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A new photograph of Queen Camilla has been released to celebrate her 79th birthday.<\/b><\/p>\n
The picture, showing the Queen in a long blue dress, was taken last month in the state drawing room of Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
Buckingham Palace said the Queen was marking her birthday with a renewed commitment to supporting children’s literacy, with the announcement that every year 6 and P6 child across the UK will be gifted a special edition of the book Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell this Christmas.<\/p>\n
Much of the Queen’s public work supports reading and literacy, including the creation of the Reading Room charity designed to promote the benefits of reading.<\/p>\n
Rundell’s book will be distributed to children through schools and libraries.<\/p>\n
Each copy will contain a personal message from the Queen, who describes it as a “brilliant fantasy that will introduce you to a host of mythical friends and terrifying enemies”.<\/p>\n
The new UK book gifting and reading programme has been announced in partnership with the National Literacy Trust, which has the Queen as its patron.<\/p>\n
The programme is part of the National Year of Reading 2026, which aims to inspire the joy of reading and embed it in daily life.<\/p>\n
Last month, the Queen met Harry Potter author JK Rowling to mark the start of Royal Week in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n
The pair discussed their “shared passion for books” and importance of children reading during the meeting at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.<\/p>\n
She has also supported the BBC’s 500 Words creative writing competition for children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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