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Queen Camilla has spoken publicly about her experience. obscene assault For the first time, she said the incident made her “angry” and “angry.”
this attackreported for the first time in the book power and palace Earlier this year, it happened while traveling to Paddington Station When Camilla was 16 or 17 years old.
It outlines how the future queen Hit the man with the heel of your shoe After he touches her, before reporting him and seeing him arrested when the train arrives.
Queen’s revelation comes as she talks to racing commentator about domestic violence and sexual abuse John Hunter with his daughter Amy on the BBC Radio 4 show today program.
She praised the strength and bravery of Mr Hunter and his family after his wife Carol and daughters Louise and Hannah were rescued. Killed in crossbow attack It was Louise’s ex-boyfriend who did it.
She said she had “kind of forgotten” what had happened to her, but was encouraged to share her story after hearing about the attack.
“I remember something that had been lurking in the back of my brain for a long time,” the Queen told John and Amy Hunt and the BBC’s Emma Barnett in an interview at Clarence House. “When I was a teenager I was attacked on a train.
“I was reading my book and this boy – man – attacked me and I did fight back,” she added.
She remembers getting off the train and “my mom looked at me and said, ‘Why is your hair standing up, why are the buttons on your coat missing?'” I was attacked.
“I was physically attacked, but I remember the anger, and I was very angry about it.”
The Queen said the Hunter family’s bravery encouraged her to speak out, telling the show: “When the topic of domestic violence comes up and suddenly you hear stories like John and Amy’s, I feel very strongly about that.”
Amy Hunter responded: “Your Majesty, thank you for sharing this. It takes a lot of effort to share these things because every woman has her own story.”
In July 2024, Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunter were murdered by Louise’s ex-boyfriend Kyle Clifford at their home in Hertfordshire. Speaking of the family’s grief, Mr Hunter said it was “very sad every moment”.
“You have to try to find our strengths and arm yourself with as many tools as possible to help you get through the next hour,” he added.
In a show guest-edited by Theresa May, they also discuss the issue of online radicalization of young people. The Queen promotes education and attention to young people to ensure they do not become abusers.
“Their parents or relatives may have abused them or done terrible things to them. So they almost grow up believing that this is a natural thing,” she said.
“But if you can get them in early and teach them respect for women, I think that’s really important to get into school…and the more I look at it, the more I think it’s the most important thing we can do right now.”
Queen Camilla has a long history of working with victims of domestic violence, including visiting rape centers in the UK and abroad, hosting receptions for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, and speaking on the issue.
She praised the Hunter family, telling them: “I just want to say that wherever your family is now, they would be so proud of you both.
“They’ll be smiling at you from above and thinking, Oh my God, what a great father, husband, sister. They’ll be so proud of you both.”