- Queen Camilla has spoken about her love of reading and shared insights into King Charles’s literary habits in a new BBC programme, The Book That Changed My Life.
- She revealed that she and the King enjoy reading quietly before dinner, adding that King Charles loves biographies and often roars with laughter while reading.
- The Queen recounted how her late father, Major Bruce Shand, survived two and a half years as a prisoner of war during the Second World War by reading every book available.
- In the documentary, Camilla brought together four individuals whose lives have been transformed by literature after facing personal challenges and trauma.
- The Book That Changed My Life, which explores the transformative power of reading for pleasure, will air on BBC Two and iPlayer on 14 October.
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