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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Yassin El-Moudden and agency

Camilla praises ‘life-enhancing power’ of books amid Earl Spencer memoir controversy

Queen Camilla holds a stack of ribbon-tied books while talking with Gyles Brandreth and Reeta Chakrabarti
Queen Camilla with Gyles Brandreth speaking to author Reeta Chakrabarti during the Queen's Reading Room festival at Chatsworth House. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Queen Camilla has spoken of her love for books with a “life-enhancing power” after a series of allegations were made about King Charles in extracts from Earl Spencer’s memoir about the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Camilla was welcomed to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire for the first day of the festival for the Queen’s Reading Room, a charity she founded after the success of her Instagram book club during the pandemic.

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