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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Queen Camilla marks 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh with visit to woodland that inspired classic

The Queen has visited Ashdown Forest, the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood, to mark a century since the beloved children's books were first published.

On her inaugural visit as patron of the Royal Literary Fund, Camilla arrived in East Sussex on Tuesday. She commemorated the 1926 debut of Winnie-the-Pooh, met children's authors, and unveiled the new 'Queen's Walk' all-weather trail.

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