Queen Camilla has revealed she is absolutely “hopeless” trying to imitate characters from Harry Potter when she reads to her grandchildren.
The 76-year-old has delved into her literary favorites in a new podcast series called The Queen's Reading Room, which will be released weekly from January 8th.
Speaking about her love of stories about the young wizard, she revealed that her husband, King Charles, was a much better impressionist who could “do all the voices”.
When asked which books the Queen liked to read to her grandchildren, she said: “I think the book I enjoyed reading the most was Harry Potter… all the stories.”
“I can’t imitate voices for love or money. I'm completely hopeless at this. I was a really bad actor in school and could never master the art of mimicry.
Queen Camilla has revealed she is absolutely “hopeless” at imitating characters from Harry Potter
The Queen said it was her favorite book to read to her grandchildren, but her husband was “better” at doing the parts
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“But my husband does it brilliantly, he can do all the voices.”
The Queen, who has five grandchildren, said she would tell listeners on her new podcast what her favorite read of all time was in the eight-part series.
This comes after a BBC documentary gave people a behind-the-scenes look at the royal family during Charles III's coronation year. granted.
In the film, the queen's sister said the pair were “yin and yang” but an absolutely formidable team.
Annabel Elliot described her sister as the king's “stone”, while Camilla's close friend, Lady Lansdowne, said the fact the couple had to “fight” to be together only strengthened their unwavering “bond”.
And speaking publicly for the first time about the long relationship between the king and queen, Princess Anne – not known for her emotional exuberance – gave her sister-in-law the royal seal of approval.
“I've known her for quite a while. “Her understanding of the role and the huge difference she makes to the King was absolutely outstanding,” she said.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after the coronation
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“She wouldn't be a natural for this role, but she does it really well. She provides the change of pace and tone, which is equally important.”
Each episode of Camilla's new podcast features a segment from herself before interviewing another guest.
Guests include Sir Ian Rankin, Dame Joanna Lumley and David Baddiel.
In the first episode, crime writer Peter James talks about how he manages to come up with so many ideas.