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Queen Camilla Shares Childhood Reading Memories
30 Apr
Summary
- Queen Camilla recalled her father's bedtime stories.
- She visited the United States to celebrate her charity.
- Camilla expressed her fondness for A.A. Milne's works.

Queen Camilla recently shared intimate details about her childhood during an interview in the United States. While there to promote her charity, The Queen's Reading Room, she spoke with Jenna Bush Hager about the origins of her passion for literature.
She revealed that her father, Bruce Shand, a British Army officer, would read exciting and sometimes frightening stories to her and her siblings at bedtime. This practice, she explained, instilled in her a lifelong interest in reading.
During her visit to the New York Public Library, Queen Camilla had the opportunity to celebrate one of her favorite childhood authors, A.A. Milne. She read from one of Milne's beloved works to a group of children, admitting her own enduring love for Winnie-the-Pooh.