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Duchess of Cornwall s favourite hobby was inspired by her father Hello! 3/02/2021
The
Duchess of Cornwall paid tribute to her father as she appeared in a new video for her online book club.
Camilla, 73, who launched the
Duchess of Cornwall s Reading Room last month, said her father Major Bruce Shand s love of reading inspired her own hobby.
She said: I think it certainly came from my father, he was probably the best-read man I ve come across, anywhere. I mean, he devoured books .
WATCH: Duchess of Cornwall reveals who inspired her love of reading
She continued: And so he read to us, as children. He chose the books and we listened.
Camilla with her father Major Bruce Shand in 2003
War hero Major Shand, who died in 2006 at the age of 89, was a strong source of support for Camilla and she previously described him as a brilliant storyteller who read to us each night and transported us into different worlds .
He was awarded two Military Crosses during the Second World War and was also captured and became a prisoner of war.
Camilla s first reading recommendations
Last week, Camilla hailed a renaissance of reading during the coronavirus pandemic, once people had got over the initial shock of being locked down, locked up, locked in .
In a video to welcome readers to her Instagram-based Reading Room, Camilla said: To me, reading is a great adventure. I ve loved it since I was very small and I d love everybody else to enjoy it as much as I do. You can escape, and you can travel, and you can laugh and you can cry. There s every type of emotion humans experience in a book.
Camilla s latest project comes after she first
shared her reading recommendations during the first national lockdown in April 2020. She also shared her
summer reading list in August to give royal fans inspiration over the holidays.