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Queen Camilla's Reading Room becomes a charity to help spread literacy

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25th February 2023
Queen Camilla has made a big change to her online book club. The Queen’s Reading Room is now officially a charitable organisation that will help build community around reading. The Queen’s Reading Room originally started in April 2020. The then-Duchess of Cornwall shared a list of her favourite books on Instagram to help people manage during lockdowns. There was such a positive…
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Have you nominated a Coronation Champion?

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24th February 2023
Queen Camilla has announced a new award scheme to celebrate the Coronation with the Royal Voluntary Service. The Coronation Champion Awards nominations are now open.  The Queen and Dame Judy Dench have launched the Coronation Champion Awards to recognise volunteers and…
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Queen Camilla to become registered owner of Queen Elizabeth II's racehorses

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22nd February 2023
Queen Camilla will officially be named as co-owner of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s racehorses. Currently, all of the horses are registered in The King’s name. The Racing Post reports that the registration of ownership will be changed, with King Charles and Queen Camilla becoming co-owners. When they were Prince of Wales & Duchess of Cornwall, Charles & Camilla owned a…
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Queen Camilla to be the first consort to recycle a crown since Queen Caroline in 1727

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15th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown, which was created in 1911, for the 6 May coronation. This is the first time in nearly 300 years that a consort will use a previously-created crown for their coronation.  Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown at Westminster Abbey in May, but the crown will look slightly different than at its first…
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Queen Camilla forced to cancel Valentine's Day engagements due to illness

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13th February 2023
Queen Camilla has been forced to postpone a series of engagements in the West Midlands after becoming unwell. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson says Her Majesty has a ‘seasonal illness’ and can no longer visit Edgbaston or Telford. Her Majesty was due to visit the two locations on Valantine’s Day, however, she will instead spend the day recuperating. The Queen hopes to…
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