Camilla is an old lady who loves to read. In January 2021, Britain's Future Queen launched her own book club, the Duchess of Cornwall Reading Room, on Instagram. There, Camilla shares her book list with her fans, discusses in depth what she has read before, and shares her reading and writing experiences with the authors of certain books.
On March 3, to celebrate World Book Day 2022, Prince Charles' wife, 74, created a new website for her online book club, which also featured a children's book club.
As a sign of support for her step-mother-in-law's work, Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, recommended a set of children's books for Camilla's online children's book club that she once remembered fondly and still enjoys with her three children.
In addition to Clive King and Katie Morag Series (Mairi Hedderwick), Kate recommended E.B. White's Charlotte's Web. It goes without saying that the three little Cambridge kids (Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis) love the book for obvious reasons — the title is the same as the family's most precious treasure, Princess Charlotte. The mum of three said: "This is one of our family's favorite classics, and the reason is obvious. This book tells a fascinating story of friendship, loyalty, and love. ”
There's also a book, "The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark," which Kate read last month on CBeebies bedtime Story. It's a book that Kate loved as a child, and now every time she listens to her children read it, it evokes many fond memories of her own childhood. It is also a very happy thing to share the reading experience of the books they liked in childhood with their babies.
Since the 95-year-old Queen of England publicly announced her support for Camilla's claim to be queen, this "unexpected surprise" is like injecting a "booster" into the old lady, and Camilla's motivation is really getting more and more sufficient. It seems that as she gets closer and closer to the top of power, Camilla wants to leave something in the hearts of her country and people. In a previous interview special, the nearly 75-year-old British queen-to-be said: "It is a great honor for me to be queen. This is also a great honor, and there can be no greater honor. It really helps me to further emphasize the philanthropy that I care about. ...... ”
At the same time, the relationship between the stepmother and the stepson Prince William's family seems to have become more delicate. For many years, because of Princess Diana's relationship, Prince William and Camilla have maintained a relationship that is not far away.
As a son and heir to the throne, although Camilla's presence has always been a thorn in William's heart, for the happiness of his old father, Prince Charles, and the future of the monarchy system he maintains, the Duke of Cambridge can only and has to choose to "seek common ground while reserving differences".
A royal source told the media: "William and Camilla are not particularly close. But over the years, he also had to admit that Camilla did bring joy to his father. And now we are in a very special period of history, and he is well aware that they have to support each other and live in harmony. ”
Seeking common ground while reserving differences is a kind of cultivation and a pattern. This means that in order to achieve a harmonious and coexistence situation, it is necessary to let go of the entanglements and unfairness of the past and accept everything in reality with as peaceful a state of mind as possible. Seriously, it's not easy. Fortunately, William had a Kate by his side. Everything becomes a lot easier.
In less than a month since Camilla was announced that she could be sealed in the future, Kate had twice "acted jointly" with her step-mother-in-law. On February 3, before the Queen issued an open letter, Kate, at the invitation of her father-in-law Charles, visited London's Trinity Buoy Pier Cultural and Arts Training Base with Charles Camilla alone.
In fact, such a "three-person linkage" is extremely rare. It only happened once before in 2012. After the queen issued an open letter, many royal fans said that the "three-person linkage" at that time may have contained a hint of implication.
That day, Kate wore a grey Catherine Walker dress that Kate had worn during the Queen's joint visit to King's College London in 2019. In the eyes of many fans, this is already a hint. One fan said in the comments section: "Kate put on the dress she wore when she was alone with the Queen and appeared with Camilla, which is actually a subtle hint. A lot of fans agree with this view.
On Thursday, Kate's support for Camilla's newly launched book club also spared no effort. Perhaps after closing the door, the relationship between William's family and Camilla is still not close, but what the outside world sees is a peaceful picture of the stepmother and stepson family getting along. This is enough, this kind of seeking common ground while reserving differences is an inevitable choice made to achieve the "maximization of coexistence of interests", and it is also a kind of cultivation that must be experienced. For William, this may be the unfulfilled life he had to endure, an unchangeable life. Anyway, one thing is for sure in the future, and we'll see more interactions between William, Kate, and Camilla.
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