# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DODh8OvDFQx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34016210-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-01T09:48:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Queen Camilla was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, according to a new book about the Royal Family.
 
The Queen was 16 or 17-years-old when the incident happened on a train to Paddington Station, in London, according to the book by former Royal editor of the Times newspaper, Valentine Low.
 
She took off her shoe and hit a man who touched her, which is something her mother had told her to do if she ever found herself in that situation.
 
When she arrived in London, she reported the incident to station staff and the man was arrested.
 
Low said the Queen told Boris Johnson the story of her experience in 2008, when he was mayor of London.
 
Tap the link below to read more about Queen Camilla’s recent work supporting the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and rape.
 
(📷 Getty Images / Shutterstock)
 
#QueenCamilla #RoyalFamily #BBCNews

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