Queen Camilla Personally Reached Out to Gisèle Pelicot to Commend Her 'Dignity and Courage' amid Rape Trial

Queen Camilla; Gisele Pelicot.Photo:Isabel Infantes - WPA Pool/Getty; Arnold Jerocki/Getty Isabel Infantes - WPA Pool/Getty; Arnold Jerocki/Getty Queen Camilahas personally reached out toGisèle Pelicotto commend her for her “extraordinary dignity and courage.” “As a long-term supporter of survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, the Queen wrote to Madame Pelicot privately,” a royal aide toldNewsweek. “It was very much her instigation and determination to write to express support from the highest level.

Queen Camilla Pulls Out of Royal Variety Performance Just Hours Before, Citing an Ongoing Chest Infection

Queen Camilla arrives to meet with guests during a reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace in London, on Nov. 19, 2024.Photo:AARON CHOWN/PA/AFP via Getty AARON CHOWN/PA/AFP via Getty Queen Camilla’schest infectionstubbornly continues to linger. The Queen, 77, has reluctantly pulled out of the Royal Variety Performance on Nov. 22, which she was due to attend alongside her husbandKing Charles, 76. The announcement from Buckingham Palace came about four hours before she was scheduled to head out to Royal Albert Hall in London.

Queen Camilla Reveals She Adopted a Puppy (with a Unique Name!) Following Death of Beloved Dog Beth

Queen Camilla visits the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in Canterbury on Feb. 25, 2025.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty Chris Jackson/Getty Queen Camillajust revealed that there’s a new pet at the palace. Sharing more details about the new addition, the royal said the pup was 8 weeks old and a rescue whose breed was “a bit of everything.” Like Queen Camilla’s previous dogs Beth and Bluebell, Moley is a rescue from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, of which the royal is a patron.

Queen Camilla Shines in Tiara at State Banquet amid Pneumonia Recovery, While Kate Middleton Bows Out

Queen Camilla (left) and Kate Middleton on Dec. 3.Photo:AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Queen Camillalooked vibrant in red at the Buckingham Palace state dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 3, held in honor of the Amir of Qatar, after missing the arrival ceremony earlier in the day while she recovers from pneumonia.Last month, Buckingham Palace said Queen Camilla canceled multiple eventsdue to a chest infection, including Remembrance events.

Queen Camilla Speaks Out for First Time on Recovery After Chest Infection: 'Hopefully, I'm on the Mend'

Queen Camilla at a reception for The Booker Prize Foundation at Clarence House in London on Nov. 12, 2024.Photo:Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Queen Camillais Queen Camilla is speaking about her health for the first time since the palace revealed she had to step back from royal engagements due to achest infection. The Queen, 77, returned to her royal duties on Nov. 12, a week after the palace shared news of her illness, which required her to cancel her scheduled engagements.