Queen Camilla turns heads in green as she hosts special literacy reception
Queen Camilla has been recognised as a champion for literacy and shares her love of reading with all ages.
Queen Camilla turned heads looking stunning in a green floral patterned dress as she hosted a reception for the National Literacy Trust (NLT) at Clarence House this afternoon.
As patron of the charity, Her Majesty invited community volunteers and authors to celebrate the NLT's 30th anniversary as it continues its vital work helping young children to develop their reading and literacy skills.
Upon her arrival the royal was greeted by the organisation's Chief Executive Jonathan Douglas and its Chair of Trustees Joanna Prior, before she met with the rest of the invited guests.
Among those were the NLT's Literacy Champions, individuals based across the UK whose role is to organise events and activities for children under 5 to share the joys of reading.
Some of these events might involve creating and sharing fun activities for families, setting up and managing community bookshelves or becoming a storyteller.
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Adele Parks, bestselling author and NLT Ambassador, also gave a speech at the reception before Camilla cut a special ceremonial cake for the anniversary.
The National Literacy Trust has been a huge supporter of reading in schools and communities in 20 areas across the country over the last three decades.
There are currently over 1,000 NLT Literacy Champions with a range of different jobs, from bus drivers to teachers to football coaches and library workers.
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Her Majesty became patron of the National Literacy Trust in November 2010, when she was still the Duchess of Cornwall.
Since then she has been tirelessly advocating for the importance of literacy, not only for enjoyment but also to create greater opportunities.
As part of her work the Queen has visited schools, prisons and various workplaces to see the success of reading schemes across the generations.
For her first solo engagement following the Coronation, in May 2023 Camilla visited Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol to open the first of 50 Coronation Libraries.
These libraries have been created in partnership with the Primary School Library Alliance to establish reading spaces in areas with low levels of literacy.
In some areas the cost of living crisis has made it less likely for families to be able to afford having books at home, making these libraries crucial to encourage these children to read.
In May 2024, one year after the first Coronation Library was opened, the Queen officially opened the 50th one at Moreland Primary School in London.