Queen Camilla’s son said “f*** off to virtue signallers” during a foul-mouthed rant on stage.

Tom Parker Bowles appeared on stage whilst hosting the Santa Rita Cigar Smoker of The Year Dinner and Awards in Canary Wharf.


The food critic listed various things that bring him joy, such as cigars and wine, before laying into those which he dislikes, such as “the eternally b***** offended”.

Parker Bowles said: “We are here at Boisdale celebrating not just the joys of cigars and wine, but the basic fundamental pleasure – of being together and making merry in the most civilised and open-minded surroundings.

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Queen Camilla’s son says ‘f*** off’ to ‘virtue signallers’ during foul-mouthed rant on stage

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“That’s surely something to be happy about.”

He continued: “As for the ‘me, me, me’ moaners, the whiners, the bleaters, and the empty virtue-signallers and the eternally bloody offended – f*** off!”

Piers Morgan was named Cigar Smoker of the Year 2024.

The event pitches itself as the “cornerstone of cigar culture”, offering guests a three-course meal, champagne reception and cigars.

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Tom Parker Bowles attended the Santa Rita Boisdale Cigar Smoker of the Year Dinner & Awards

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According to London Cigar Smoker, it “brought together enthusiasts, celebrities, and industry leaders to celebrate the craftsmanship and tradition of fine cigars”.

Past winners include Arnold Schwarzenegger,Jonathan Ross, Sex and the City’s Chris Noth, and Dolph Lundgren.

This year, Frasier star Kelsey Grammer, Sexy Beast actor Ray Winston and Tamar Hussain were in attendance.

Parker Bowles previously denied that he has benefited in his career from nepotism.

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Queen Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles is a chef and a food critic

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Tom Parker Bowles and Laura LopesQueen Camilla’s children Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes at the Coronation in May 2023PA

In his book, Cooking and the Crown, released on September 24 earlier this year, he described the King as “the kindest, most knowledgeable, lovely man.”

He continued: “He is someone you can ask about food and it’s like asking an academic. He’s trodden every corner of his kingdom; he knows farming – he’s a farming hero. It wouldn’t have happened without the Palace and the King.

“I knew that I was putting my head into the jaws of a lion, but if I can’t do it now, after a quarter of a century of writing about food, when can I do it?

“But, of course, it will be seen in some circles as nepotism.”