Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom has spoken out at the launch of her new charity, and amid controversy over the bowdlerisation of classic children’s books, imploring authors to resist censorship to roar “like a pride of lions”.
The new Queen made a strident intervention on the now long-running public debate on growing censorship, going beyond inference and implicit statements to outright call on authors to write what they want to write without fear of censorship.
Speaking at Clarence House, a royal palace in London, Camilla said: “… thank you, on behalf of book lovers and book clubs everywhere, for sharing your talents with us and for everything you do to promote literacy and a love of literature.
“Please keep doing so and please remain true to your calling, unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your…
