Queen reflects on reading 'forbidden' Lady Chatterley's Lover under the pillow
Queen Camilla shared personal reflections on her lifelong love of reading, noting how she secretly read 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' as a teenager. She emphasized the importance of literacy and described the quiet reading habits she shares with King Charles.
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This human-interest story highlights the cultural value of literature and provides a rare personal glimpse into the lives of the British monarchy.
Figure caption, "It's like the best tonic in the world": Queen Camilla on why she loves to read
Royal correspondent Published 15 minutes ago Queen Camilla has recalled secretly reading Lady Chatterley's Lover, the passionate and controversial novel by DH Lawrence, as a teenager in the 1960s.
"As teenagers you read a lot of romances. It was the moment of Lady Chatterley, under our pillows, reading that by torchlight. You know the minute something is forbidden, you want to get hold of it," she said about the novel that had been at the centre of an obscenity trial.
The Queen spoke about memorable moments in her own reading for BBC documentary The Book That Changed My Life, and about the life-changing power of literacy and books.
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