A video of the conservation between The Queen Consort and the children’s laureate, Joseph Coelho, is being released by BookTrust.
It comes as thousands of children arrive at school and nursery dressed as their favourite book characters for World Book Day 2023.
The Queen Consort has a longstanding commitment to championing the importance of reading and is a long-time supporter of BookTrust. As Duchess of Cornwall, Her Majesty became Patron of the charity in 2011, taking over the role from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
On the importance and benefits of reading, during the conversation Her Majesty said, ‘When you see the pure enjoyment that children are getting out of reading, and if you get that at a very early age, it’s going to help you so much in future life… the more books you read, the more you are going to understand about different places, different cultures, different ways of life.’
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