What happened to Kevin Burke? Agony for Queen Camilla as her first love Kevin Burke tragically dies aged 77.
Everyone has an ex or a past. So is the current Queen consort of the United Kingdom, Queen Camilla.
King Charles‘ wife’s ex-lover has been reported dead. After news broke about his passing, many were curious and wanted to know more about him, his personal life and what he died of. Read on for more.
What was Kevin Burke’s cause of death?
Kevin Burke, the first lover of Queen Camilla whom she met at a party in Knightsbridge in 1965, has been reported dead.
He died at the age of 77.
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.
There are no confirmed cause of death at the moment.
How was Kevin Burke’s relationship with Queen Camilla like?
Before Queen’s Camilla happy love story began with King Charles, Kevin was the first man who captured her heart, The Daily Mail reports.
Camilla is thought to have met Kevin at a party in Knightsbridge in 1965.
The pair’s first meeting was during the Queen’s halcyon days as a fun-loving debutante in high society during the swinging sixties when he was 19 at the time.
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.
Camilla and Charles have now been happily married since 2005, and she was officially crowned as Queen on May 6 alongside her husband.
Who is Kevin Burke’s wife?
Following his breakup from Queen Camilla, Kevin Burke also moved on.
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.
Did Kevin Burke have any children?
Athough Kevin Burke was not in the public’s eye until his death, he was a father. According to reports he has one child, a son named Max. Sources say his kid is “much loved”.
He had Max with his second wife from his second marriage to Luisa Fairey, when he was 58 years old with him saying of finally becoming a father: “It was unexpected, but I am a lucky fellow.”
What was Kevin Burke’s net worth?
Kevin Burke did a corporate job while he was alive, however, his net worth was never reported anywhere. By estimation, the late British accountant was worth at least $500,000 before he died.
Mr Burke was the son of Sir Aubrey Burke, deputy chairman of the aircraft manufacturer Hawker Siddeley.