They have remained quiet about their romance after rumors began circulating late last year.
But Anne Robinson has now confirmed that she is dating Queen Camilla’s ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, and some details of their meeting are highly unlikely.
Unconfirmed reports late last year suggested the former Weakest Link host, 79, and the retired cavalry officer, 84, were in a relationship.
Robinson has now told Saga magazine that this is the case, saying: ‘Yes. Final point. Mind your own business.’
The interview comes as Robinson is announced as the publication’s new agony aunt, a role she will take on starting with its June issue.
Unconfirmed reports late last year suggested that the former Weakest Link host (above), 79, and the retired cavalry officer, 84, were dating.
Parker Bowles married Camilla in 1973 and they had two children together, Tom and Laura, before divorcing in 1995.
Speaking about returning to the dating scene in her seventies, after being single for more than a decade, she told Saga: “I had been out of the game for so long.” And I don’t drink either. If you don’t drink, you’re not that reckless, right?
‘I’m a big believer in surprising yourself by taking risks. Personally and professionally. Who does not risk does not win. If the worst thing that can happen is an egg falling on your face, that’s not terrible, right?
Details of Robinson’s relationship with Parker Bowles are scarce, but it is understood they met at a lunch the former Weakest Link host hosted for her brother and their old school friends in 2022.
According to him TelegraphHis unlikely matchmaker was actually a retired monk, Father Felix Stevens, who attended Ampleforth boarding school with Robinson’s brother Peter.
I had suggested he invite his fellow Parker Bowles alumni.
Although Robinson and Parker Bowles have reportedly been dating for about 20 months, they have gone to great lengths to keep their relationship a secret.
However, it is understood their romance was an open secret within social circles in the Cotswolds, where they both live, 30 miles away.
Despite the low-key appearance, they have been reported to have attended high society dinners together, attended by the likes of Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron.
Camilla (left) meets Anne Robinson at the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Fiction reception.
Robinson became known for making cutting comments to contestants and her catchphrase “you’re the weakest link, bye” when she hosted the quiz show, which first aired in 2000 before ending 12 years later.
A mutual friend told the Sun: “They have judiciously avoided being photographed together because they both wanted to keep this a secret for as long as possible.”
‘Annie proudly tells everyone that she is the daughter of a chicken salesman and is as far from rich as possible. Frankly, she trumps any plot The Crown can come up with.”
The source added that she remained “fiercely independent and self-sufficient” and that there was “no chance” of the couple moving in together.
Robinson became known for her biting comments to contestants and her “you’re the weakest link, bye” catchphrase when she hosted the quiz show, which first aired in 2000 before ending 12 years later.
On why dating can be easier in old age, he told Saga: “You’re much more selective about what’s going to make you angry.” Nothing matters that much. You’re not going to change.’
Parker Bowles and the Queen remain friends, and the former army officer is on the select list of guests at the King’s coronation.
Robinson previously presented Channel 4 quiz show Countdown, becoming its sixth presenter and the first woman to take on the role, before stepping down in 2022 having recorded 265 episodes of the show.
She was previously married to the late Charles Wilson, a former journalist and newspaper executive, until 1973 and divorced her second husband, John Penrose, in 2007.
Parker Bowles married Camilla in 1973 and they had two children together, Tom and Laura, before divorcing in 1995.
The king, who divorced Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1996, married Camilla in April 2005 at the Guildhall in Windsor.
Parker Bowles and the Queen remain friends, and the former army officer is on the select guest list for the King’s coronation.
The queen is said to have been amused by the unusual couple, but also supportive.
The interview appears in the June issue of Saga magazine.
