The Duchess of Cornwall appeared in good spirits as she joined Roald Dahl’s widow Felicity to make a visit to a primary school to celebrate World Book Day today.
Camilla, 72, and Felicity, 81, spoke to children at Bousfield Primary School in Kensington, London, to mark the global event.
The Duchess was greeted by Cassie Chadderton, the chief executive of World Book Day, and headteacher Helen Swain ahead of the royal visit.
Camilla beamed and smiled as she chatted with children at the school to celebrate the literary occasion.
The Duchess of Cornwall, 71, appeared in high spirits as she joined primary school pupils in London today to celebrate World Book Day
The Duchess of Cornwall (right) was joined by Felicity Dahl at Bousfield Primary School in Kensington, London
Camilla is a passionate bookworm and patron of several organisations that support literacy including the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust and First Story.
She joined Felicity as they spoke to an assembly of pupils at the school about the importance of reading.
She appeared in high spirits as the visit, and could be seen smiling as she chatted with children celebrating the occasion.
The women were presented with posies as they joined pupils in their classrooms to mark the day.
The Duchess of Cornwall was greeted by headteacher Helen Swain as pupils and staff celebrated the big day
The Duchess spoke to an assembly of pupils on World Book Day to talk about the importance of reading
Camilla was greeted with flowers by a pupil (left). Felicity appeared beaming as she received flowers from a pupil (right)
Clarence House tweeted this morning: ‘Today is #WorldBookDay, when the wonderful world of reading is recognised around the globe.
‘The Duchess of Cornwall believes every person, young and old, should be able to share the love of reading.’
Clarence House tweeted this morning: ‘Today is #WorldBookDay, when the wonderful world of reading is recognised around the globe’
In the tweet, the Duchess was pictured alongside an illustration of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Sir Quentin Blake in the book written by Roald Dahl.
Felicity, who produced the 1996 film Matilda and the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, both written by her late husband, appeared to get stuck into the literary activities.
Author Anthony Horowitz also joined the royal as he presented a book to pupils at the primary school during a talk
Year two teacher Nicola Castle with Felicity as pupils worked on activities as part of the global event today
The Duchess of Cornwall appeared in high spirits as she spoke with pupils at the school to mark the literary event
She founded the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre tucked away in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, where the author lived until his death in 1990.
The pair were also joined by mystery and suspense author Anthony Horowitz who enthusiastically presented a book to the pupils.
And the primary school has its own literary history as it stands on the site of the Beatrix Potter’s house which was destroyed during the Blitz.
In 1988 a blue plaque was erected on the side of the school to commemorate the writer of tales including Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck.
World Book Day is a registered charity to celebrate authors, illustrators and books and is the biggest celebration of its kind.
The royal joined several school children in the classroom throughout her visit, where she advocated the importance of reading
Camilla spoke passionately about the power of reading (left) while she and Felicity also helped a girl with her activity on World Book Day (right)
Camilla also met with Cassie Chadderton, the chief executive of World Book Day, ahead of the royal visit