Quotes from Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

I'm riveted by other people's lives so it's never a hardship to talk to people.

I'm ashamed to say that I really hated the Internet. I didn't understand it and I thought, 'What's the point of this?'

My husband is a workaholic, so he will work wherever he is.

I was hopeless with the Internet, I didn't even like it either. As I said before, I thought 'what an annoying thing' you know, it's doing all these terrible things.

Sadly, there are many children who have not yet been given the chance to 'discover the magic of reading, or set foot in the worlds you can discover on bookshelves.

We were brought up in a very happy family and I can't whinge about my childhood because it was idyllic.

I don't think I'm tough but I do think I'm quite a strong character.

One of my favourite plants is English lavender but it doesn't have the best reputation for growing in the Highlands.

You can eat sensibly, exercise and stay trim. You don't have to starve yourself and risk damaging your health irrevocably. We need to make young girls aware of this. We need to drive it home.

The link between young girls, eating disorders and osteoporosis is a ticking time-bomb.

No one knows what goes on behind any front door.

What particularly concerns me is the rise of osteoporosis in young people and its link with eating disorders.

Turning the pages of a favourite book creates a very special bond with our grandchildren, but it's not just an indulgent pleasure.

I take all my grandchildren down to the garden and they spend hours and hours eating peas.

I will be a patron of Battersea as long as I am standing.

The nice thing is I really love people and I am really curious about them.

Military nurses have worked alongside their NHS colleagues across the United Kingdom, using the skills learnt in conflict in the battle against COVID.

I was very lucky to have a father who read to us when we were children. And he didn't just read books - he brought them alive. We couldn't wait for the next chapter. So my love of reading started early and has stayed with me all my life.

For about a year, when we lived at Middlewick, I couldn't really go anywhere. But the children came and went as normal - they just got on with it - and so did great friends. I would pass the time by reading a lot - more than I'd ever have been able to in a normal life.

You have to laugh at yourself because if you can't, you may as well give up!

Manchester is a past master at bringing light to dark times.