'You've put osteoporosis on the map,' the Queen said. 'Can I just plead with you to keep going?' Camilla's tribute to MoS's Ruth Sunderland as she (and her mum) attend royal reception for bone disease campaigners

'You've put osteoporosis on the map,' the Queen said. 'Can I just plead with you to keep going?' Camilla's tribute to MoS's Ruth Sunderland as she (and her mum) attend royal reception for bone disease campaigners By Ruth Sunderland for the Mail on Sunday Published: 23:04, 5 October 2024 | Updated: 23:29, 5 October 2024 e-mail View comments Since I was diagnosed with osteoporosis last autumn, my life has taken surprising turns. But I didn't expect it to lead to me – and my Mum – meeting the Queen in the Morning Room at Clarence House .

I was invited because of my campaigning in this newspaper to raise awareness of the deadly bone disease, in particular to help people to receive an early diagnosis by making Fracture Liaison Services available throughout the country. At the reception, I was presented with a certificate of appreciation in the presence of Her Majesty. I felt a surge of pride standing by her and when she expressed 'huge thanks' for the work this paper has done.

'It really has put osteoporosis on the map,' she said. 'Can I just plead with you to keep going..

. it makes an enormous difference to a lot of people who would otherwise go undiagnosed.' By that point, I was buzzing.

The run-up to the reception was nerve-racking: with impeccable timing, earlier in the week I not only had a stye in my eye but also an emergency dental visit. Mail on Sunday journalist Ruth Sunderland and her mother meet the Queen in the Morning Room at Clarence House Queen Camilla with the .