Former prime minister Sir John Major, 80 (pictured), will give a talk on politics past and present more than 32 years after he entered No 10 at the popular festival
ROBERT HARDMAN:: Where better to see a spot of royal history than at the world s largest history festival? There have been royal visits to Britain s great festivals
The festival, sponsored by the Daily Mail, is to begin with a special event titled Rediscovering Women In History in collaboration with Camilla s popular book club The Reading Room.