📚📖 The Duchess of Cornwall has attended several engagements this week in support of projects which promote reading for people all ages.
An avid reader herself, HRH believes it is vital to support children and adults alike to develop an interest in the world of literacy.
On Tuesday, The Duchess welcomed authors Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo to Clarence House, joint winners of
#bookerprize2019.
First awarded in 1969, the Booker Prize brings recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction.
The Duchess has presented the Booker Prize to six previous winners, including 2018 winner Anna Burns.
The Duchess then attended a performance and tea party for Poetry Together, an initiative that encourages schools to link with care homes - bringing people of all ages together to learn a poem by heart.
200 schools and elderly groups, from all over the UK, have been involved with the initiative so far.
Finally, The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a tea to celebrate the 20th annive...