Book Claims Queen Camilla Foiled Assault with Shoe as Schoolgirl
At 16 or 17, Queen Camilla defended herself against a man on a train by hitting him with her shoe, later sharing her experience to support survivors of abuse and promote awareness.
- Queen Camilla reportedly fought off an alleged sexual assault on a train as a teenager, using her high heel to strike the attacker, according to the book 'Power and the Palace' by Valentine Low.
- After the incident in the 1960s, Queen Camilla reported the assault to a uniformed officer, resulting in the man's arrest.
- Queen Camilla has rarely discussed the incident publicly, choosing to focus on her work supporting survivors of abuse instead.
- In a 2021 speech, she highlighted the issue of sexual harassment, stating that 86% of young women in the UK have faced it in public.
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Camilla fought off attacker with shoe, book says
Queen Camilla at an event in York last month. Photo: Reuters Queen Camilla fought off a would-be attacker on a train when she was a teenager by hitting him with her shoe, according to a new book about Britain's royal family.


Queen Camilla is packing up a very dark moment of her youth. It's about a sexual assault!
Royal Biographer Reveals Queen Camilla Once "Whacked" an Attacker in the Groin With Her "Heel" During an Attempted Assault When She Was Just a Teenager
A royal biographer has shared how Queen Camilla fought off an attacker when she was just a teenager, using her high heel to hit him in the groin on a train
The intricacies and secrets of the British royal family seem to be one of the favorite subjects when it comes to writing and publishing a book in the United Kingdom. This is demonstrated by the dozens of copies published each year in which the protagonists are members of one of the world’s most well-known monarchies. Power and the Palace: The Inside Story of the Monarchy and 10 Downing Street (Headline Press), a new book written by journalist Va…
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