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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Laura Elston

Queen’s urgent mission over reading rates as book club charity marks milestone

The Queen’s book club charity was inspired by a list of recommendations she shared during lockdown (Chris Jackson/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Queen has described her charity’s mission to get people reading as “more urgent than ever”, saying “books do make life better” as she marked the fifth anniversary of her Reading Room book club.

Camilla, who founded The Queen’s Reading Room in lockdown, has spoken of her pride at what the charity has achieved, reaching a community of more than 186,000 book lovers in more than 180 countries, as she celebrated its milestone year.

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