Queen Camilla is frequently praised as a steadfast support for her husband, King Charles, and for excelling in her role as a royal consort.
It appears that before becoming Queen, she drew inspiration from her late father-in-law, the Duke of Edinburgh.
In an exclusive interview, author, podcaster, and friend of Her Majesty, Gyles Brandreth, revealed: “A couple of years ago, I hosted a lunch for Queen Camilla’s 75th birthday. The Queen made a good speech about her role in the future and said she was going to use the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, as her role model. She quoted his mantra, which was simply: ‘Look up, look out, say less, do more, get on with the job.'”
Gyles quipped: “My wife said to me recently: ‘You keep quoting this, Gyles, but you don’t seem to be saying less at all – you seem to be saying more as the years go by.’ But I am trying to do more and get on with the job.”
The 76-year-old author shares the same passion for literature and reading as Camilla and is a founding trustee of the Queen’s Reading Room.
“For the Queen, it’s a passion project, and one of the reasons why she’s proving so successful in her role is because everything she does is authentic,” he said. “She’s taking on things she genuinely cares about, whether that’s a military thing – her father was in the army and a very important figure in her life – through to women’s issues.She is passionate about literacy. Reading has made a big difference to her in her life. It’s easy to talk about in theory, that reading is good for you, but how do you make that happen?”
