King Charles is known for sending long personal letters to those close to him.

But, it emerged today, His Majesty doesn't simply rely on handwritten missives – with Queen Camilla's former daughter-in-law opening up about receiving an email from the King.

Speaking of her bemusement, Sara Parker-Bowles told The Times of the day last year that she received the message.

"It said, 'The King would like to know what Lola wants for her birthday.' It was just surreal, like language from a fairytale."

Lola, 16, is Queen Camilla's granddaughter, and one of two children Sara shares with her ex Tom Parker-Bowles.

The former fashion journalist turned professional declutterer tied the knot with food writer in 2005 after five years of dating and went on to welcome Lola in 2007 and Frederick in 2010, before they split in 2018.

Sara was at the Coronation, watching as her former mother-in-law was crowned. She said Camilla was "really, really nervous".

Sara's son Freddy was one of the Queen's pages and appeared on Buckingham Palace balcony with his grandmother after the ceremony.

The 50-year-old said she watched her son "obsessively" and that he "did a little wave that he wasn't supposed to".

Joining Freddy as pages at the Coronation were his cousins, Gus and Louis Lopes, the son's of Camilla's daughter Laura, who also has a daughter, Eliza.

Both Laura and Tom were born during Camilla's marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles, with whom she remains on friendly terms – he even attended the Coronation.

However her grandchildren have also formed close bonds with their step-grandfather, King Charles.

"When we are with my husband in Scotland, he reads them Harry Potter," Camilla said a few years ago. "And he does all the voices, because he is a brilliant mimic. They sit spellbound. They love it."

Charles is also known to be a doting grandfather to his own grandchildren, regularly spending time with Prince William's children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl told OK! last year that Camilla has been a “hugely positive influence” on the King and has encouraged him to get closer to his grandchildren.

The royal author said George, Charlotte and Louis often play hide and seek in and around Charles' favourite bothy, a Scottish shelter, at Birkhall – his Balmoral estate.

And, she said, this close relationship was in evidence a year ago at the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee, when the then four year old Prince Louis asked to sit on “Grandpa’s knee”.

However the King has had far fewer opportunities to meet the children of his son Prince Harry, who live with their parents in California.

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet last visited the UK over a year ago.

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