Queen Camilla is set to attend The Queen’s Reading Room Festival this evening at Chatsworth House.
She will meet people participating in one of the charity’s grassroots outreach programmes, watch a performance of Jane Austen’s work, view items from the author’s life and meet members of the public attending a showing of Pride and Prejudice on the lawns of the house.
The Queen will donate books to the organisation’s donation point, which will be open to members of the public on Saturday, September 20.
All books donated across the festival will be distributed to The Elm Foundation service users.
Queen Camilla is set to attend The Queen’s Reading Room Festival this evening at Chatsworth House.
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The Queen will also meet members of the public who will be arriving for a showing of Pride and Prejudice on the lawns of the House.
Queen Camilla will attend a reception with literary figures taking part in the festival including Jilly Cooper, Richard Osman, Jojo Moyes, Robert Harris, Rupert Everett, Alan Titchmarsh, Sebastian Faulks, Helen Fielding, Kathryn Drysdale and Julia Quinn.
The Queen’s Reading Room was launched by Queen Camilla in 2023 and is a charity promoting the transformative power of books in the UK and beyond.
The charity was born from an Instagram book club launched in 2021 amid lockdown restrictions.
The Queen’s Reading Room was launched by Queen Camilla in 2023 and is a charity promoting the transformative power of books in the UK and beyond.
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Through neuroscientific research, the charity seeks to discover and celebrate the unique power of books to improve brain health, mental health and social connection.
Its study using brain scans and skin conductance tests found that just five minutes of reading fiction both reduces stress by nearly 20% and improves the brain’s capacity to manage stress.
The Queen’s Reading Room reaches more than 12 million people in 182 countries around the world each year with its free, educational content around books.
On Thursday, Queen Camilla has given Melania Trump a private tour of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.
The First Lady joined the Queen on the tour after Donald Trump departed Windsor Castle ahead of meeting Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers.
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The First Lady joined the Queen on the tour after Donald Trump departed Windsor Castle ahead of meeting Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers.
Despite attending the official parting of ways, Melania stayed at Windsor Castle to undertake the private tour with Queen Camilla.
The First Lady then joined the Princess of Wales at Frogmore Gardens to meet the Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields, and members of the Scouts’ Squirrels programme as they learnt about nature to achieve their ‘Go Wild’ badge.
Melania Trump and Donald Trump left the UK on Thursday evening following the conclusion of the State Visit.
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