TOThe aftermath of the man’s trial that for years had abused the French Gisèle Pelicot, Queen Camilla He sat at the desk of his study in Clarence House, in London, and wrote a letter to her. A private letter, in which Parker Bowles – who has long been engaged in the fight against domestic abuse – expressed all his admiration for the courage and dignity shown by the 72 -year -old Pelicot in giving up his anonymity and ensuring justice, in one case that has shocked the whole world.
The moved words of Queen Camilla to Gisèle Pelicot
To reveal it was an assistant of the same queen at the American magazine Newsweek. Camilla, 77, would have been “extremely affected” From the case of Pelicot, and would have followed the trial lasting over three months in Avignon and ended last December. The woman’s ex -husband, Dominique Pelicot, was sentenced to 20 years in prison – the maximum sentence scheduled – for having repeatedly narcotized his wife during a decade and subjected to violence, making her rap even by 50 men, none of whom was acquitted.
The emotion of Queen Camilla
To hit Camilla would have been particularly Pelicot’s decision to give up anonymity and to undergo extreme courage to the inevitable public scrutiny. And he would have been particularly moved by the words spoken by Pelicot at the beginning of the trial: “Shame is not mine, but of those who abused me”.
The English petition for Pelicot
In facing the process by presenting itself every day in court despite the great physical and emotional sufferings, Gisèle Pelicot, feminist heroine, is celebrated in Great Britain for highlighting a serious social problem worldwide. So much A petition was started in London Who would like to ensure the Nobel Peace Prize for this year. And there are almost 200 thousand signatures already collected.
Queen Camilla in Buckingham Palace with the actresses Cate Blanchett and Lesley Manville, London, febrio 2025 (Getty Images)
Gisèle Pelicot expected by the Queen to Buckingham Palace?
Engaged for years in initiatives against domestic abuses and sexual violence, Camilla organizes Buckingham Palace frequent receptions for victims and activists. At court it is rumored that nothing would make the queen happy as having Gisèle Pelicot among her guests. An opportunity to personally demonstrate her support. And an invitation that, they say, would have already been sent by Camilla.
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