Queen Camilla is launching her own podcast to encourage reading and featuring guests including Joanna Lumley and Ian Rankin

Queen Camilla will launch her own podcast in January.

The royal, 76, will join Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Sarah Ferguson in becoming the next member of the firm with its own audio platform.

The podcast is being launched through her charity, the 'Reading Room'.

Her Majesty's Charity and Book Club, which she founded in 2021, aims to develop an appreciation of literature among adults and children in Britain and around the world.

The weekly podcast series, which she will co-host with the charity's CEO Vicki Perrin, will include Sir Ian Rankin and Dame Joanna Lumley.

In a trailer for the upcoming podcast, Camilla looked glamorous in a navy blue dress and stunning gold jewelery as she sat opposite Vicki Perrin, who previously worked for Radio 2.

Her Majesty's charity and book club, which she founded in 2021, aims to increase the appreciation of literature among adults and children in Britain and around the world (Image: The Queen sits with Vicki Perrin, co-host and CEO of The Reading Room Podcast)

In addition to the eight-episode podcast, the charity has also confirmed that the Queen's highly anticipated Reading Room Festival will return to Hampton Court Palace on Saturday 8 June 2024.

The literary festival will be the second of its kind, following its grand debut in June, with theater performances by Dame Judi Dench and the Austen improv group 'Austentatious', as well as live shows with authors Ken Follett, Peter James and Kate Mosse.

Camilla's Reading Room charity started life post-lockdown Instagram book club to share Her Majesty's love of reading and literacy.

It officially opened in January 2021 and has now become an international charity and literary centre. and has amassed more than 160,000 followers in the process.

The Queen's Reading Room Podcast, available weekly from Monday 8 January 2024, will create a space where book lovers – and those who want to connect more with books – can hear straight from the mouths of literary heroes.

Each week, celebrated authors, as well as stars of stage and screen, invite listeners into their own reading rooms – whether that's a bedside book stack or an entire library – to share some of the books they simply couldn't live without.

In the first series of the podcast, Rebus author Sir Ian Rankin, actress Dame Joanna Lumley, comedian David Baddiel and celebrated American author Ann Patchett take us on their own personal journeys through the literature that has influenced their lives.

The Queen's Reading Room Podcast will officially debut on January 8, 2024 and will feature star-studded appearances from Sir Ian Rankin and Dame Joanna Lumley, alongside a variety of other famous authors, actors and personalities

Who does Sir Ian Rankin turn to for comfort? Where does David Baddiel keep his fiction and what masterpiece has Ann Patchett abandoned time and time again?

Novelists Elif Shafak and Bonnie Garmus share what life is like on the road as a literature lover, while children's authors Joseph Coelho and Frank Cottrell-Boyce celebrate the special magic that can only be found in books.

The brand new series will delve into the homes and hearts of the authors we love most and will also feature contributions from Her Majesty Queen Camilla, who will introduce listeners to some of her favorite books of all time.

The podcast will be available on all podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and will consist of eight episodes, with a bonus episode featuring lexicographer and Countdown star Susie Dent.

CEO of The Queen's Reading Room and podcast host Vicki Perrin said of the series: 'There's nothing like a brilliant book recommendation from a friend, but it's even better when that person is one of your favorite authors or most admired people.

“I hope this podcast will inspire listeners to new literary adventures and help those who want to love books more find the books that spark their imagination.”

Meghan's multi-million pound Spotify deal was canceled in June. It was officially said to be a 'mutual' decision between the streaming giant and Archewell Audio – the company owned by the Duchess and Prince Harry

She hopes to do better than her stepson and stepdaughter, whose £18 million deal with Spotify 'didn't work out'.

In October, Spotify's CEO suggested that Harry and Meghan's £18 million podcast deal fell through because consumers weren't happy with it after the Sussexes created just 12 podcasts in two and a half years.

Daniel Ek, who made a rare media appearance nearly four months after it was announced that the Archetypes podcast would not be renewed for a second season, admitted that some of Spotify's innovative ideas haven't gone to plan.

Meghan's multi-million contract with Spotify was terminated in June following a 'mutual' decision between the streaming giant and Archewell Audio – the company owned by the Duchess and Prince Harry.

Sources close to the multi-million pound deal – which was signed by the couple in 2020 – said it was scrapped after the pair failed to produce enough content to justify the full payout.

Spotify boss Ek shed new light on the decision not to renew Harry and Meghan's deal, telling the BBC: 'We thought new innovation was needed here. We thought we could come in and deliver a great experience that both makes consumers very happy and opens up new avenues for new creators.”

He added: “And the truth is some of it has worked, some of it hasn't. We learn from that and move on. We wish everyone we didn't renew the best success they can have in the future.”