Royal family shares an update on Queen Camilla's recent move

 

On Wednesday, June 11, Queen Camilla startled fans with a surprise visit at a special event in Bloomsbury to commemorate the Women's Prize for Fiction's 30th anniversary.

The Queen praised the award's founders for elevating the female voice from the edges of the literary world to the forefront.

The royal family released details of Queen Camilla's visit on their official social media sites, along with breathtaking images.

The Palace captioned the photographs, "The Queen has joined brilliant authors at a special event for the Women's Prize for Fiction in Bedford Square this afternoon."

The news release continued: "Ahead of their Awards ceremony tomorrow, Her Majesty met this year's @WomensPrize shortlisted authors, judges and past winners, before addressing guests to congratulate them on the past three decades of incredible storytelling."

It said as follows: "Congratulations to Bernardine Evaristo, recipient of the first-ever Women's Prize Outstanding Contribution Award!"

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Kate Mosse, the founder and novelist who invited the Queen to attend the anniversary celebration, claimed her participation was kept a secret: "Nobody knew, which is why people were so surprised." If you're going to lay on the Queen, it has to be the Queen herself, not Beyoncé."

In the Green Room, the 77-year-old was presented to the six authors selected for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

She joked that the rivalry among finalists was fierce, telling Camilla, "We're trying to knock each other out." The Champagne glasses are poisoned; there may be one fewer standing by this afternoon!"