Queen Camilla visited the Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol to help launch an initiative to create 50 coronation libraries to mark the coronation. She met with famed illustrator Rob Biddulph and children’s authors Cressida Cowell, Malorie Blackman, Francesca Simon, and Jasbinder Bilan, where she drew a cartoon version of the Queen Mary’s Crown used during the coronation service. The 75-year-old even coloured her picture in purple and signed it as she sat with pupils while they drew their own versions. During the session with children at the school, the new Queen impressed with her drawing, although she described it as a “little wobbly.” The engagement was Camilla’s first solo outing since the coronation service earlier in the month, where she sat down for the step-by-step drawing of the crown.
Camilla unveiled a plaque at the library commemorating her visit, and she is already a patron of the National Literacy Trust and a passionate advocate of reading and literacy. The libraries are being set up in communities with low levels of reading among children, as well as those hit by the cost of living crisis where parents may be unable to afford books for their children. They will come stocked with 23 books chosen by children across the nation, and these will bear a commemorative plate marking the coronation. The Queen joined children during a reading of Horrid Henry: The Queen’s Visit, which unceremoniously ends with the Queen getting covered by a bucket of mud and straw.
Joint engagement with King Charles
On a joint engagement with King Charles, the pair visited Covent Gardens and met members of the local community, businesses, market traders, and arts organizations. Their first stop was St. Paul’s Church, known as the Actors’ Church, to mark its 390th anniversary. The King and Queen then visited the Covent Garden Apple Market to meet local market traders specialising in British arts and crafts, as well as local restaurateurs. The pair’s final stop was the Royal Opera House, which houses The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. As Prince of Wales, His Majesty became patron of The Royal Opera in 1975, President of The Royal Ballet in 2003, and Patron of the Royal Opera House in 2009.
The King and Queen’s joint coronation took place on the 6th of May at Westminster Abbey. Following the service, they travelled back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach, with members of the royal family in the carriage procession behind.
Queen Camilla has displayed her artistic skills during her visit to the Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol. The new Queen was in the city to launch an initiative to create 50 coronation libraries to mark the coronation. She drew a cartoon version of the Queen Mary’s Crown used during the coronation service and even coloured her picture in purple and signed it, as she sat with pupils while they drew their versions. The libraries will be set up in communities with low levels of reading among children and those hit by the cost of living crisis where parents may be unable to afford books for their children.
Moreover, Queen Camilla joined children during a reading of Horrid Henry: The Queen’s Visit, which humorously ends with the Queen getting covered by a bucket of mud and straw. She also unveiled a plaque at the library commemorating her visit, and she is already a patron of the National Literacy Trust and a passionate advocate of reading and literacy. The libraries will come stocked with 23 books chosen by children across the nation, and these will bear a commemorative plate marking the coronation.
In addition, Queen Camilla and King Charles went on a joint engagement in Covent Gardens, where they visited St. Paul’s Church, Covent Garden Apple Market, and the Royal Opera House. The King and Queen’s joint coronation took place on the 6th of May at Westminster Abbey, where they travelled back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach, with members of the royal family in the carriage procession behind.
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