whom she had two children, Tom and Laura.
Having become a chartered accountant, Kevin finally settled down at the aged of 42.
His first marriage to advertising executive Peta Baker lasted 14 years ending in 2001.
Then he wed former head-hunter Luisa Fairey, with whom he became a father for the first time at 58.
Kevin is survived by his “much loved” son Max.