Camilla walks to her literary festival in VERY royal blue as she waves to Dame Judi Dench
- Speakers included actor Dame Judi Dench who was pictured with Camilla
- The festival follows the success of Camilla’s book club launched in 2021
The Queen made a glamorous run to Hampton Court Palace today after nearly missing the opening of her inaugural literary festival.
Camilla was stuck in motorway traffic and missed a star-studded reception to mark the inaugural Queen’s Reading Room Festival.
Fortunately, his understudy – the King – stepped into the breach and replaced his saluting luminaries including Sir Derek Jacobi, Richard E Grant and Dame Joanna Lumley.
But his official car arrived just in time to be greeted by star of the evening Dame Judi Dench – who was talking about her lifelong passion for Shakespeare – with Dame Joanna and host Gyles Brandreth.
“Everything was closed,” the Queen – who looked stylish in a flowing blue jumpsuit by Anna Valentine – told Dame Joanna.
Britain’s Queen Camilla meets Dame Judi Dench at a reception today
King Charles and his wife Camilla hosted a royal reception at Hampton Court Palace today for the first Queen’s Reading Room Festival
The festival follows the success of Queen Camilla’s Book Club which launched on Instagram in January 2021 and has amassed over 160,000 followers.
Charles was seen smiling and waving to guests at a reception for the festival at Hampton Court Palace earlier today
She warmly embraced the two Ladies and their husbands.
“We were gray with anxiety but everything is fine now! Lumley replied
Buckingham Palace said Her Majesty was unfortunately detained by “weather-related transport issues”.
The Queen’s Reading Room started as a post-lockdown Instagram book club to share Camilla’s love of reading and literacy.
It has now become a charity and literary center and this year held its first one-day festival at historic Hampton Court.
King Charles and his wife Camilla hosted a royal reception at Hampton Court Palace today for the Queen’s first Reading Room Festival.
The festival follows the success of Queen Camilla’s Book Club which launched on Instagram in January 2021 and has amassed over 160,000 followers.
The Queen’s Reading Room is a charity aiming to develop an appreciation for literature in adults and children in the UK and around the world.
Charles was seen smiling and waving to guests at a reception for the festival at Hampton Court Palace earlier today.
The Queen’s Reading Room is a charity aiming to develop an appreciation for literature in adults and children in the UK and around the world.
Britain’s King Charles III walking through the Communication Gallery at Hampton Court Palace
Dame Judi Dench at a reception with authors, actors and lovers of literature tonight at the first Literary Festival in the Queen’s Reading Room
Guests attend the inaugural Literary Festival in the Queen’s Reading Room at Hampton Court Palace
The king’s wife wore a royal blue jumpsuit which she paired with black shoes. Meanwhile, Charles looked dapper in a navy blue pinstripe suit.
The event brought various acts of entertainment, such as a screening of Austentatious, the award-winning comedy hit seen in the West End and heard on Radio 4.
The cast improvised a humorous new novel by Jane Austen, based on a title coined by Queen Camilla.
The variety of novels included in Camilla’s book club are sure to entertain those who read, as different genres and storytelling styles are explored.
Dame Judi Dench showed her support for Queen’s Book Club today by speaking at the event
King Charles meets British actors Derek Jacobi and Richard E. Grant at a reception for the inaugural Queen’s Reading Room Literary Festival
Charles was pictured with smiling guests today as he attended the reception
Britain’s Queen Camilla arrives to attend a reception for the festival
