Queen Camilla delivered a speech condemning abuse and violence in opposition to females throughout an Worldwide Ladies’s Day occasion.
Queen Camilla delivered a speech condemning abuse and violence in opposition to girls throughout an Worldwide Ladies’s Day occasion
The 78-year-old advised survivors they aren’t alone and criticised those that “heap abuse on others with out considered consequence”.
Camilla spoke at an occasion on Tuesday (10.03.26) marking Worldwide Ladies’s Day, which fell on 8 March, hosted by the Ladies of the World organisation at St James’s Palace, London.
The gathering additionally celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the Ladies of the World motion and introduced collectively campaigners, performers and public figures together with Helen Mirren, Hannah Waddingham, Cherie Blair and Penny Lancaster.
Throughout the occasion, Camilla wore a badge bearing the phrase “Disgrace Should Change Sides”, which had been given to her by French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot.
Her speech came about amid renewed consideration on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal following authorized developments involving her brother-in-law Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, who has beforehand confronted allegations related to Epstein.
Camilla mentioned: “To each survivor of each type of violence, lots of whom haven’t been capable of inform their tales or who haven’t been believed, please know that you’re not alone.”
She added: “We stand with you and alongside you, immediately and each day, in solidarity, sorrow and sympathy.
“Each lady has a narrative. And these tales should be advised.
“As a result of once we reside in a tradition of silence, we empower violence in opposition to girls and women.”
Camilla additionally criticised abusive behaviour on-line, saying it contributed to wider patterns of hurt.
She mentioned: “And we can’t be stunned by bodily cruelty if, in digital boards, we flip a blind eye to those that heap abuse on others with out considered consequence.
“Each lady has a narrative. And so, too, does each man. Allow us to be part of collectively to, in Gisèle Pelicot’s phrases, result in ‘a collective awakening’.
“It’s about schooling, respect and kindness in the direction of others. It’s that easy.”
Andrew Windsor has confronted allegations from intercourse trafficking sufferer Virginia Giuffre, who died in 2025 from suicide aged 41 after having accused him of sexual misconduct linked to his paedophile good friend Jeffrey Epstein.
The previous prince – stripped of his royal titles in October by his older brother King Charles, 77, has at all times denied the allegations and later reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia thought have been round £12 million – with out admitting legal responsibility.
When requested if Camilla’s speech was a “thinly veiled” reference to the Epstein scandal, a Buckingham Palace spokesman mentioned: “I believe Her Majesty’s speech speaks for itself.”
