Queen Camilla takes big step as Harry drops patronage Queen Camilla makes big decision Prince Harry steps down as patron of a charity Queen Camilla takes big step as Harry drops patronage Queen Camilla, who emphasised the transformative power of literature, has sparked gasps at royal residence with her big decision amid reports of Prince Harry's announcement to step down as patron of a charity. setTimeout(function(){ var scriptElement=document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.

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display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); The Queen left guests in surprise as she revealed: "From its humble beginnings, my Reading Room now reaches over 12 million people in 173 countries each yea." In her speech, Camilla said: "Through literature, we experience life through another's eyes, we are comforted, strengthened, we laugh, we cry, we travel to different lands, and we escape the real world." "In short, books, and those who create them, make life better.

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