Tom Parker Bowles Says Stepfather Prince Charles Could Have Been “Great” at Another Job if He Wasn't the Monarch

Acclaimed food writer Tom Parker Bowles is the son of Queen Camilla and stepson of King Charles. But while discussing farming and sustainable practices in a new interview with The Telegraph, he also mused that it would be a “great” job if the King were not on the throne.

Parker Bowles, 49, has been a food critic for nearly 25 years, and the Telegraph reports that he has “a special interest in the plight of farmers.”

“The two heroes of agriculture are the King and Jeremy Clarkson,” he told the magazine, while Clarkson (of “Top Gear” fame) “is a farmer's hero. But what about Prince Charles?

“I am by no means the voice of the King,” Parker Bowles said. 'But in my life, long before it became fashionable, long before the word rebirth was coined, ...... he beat the drum and supported agriculture.”

Indeed, King Charles has long been a proponent of “going green” and did so at a time when promoting sustainability was considered a bit out of the ordinary. He is also an avid advocate of agriculture and food production. In fact, the king's stepson has said that he could take over his business if the king so desired.

“No one knows more about cheesemaking than he does. If he wasn't King, he would have made a great food writer."

”If he wasn't King, he would have been a great food writer. I definitely would have read it.

This is not the first time Parker Bowles, whose royal cookbook Cooking and the Crown was released in September, has praised his father-in-law's knowledge of food. In a September article for the Daily Mail, the author said, “No one knows more about food and agriculture, from Britain's finest cheeses to rare breeds of sheep and cattle to traditional varieties of plums, apples, and pears, than the king.”

The book, which was published by the Royal Household in September, is the first book by a British cookbook author to be published in the UK.

He continued, “Charles is a true food hero and practices what he preaches,” adding, “There is no waste at his table.” Armed with Tom's new cookbook, perhaps the King can invite his family over for a sustainable feast.