Camilla to retire from foxhunting

13 April 2012

Camilla Parker Bowles has been forced to give up her beloved foxhunting because of a bad back, say reports.

Mrs Parker Bowles, 56, who often accompanied the Prince of Wales and his sons at the Beaufort Hunt in Gloucestershire, has retired from the saddle on doctor's orders.

She also wanted to avoid controversy, a friend said. "Frankly, she was fed up with the aggravation. But William, Harry and the Prince will carry on as long as it is legally possible."

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