Queen Consort Camilla has been welcomed to her new public role by MPs and legal experts, who praised her work in campaigning for victims of domestic abuse.
The wife of the new King has campaigned about violence against women and girls for years and previously revealed her new role would not mean she gives up ‘mid-channel’.
Labour MP Jess Phillips has joined in the chorus of praise of the Queen Consort’s work, writing on Twitter: ‘Had I not had a time limit in the Commons today, I had planned to say this.
‘Queen Consort Camilla is a real champion in the fight against men’s violence against women.’ She followed Nazir Afzal, a former Chief Crown Prosecutor, who also praised the Royal.
He tweeted: ‘Lots known about King Charles’s interest in green issues, less about Queen Consort Camilla’s passion for tackling violence against women and girls.
Queen Consort Camilla has been welcomed to her new public role by MPs and legal experts, who praised her work in campaigning for victims of domestic abuse. Pictured on September 10 greeting people outside Buckingham Palace, two days after the death of the Queen
‘With little fanfare, she has been educating herself and working with NGOs to ensure awareness is raised and action taken. A true champion.’
Earlier this year, Camilla spoke of her work on domestic violence alongside Diana Parkes, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was bludgeoned to death by her husband in 2010. She is said to have been inspired to campaign on the issue after meeting Ms Parkes.
In 2016, Camilla broke down in tears after meeting Ms Parkes and she pledged to do ‘anything I can’ to raise the issue of domestic violence. She told Ms Parkes, then 76, that she was an ‘incredibly brave lady’.
The wife of the new King has campaigned about violence against women and girls for years. In May this year she visited the photography exhibition ‘I Am’, a collection of portraits of domestic abuse survivors (pictured)
Camilla said recently: ‘Of course it’s a great honour [to one day become Queen Consort], it couldn’t be anything else. But… I’m going to keep up with these causes.
‘You know, if I start something like this, I’m not going to give up mid-channel, I’m just going to keep going to try and help the likes of people like Diana… I hope I should be doing it for a lifetime.’
She has said on the issue of domestic violence: ‘We have got to go back to the beginnings and… just build up this idea that you have to have respect for human beings.
Camilla said she wouldn’t give up on her campaigning ‘mid-channel’ and will continue her efforts for domestic abuse survivors in her new role. Pictured on September 10 signing the oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland
‘It’s treating women like chattels and people thinking they can get away with it. I’m sure a lot of people do it and think that there’s nothing wrong.’
Last year, Camilla spoke at a women’s refuge in Reading and revealed she personally knew victims of domestic violence.
She said: ‘I’ve certainly known people who have suffered… suffered from it.