THE books can help those who have undergone serious trauma: it is the message that Queen Camilla – which has long been involved in the fight against domestic violence and coercive control – is preparing to promote with the imminent announcement of a new, unexpected partnership. Two of his charity have, in fact, decided to join with a single purpose, that of Fight, through reading, the plague of abuse.
Queen Camilla fights violence by force of books
There Queen’s reading roomcharity founded by the sovereign, aims to spread the importance of reading through events of various kinds and has already begun to collaborate with the Elm Foundationanother organization supported by the Queen and which instead dedicates itself to the fight against domestic violence.
Read books to make up for a lifetime
Donations of local books and socially social inhelations will be placed at the basis of the new partnership, which will work closely with the victims, assisting them in the recovery process from trauma precisely through the power of reading. An ordinary activity, said the Queen in the past, which instead hides deep therapeutic abilities: thanks to them And It is possible to get out of forced isolation, reconnecting to others, recovering a certain confidence in oneself and therefore resuming to live a life as normal as possible.
Queen Camilla firmly believes in the book clubs
The emphasis is also placed on group reading and the importance of the book clubs. Camilla has often spoken of the psychological aspects of reading not only alone but also together with other people, passing books and commenting on the contents. The two charity will therefore use volunteers who will have the task of establishing and managing throughout the country Reading groups aimed at abuse survivors.
Camilla to a reception in Clarence House, the London home in which she lives together with her husband King Carlo, on the occasion of the second anniversary of her reading room, February 2023 (Getty Images)
The announcement at the Festival of the book of Queen Camilla
Camilla Annagerto formally the initiative during the third edition of the Queen’s reading Room Festival, that this year the 19 and 20 September. The location chosen by the Queen And the majestic setting of Chatsworth Housearistocratic dwelling of northern England, immortalized in films such as Pride and prejudicewith Keira Knightley and in the television series Peaky Blinders, from the BBC. The proceeds from the Festival will be donated in part to the financing of the initiatives of the new partnership, soon destined to expand also internationally.