Queen Camilla has revealed a surprising secret from her teenage years: she used to hide a copy of the once-controversial novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover beneath her pillow and read it by flashlight.
Speaking in the BBC documentary The Book That Changed My Life, Camilla recalls the irresistible appeal of forbidden books and shares a glimpse into her private life with King Charles. The couple enjoy reading together before dinner, although Charles sometimes disrupts the peace by roaring with laughter at P. G. Wodehouse novels.
Meanwhile, a Telegraph columnist has suggested naming an airport after Camilla in recognition of her charitable work, particularly her efforts to promote literacy and support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
There is also speculation about Camilla’s future home. Royal commentator Angela Levin claims she has heard rumors that Charles wants Royal Lodge, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s former residence, prepared for Camilla in the event that she outlives him. The claim remains unconfirmed.
And a charming story from King Charles’s Coronation has emerged. Former Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt recalls the King becoming thoroughly bored during rehearsals until Prince Louis arrived. Charles immediately brightened up and stopped proceedings to show his grandson the Crown Jewels. Mordaunt also reveals how she waited for the ceremony in enormous fluffy slippers while preparing to carry the eight-pound Sword of State.
In a more solemn royal engagement, Charles, Camilla and Prince William are preparing to visit Aberfan, Wales, to mark sixty years since the disaster that killed 144 people, including 116 children, when a coal waste tip collapsed onto a school and nearby homes.
The visit will bring together survivors, bereaved families and emergency workers. We revisit Queen Elizabeth’s controversial decision to wait eight days before visiting Aberfan, a delay widely described as one of her greatest regrets, and hear the heartbreaking memories of those who survived the tragedy.
Questions this episode answers: What forbidden book did Queen Camilla secretly read as a teenager? What do King Charles and Camilla do together before dinner? Why does Charles sometimes annoy Camilla while reading? Could Royal Lodge become Queen Camilla’s future home? Why does a columnist want to name an airport after Camilla? What did Prince Louis do during King Charles’s Coronation rehearsals? Why was Penny Mordaunt wearing fluffy slippers at the Coronation? What happened in the Aberfan disaster? Why did Queen Elizabeth wait eight days before visiting Aberfan? And how will Charles, Camilla and William commemorate the tragedy?
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