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Tom Parker Bowles (30), food editor of Tatler magazine and son of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is engaged to Sara Buys, who was born in Johannesburg in 1973 when her mother was completing her degree at Wits University before moving to London. Sara and Tom plan their wedding for September. Sara's mother, Caroline, who is divorced from her father William, is the head of art at Cardinal Hinsley Boys' School in Willesden, North London. Sara attended South Hampstead High School, a private girls' school, before going to Oxford University. She is a fashion editor at Harpers & Queen. Sara caused a stir at the Royal wedding with her choice of outfit. The £2,500 Yves Saint Laurent outfit looked good at the Spring/Summer Paris Fashion show last October, but when Sara climbed onto the bus after the blessing service, photographers got more than they bargained for. The micro-mini skirt appeared to have been caught in her knickers.