In 2022, the Duchess of Sussex launched her Archetypes podcast, which was an immediate hit. The British media behaved as if Meghan’s podcast was a slap in the face to every Windsor, every corgi, and every white person. They howled, ranted, screamed, cried and lied. They also acted as if Meghan personally came into their homes, held a gun to their head and forced them to listen to a podcast. It was definitely weird. Meanwhile, Princess Eugenie launched the Floodlight podcast last year and barely a peep from the media. And now this: Queen Camilla’s “Reading Room” charity will also do a podcast.
A charity established by the Queen is to launch a podcast featuring guests including Dame Joanna Lumley and Sir Ian Rankin. The Queen’s Reading Room was formed from a book club set up by Camilla in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic to celebrate the power and benefits of reading. On Friday, the charity announced it will debut its first series of The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast in January.
Across eight episodes, plus a bonus episode with lexicographer and Countdown star Susie Dent, a number of well-known guests will talk to host Vicki Perrin about their relationship with reading.
The first episode will see Perrin in conversation with 63-year-old crime fiction author Sir Ian, who will talk about his childhood and how he fell in love with books. Absolutely Fabulous star Dame Joanna, 77, will feature in the second episode to speak about her book collection and favourite writers.
The other podcast guests are poet Joseph Coelho, novelist Elif Shafak, comedian David Baddiel, American author Ann Patchett, Lessons In Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus and screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Perrin, the chief executive of The Queen’s Reading Room, said: “There is nothing quite like a brilliant book recommendation from a friend, but it’s even better when that person is one of your favourite authors or most admired persons. I hope that this podcast will inspire listeners to new literary adventures and help those wishing to love books a little more find the books which set their imaginations alight.”
To be fair, nowhere does it say that Camilla will actually interview anyone or even appear on the pod, but it’s being done in her name, The Queen’s Reading Room. One of the most bizarre parts of the Archetypes nonsense really was the media acting as if it was their duty to listen to it AND criticize/critique it. I wonder if that same energy will be brought to Camilla’s endeavor? Suddenly, podcasts aren’t gauche, tacky and “too American,” huh? As always, Meghan is the blueprint and Kate isn’t the only one “copying” Meghan.
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: (L-R) Gyles Brandreth, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Joanna Lumley during The Oldie Luncheon, in celebration of the Duchess’s 75th Birthday at National Liberal Club on July 12, 2022 in London, England.,Image: 706838489, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson / Avalon
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall with Joanna Lumley during The Oldie Luncheon, in celebration of the Duchess’s 75th Birthday, at National Liberal Club on July 12, 2022 in London, England.,Image: 706844668, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson / Avalon
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- Queen Camilla opens Winter Flowers Week, a celebration of seasonal flowers and foliage, at the Garden Museum, London, United Kingdom, on 07 December 2023. Pic Shows HM The Queen Her Majesty will be introduced to guest curator Prof. Barbara Paca and Her Excellency Karen-Mae Hill OBE, High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda, as well as representatives from Botanique Antiguan heritage company.,Image: 827597849, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Paul Grover / Avalon
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- Queen Camilla opens Winter Flowers Week, a celebration of seasonal flowers and foliage, at the Garden Museum, London, United Kingdom, on 07 December 2023. Pic Shows HM The Queen Her Majesty will be introduced to guest curator Prof. Barbara Paca and Her Excellency Karen-Mae Hill OBE, High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda, as well as representatives from Botanique Antiguan heritage company.,Image: 827597930, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Paul Grover / Avalon
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- Camilla, The Queen Consort alongside her husband King Charles III host a reception at Clarence House in London, for authors, members of the literary community and representatives of literacy charities, to celebrate the second anniversary of The Reading Room Featuring: Camilla, The Queen Consort Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 23 Feb 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages.com/Cover Images **North America Rights Only**
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- Camilla, The Queen Consort alongside her husband King Charles III host a reception at Clarence House in London, for authors, members of the literary community and representatives of literacy charities, to celebrate the second anniversary of The Reading Room Featuring: Camilla, The Queen Consort Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 23 Feb 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages.com/Cover Images **North America Rights Only**
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- Queen Camilla during a visit to Robinson Library, Armagh, Co Armagh, to continue her work to foster a love of reading across all ages as part of a two day visit to Northern Ireland. Featuring: Queen Camilla Where: Armagh, United Kingdom When: 25 May 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Reception with authors, actors and lovers of literature attending the inaugural Queen’s Reading Room Literary Festival at Hampton Court Palace. Featuring: Camilla Queen Consort Where: London, United Kingdom When: 11 Jun 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Reception with authors, actors and lovers of literature attending the inaugural Queen’s Reading Room Literary Festival at Hampton Court Palace. Featuring: Camilla Queen Consort Where: London, United Kingdom When: 11 Jun 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
From the way the BM writes, it’s doubtful they read much literature. They will likely ignore Cam’s podcast unless she bribes some to talk it up. She should have W&K on it so they can talk about their love of literature.
Was the real reason for the press crying and screaming about Meghan’s podcast was that Camilla had plans to launch her own?
No, because no lump of nothing in that family have any original bone in their body. Instead, here’s the rule as far as I’ve observed. Whenever Harry and Meghan launch a successful project, the Firm has the following two-prong response: (part 1) KP/BP activate the (not so) invisible contract to get lackey’s, especially auntie Maureen and camillatomineyisaliar to scream, cry, and lie about the project; (part 2) the royal family, usually William and Kate, rush to copy Harry and Meghan. This time it’s her royal cowness doing the copying.
Unfortunately for the Firm, the leftovers simply lack Harry and Meghan’s talent and work ethic to pull any of this off, which is, quite frankly, a pleasure to behold.
This announcement is GIVING stale scones & lukewarm Earl’s Gray tea🤣
Good afternoon,
Welcome to the most boring podcast on planet Earth.
Thank you.
As a book nerd, the podcast sounds interesting but my Lord, it’s always so jarring to read the Queen and remember whom they’re referring to…smh
I think this sounds really interesting, too. I’m going to ignore the Camilla stank on it.
As much as I don’t like Camilla, this is one of the few things I do like about her and I do follow the account on Instagram. But I never expected Camilla to become Copy Cat Camilla lol. I love to read, am a huge bookworm, and physically incapable of entering a bookstore without buying a book (yes I know libraries exist, which is what my friends always ask me when they learn the absurd amount of books I own). Camilla/her team tends to pick books that have been published for awhile and not always new ones unlike the major American book clubs that almost only focus on new books (Oprah, Jenna, Reese, Good Morning America). I may listen to the podcast as I know a few of the authors mentioned in the press release (I feel bad, I only listened to the first episode of Meghan’s podcast which I did enjoy, I got busy… I’m off the next 2 weeks so will try to catch up and listen to them!). I didn’t expect her to actually host it, at least Meghan did her own podcast and did all the hard work! Camilla is just putting her name on it.
So you have listened to a few that are news outlet types so, of course, focus mostly on new books, and think mostly? Try The History of Literature podcast, Literary Friction, Marlon and Jake Read Dead People and NPR’s Book of the Day.
What was the saying? First, they talk sh*t about you, then they copy you. lol. RF will always be the followers. Diana and H&M are the leaders & trend-setters.
Ok now they don’t want a biracial woman in their pristine white family but they sure will copy whatever she does that is good.
She gets more hideous every day. Ugh.
That top photo. Yikes!
Mmm,wonder if she will recommend peirs Morgans book The art of the Hack “😂😂bet she contributed to the 1st chapter and wrote the intro!
I’m kind of surprised that William and Kate haven’t tried to launch their own podcast yet.
Lau, IIRC, they already have something on youtube. It didn’t sound like they were doing much.