The Duchess of Cornwall has offered a group of young bookworms the benefit of her years of experience, telling them: “Keep on reading and you’ll go a long way.”
Camilla marked World Book Day by visiting a London primary school and sat down with pupils, enjoying a reading circle, to help promote the global event.
The duchess is patron of several organisations that support literacy including the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust and First Story, and has been a passionate supporter of the BBC children’s writing competition 500 Words.
After reading the opening section of Lauren Child’s book Hubert Horatio: A Very Fishy Tale with some of the children in the school library, she attended an assembly to hear how the pupils spent the weeks leading up to World Book Day.
She told the youngsters from Avondale Park School in Notting Hill: “I’ve had a lovely time upstairs reading with some of the reading stars and they even made me read a bit of the book myself – very, very impressive.
“I hope you all enjoy reading as much as I do. I spend a lot time reading now I have grandchildren, probably the same age as
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