Queen Camilla showed off her fashion skills in a striking leopard print dress as she attended the Braemar Literary Festival last night.
The King’s wife, 76, looked stylish in the emerald-patterned dress while attending dinner at The Fife Arms hotel in the Scottish Highlands.
She was joined by British actress Dame Judi Dench, 88, as well as bestselling authors William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz and critic Grace Dent.
The three-day festival – which runs until Sunday – is being held in the village of Highland in association with The Queen’s Reading Room, the book club founded by Camilla.
The online literary hub first launched in January 2021 and was inspired by the success of the then Duchess of Cornwall’s reading lists shared during the pandemic in 2020. It offers book recommendations and exclusive insight from the authors themselves.
Queen Camilla (pictured with Dame Judi Dench) showed off her fashion chops in a striking leopard print dress as she attended the Braemar Literary Festival last night
Camilla appeared in her element as she chatted with guests last night, including photographer, filmmaker and author Mary McCartney and literary editor of the Spectator Sam Leith.
Her Majesty also attended one of the festival’s sold-out events held earlier today, ‘The Allure of Comfort food to calm and content.’ Grace Dent and Rick Stein in conversation with Tom Parker Bowles.
The panel – which also included her British food critic son Tom – featured a discussion about the joys of comfort food and home cooking.
Over the course of the three-day event, novelists, historians, artists, chefs and actors will descend on the village of Braemar to celebrate the power and quiet beauty of the written and spoken word.
By connecting bookworms of all ages with heartfelt readings from the authors who wrote the words, the Braemar Literary Festival aims to ‘provide a forum for lively discussion’.
Camilla’s outing comes after Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett OBE revealed what it’s like to cook for the Queen after serving dinner at the first ever Braemar Literary Festival last October.
The King’s wife (pictured left), 76, made a stylish appearance in the emerald-patterned dress while attending dinner at The Fife Arms hotel in the Scottish Highlands
The Queen (pictured left) was accompanied by British actress Dame Judi Dench, 88, as well as bestselling authors William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz and critic Grace Dent
The three-day festival – which runs until Sunday – is being held in the village of Highland in collaboration with The Queen’s Reading Room, the book club founded by Camilla (pictured right)
Camilla (pictured right with several guests) looked in her element as she chatted with guests last night, including photographer, filmmaker and author Mary McCartney and literary editor of the Spectator Sam Leith
The 55-year-old, one of Britain’s only Michelin-starred female chefs, told The Mirror that Camilla is “very relaxed and easy-going”, and she said it was great to work for the royal family to cook.
When it comes to what meal is “fit for a queen,” Angela replied, “Anything and everything.”
She revealed that Camilla was ‘like every other guest she has ever cooked for’ and said: ‘Whatever is made for her, she will eat.’
Angela added: ‘I think when you get to a certain age, without being rude of course, and you’re as busy as she is with so many obligations, you’ll eat what’s simple and easy.’
Her Majesty also attended one of the festival’s sold-out events earlier today, ‘The Allure of Comfort food to calm and satisfy. Grace Dent and Rick Stein in conversation with Tom Parker Bowles.