{"id":2298941,"date":"2026-02-25T07:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2298941"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:09:09","slug":"queen-camilla-has-tea-with-sexual-violence-survivor-gisele-pelicot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-camilla-has-tea-with-sexual-violence-survivor-gisele-pelicot\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Camilla Has Tea With Sexual Violence Survivor Gis\u00e8le Pelicot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"cli cli-embed cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject\">\n<div class=\"js-react-hydrator\" style=\"display:contents\" data-component-name=\"YouTube\" data-component-id=\"8008\" data-component-props=\"{&quot;itemType&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;isLiveblogEmbed&quot;:false,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentIndexByType&quot;:1,&quot;contentListType&quot;:&quot;embed&quot;,&quot;code&quot;:&quot;&lt;div style=\\&quot;left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F9B2Tho_nMU?rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\\&quot; style=\\&quot;top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\\&quot; allowfullscreen scrolling=\\&quot;no\\&quot; allow=\\&quot;accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\\&quot; referrerpolicy=\\&quot;strict-origin\\&quot; id=\\&quot;youtube-embed-F9B2Tho_nMU-5200\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;The Mirror&quot;,&quot;author_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3EmxrWVl7K8xBH_UVIWY4Q&quot;,&quot;cache_age&quot;:86400,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The Queen held an emotional meeting with French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot, and told her she was left \\&quot;speechless\\&quot; by the account of her ordeal in her new memoir. 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data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"699dd7eee4b09763577c10c6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/queen-camilla\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">Queen Camilla<\/a> told French <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gisele-pelicot-book-france-dominique-rape-4cd6f5bacc7fa9d483d610a3b38551a5\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"rape survivor Gis\u00e8le Pelicot\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"699dd7eee4b09763577c10c6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gisele-pelicot-book-france-dominique-rape-4cd6f5bacc7fa9d483d610a3b38551a5\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">rape survivor Gis\u00e8le Pelicot<\/a> on Monday that she was left \u201cspeechless\u201d by Pelicot\u2019s memoir, as the two met over tea at Clarence House in a private meeting rich with symbolism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Pelicot, 73, is in Britain at the end of a U.K. tour for her memoir, \u201cA Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides,\u201d which was launched Friday at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The event drew a sellout crowd of more than 2,000, with readings by actors <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kate-winslet\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Kate Winslet\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"699dd7eee4b09763577c10c6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kate-winslet\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">Kate Winslet<\/a>, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliet Stevenson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Camilla welcomed Pelicot and her partner, Jean-Loup Agopian, and the two women spoke for about 30 minutes through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The queen opened in French and joked she had studied the language 60 years ago but had forgotten it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Camilla, who has long campaigned against domestic violence and sexual abuse, told Pelicot she had read the memoir in just two days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t put it down,\u201d Camilla said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve met so many survivors of rape and sexual abuse I never thought I could be shocked by anything any more, but I was shocked at your case. It left me speechless,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The meeting came at a fraught moment for the monarchy, as the royal family confronts renewed scrutiny over the fallout from the Andrew-Epstein scandal \u2014 a crisis that has again raised questions about accountability, privilege and how institutions respond to sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Against that backdrop, observers said that Camilla\u2019s embrace of Pelicot carried added resonance for a royal household trying to show moral clarity on violence against women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Pelicot became <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/dominique-pelicot-gisele-pelicot-france-gisele-pelicot-verdict-shootings-841e8b9d567f45268ac03ff77f8c1084\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"an international symbol of resilience after waiving her anonymity\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"699dd7eee4b09763577c10c6\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/dominique-pelicot-gisele-pelicot-france-gisele-pelicot-verdict-shootings-841e8b9d567f45268ac03ff77f8c1084\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">an international symbol of resilience after waiving her anonymity<\/a> and declaring that shame belonged with her abusers, not with her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was unconscious over nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Fifty men were found guilty of rape or sexual offenses after a trial in Avignon that ended in December 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>During Monday\u2019s meeting, Pelicot spoke of receiving \u201cincredible strength\u201d from supporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Camilla replied: \u201cyou have so much support.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Camilla had written to Pelicot last year praising her \u201cextraordinary dignity and courage\u201d \u2014 a letter Pelicot has said she now keeps framed in her office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"cli cli-related-articles js-cet-subunit\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 Britain\u2019s Queen Camilla told French rape survivor Gis\u00e8le Pelicot on Monday that she was left \u201cspeechless\u201d by Pelicot\u2019s memoir, as the two met over tea at Clarence House in a private meeting rich with symbolism. 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